The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-17

nish it, and sooner, by a week, than
it could be found in any weekly pa
per-
But are compelled to content
ourselves .th giving tie readers of
the New DOMINION only what will be,
to them, the most interesting part of
the message, as it relates to a local
institution in which all our people
feel some concern.
And we are not right certain but
that this part of the Governors mes
sage will be regarded, throughout
the State, as the most statesmanlike
and conclusive of his views on any
public matter with which he deals.
Gou. Jackson takes strong and I'M
equicocal ground IN faoor of the dd-
mission Of the ladies of Vest Vir-
giaia to our State University.
With the discriminating eye of the
lawyer, he finds not only equitable
reasons for the position, but strong
constitutional warrant for it in the
organic law of the State.
He points out to the Legislature
that the Constitution makes it oblig
atory upon them not only to provide
and maintain such an institution as
our existing University, but to main
tain it in such manner "as the best
interests of general education in the
State may demand"-''not the edu-
cation of part of our citizens, but
the general education Of all classes
He shows the inequity and wrong
the senseless and absurd policy, of
excluding, females from the only pub
lie institution in the State which the
State furnishes for education in the
higher branches.
In this Gov jackson only stands
abreast of the times and calling for
justice and an intelligent administra-
ton of our educational institutions.
We feel like commenting him for
the forcible and conclusive man.
ner in which he has presented this
subject to the Legislature. And
there are four thousand teachers and
probably four hundred thousand
tax payers who have daughters to
educate, who will heartily endorse
his sentiments on this subject. We
hope it may take hold of the Legis-
lator, and we believe it will. A
measure of such simple justice and
common sense cannot long be de-
layed. Let old fogyism in West Viz
ginia go down and the young ladies
come up. The following is the part
| of the message referring to the Uni
versity;
The reports of the President and
Chairmen of the Faculty to the Board
of Regents, and of the Board of Re-
gents Of the University are replete
with information as to its condition
and wants.
Your attention is especially in
vited to these reports, and to the rec
concentrations therein contained, a
summary of which are found on
pages 10 and II of the Regents re-
port.
Section II of article II of the Con-
stitution provides that "The Legis-
lature should foster and encourage
moral, intellectual, scientific and
agricultural Improvements; it shall
whenever it may be practicable make
suitable provision for the organiza-
ton of such institutions of learning
as the best interests of general edu-
cation in the State may demand.
This provision is identical with the
provision Of section 4 article 10 OF
the Constitution Of 1868.
In obedience to this plain require
ment Of the Constitution, as also in
conformity with the act of Congress
donating certain lands, the proceeds
of which constitutes a large part OF
its endowment, the Legislature did
provide for the organization of an
Agricultural College at Morgantown
The Legislature subsequently
changed the College into the Uni
versity, and as such it has received
q limited support, but not the extent
of filing the Constitutional require
ment chat it be fostered and encour
aged as the best interests of genera
education in the States demand" Its
buildings are not completed, and i
is deficient in many of the applian
ces necessary to aid its professors
properly to discharge their duties il
their respective schools.
1t is respectfully submitted that tt
J enable it to offer to its pupils all TIN
advantages that are found ia insti
buttons of like grade it should b.
made in fact what it is in name.
/ am of opinion that the time ha
arrived for the Legislature to provid
for the o-education of the sexes il
this school. Most of the institution
j, of learning of the character of th
school have inaugurated the system
and find its practical workings bene
t fetal. In fact this would seem to b
t the meaning of our Constitution
The institution to be therein provid
ed was to be such cas- the best inter
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