The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-12
TnE uNrvERsurY.
The Outlook Very Enceurug.
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fng-.I.arge Number OF
New students.
Wednesday morning the Univers-
ity opened under the new regime
with the fairest omens of success.
The attendance on the first morning
was more than one-third larger than
at the beginning of last year.
The large number of new students
shows that the people Of the State
are in sympathy with the change
made in the management of the Uni
versity, and are no longer disposed
to hold their patronage from an in
stitution that has always been wor.
thy of their support and is now much
more so.
The University has heretofore
been much injured by the press of
the State. just as soon as some lit
tie thing has happened to give the
least occasion for comment many
little editors in the State have felt
in duty bound to take it up and
howl about it; and the less the real
cause, seemingly the greater need of
voluble abuse.
1t is strange but those very editors
whose feet have never strayed over a
college Threshold, and who have
imbibed no inspiration even by rub
biug their heads against a college
wall, know better than anybody else
just how University ought to be
run.
We do not doubt but that this will
be one of the most prosperous years
OF the University.
President Turner knows just how
to handle the helm and consequently
things are moving on very smoothly
except that some unruly Props and
would be frisky "classmen' say
their plans for fun in the future may
be frustrated, for "Prex looks like a
man that it won't do to fool with.
No chaplain has been employed.
Pres. Turner conducts the devotional
exercises in chapel. These exercises
are much better attended than last
year.
1t will be remembered that last
year the novel plan Of calling the
roll after chapel services, was adopt
ed, and thus any student who had
conscientious scruples(?) about at
tending religious services could hang
around the door and drop in just in
time to answer to his name. But
It's not so now. Every student is
expected to answer to his name be-
fore chapel services begin. The
world do move.
The improvements that have been
made about the buildings add much
to their attractiveness. They are
now beautiful indeed; it seems like
it would be pity to see the wall de-
faced by the hands of vandal stu
dents. 1t is to be hoped that such
will not be the case, though there
seems to be an uncomfortable propen-
sity in the average student to put
the name or portrait of some favorite
professor upon the walls for the adj
miration of his fellow students.
The walks around the premises
are now being shaped up,
The smiling face of DR.. Dancer
still Eliminates the halls which his
broom has so long kept free from
dust. lEsg1 NssA
There are more than twenty re-
cults or "rats" in the cadet corps now
and the sound of ''hay-foot, straw
foot" is often heard on the campus.
The corps promises to be larger than
it has been for some time.
The Literary Societies have been
reorganized and are preparing for
the years work. The Columbians
had program of regular perform
ances last Friday night. The Par.
thenons had their usual election Of
officers for the coming term. The
result was as follows Pres. r. w.
Dawson: Vice Pres, b. c. Wilson.
Rec. Sec'y, 7. G. Rector; Critic, w.
N. Berkeley; Cor. Sec'y, r. A. Arm.
strong; Librarian, w. T. Henshaw.
Z. w. Lawson will not return this
year.
H. j. Sturgiss member of last
years graduating law class was in
town Monday and Tuesday.
L. M. Boyers Of the class of'S3, late
of Mississippi, has returned to the
scenes Of his school days. He will
study law. A. b. Bush of the class
Of 'S5 is taking a special course in
chemistry and assisting in the Pre-
paratory Department.
The reading room is grand i'm
provement on the old one. There
are now on its desks not only all the
principal State papers and many ma
tional newspapers, but there is an
excellent. selection. of scientific and
literary journals and magazines.
Every student can now spend an
hour or two in the reading room each
day pleasantly and profitably. 1t
owes its success to Lieut.. Wilson. ~