The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-03-13
THE UNIVERSITY.
Doihgs and Sayings at the W. WI.
BY OUR REGULAR REPORTER.

BY OUR REGULAR REPORTER
Prof. White returned from Pitts
burg Monday evening.
f. c. Reynolds, who has been alb
sent from the University for som,
time on account of sickness. will en-
ter again this term.
The spring term begins Wednes
day, March 10. Already two new
students have been added to the roll
and quite number of others is ex
pected this week.
Student Lindemuth returned from
Wheeling last Thursday.
Lieut.. Wilson's examination n
geometry left some of the boys GU,
in the cold. They did not make
their standing.
The Parthenon literary society had
call meeting Friday morning and
adjourned to meet Friday, March u
A number of them went to the meet
ing of the Columbian forces though
and were dismissed when the Colum.
bians went into secret cenclave. In
order to have somewhere to 60 and
something to do, they had a call
meeting and listened to eloquent
speeches from Esquires Cox and A.
G. Davis, of the Morgantown bar
The Columbians met to carry out
the election that had been deferred
at the previous meeting. The har-
mony between the factions had not
increased much, and it seemed that
some sort of squabble was imminent
The fight commenced when the
''committe on credentials" reported.
In the parlance of political conven-
tions, the credentials of certain mem
bers were brought into question.
The President, Mr.. Stoetzer, left the
chair when this question was sprung,
and called Vice White to preside in
his place. The ruling of the chair
was that those persons in question
had no right to vote.
No sooner was this ruling an
nounced than the society followed
the example of the Ohio Senate. A
protest against the proceedings OF
the society and about half of the
members withdrew. Those who re-
manned proceeded with the election.
What next?
Prof, Reynolds will occupy a
house in town after April lst
Cadets w. S, and John Henshaw
on Wednesday last, were called home
by telegram announcing the sad
intelligence that their father was
very sick. He has since died. He
was firm friend of the University.
The Henshaw medal for oratory Of
fered to each of the literary societies
of the University was his gift.
1t is whispered about that the or
ganization of Greek fraternity OF
two is on the tapis. The prohibit
ton against these fraternities at the
University was repealed not long
ago.
Already the insignia of the Kappa
Sigma is displayed.
John and w. S. Henshaw will re-
turn to the University next week.
Mr.. Mel, of Cabell county, has
come to enter the University for the
term.
Mr.. Fleming, of Cassville, this
county, will attend the spring term
also.
Mcssrs. Moore and Pell are expect
ed to return soon, They have been
teaching during the winter.
The outlook for the spring term is
exceedingly favorable.
Some steps have been taken by
the President toward securing a band
to furnish music for the commence
ment exercises The band'spoken OF
is the Wheeling Opera House Band
and can be gotten for $3.50. The
students have been asked to subscribe
$50 of this. They will of course
subscribe this; much more than this
has usually been asked of them
DO You KNOW:
What Seniors wear stove-pi hats
for?
That the Juniors are going to have
a public performance?
Who made toast out of an ex-
tremely original parody on Sparticus
to the Gladiators.
That the cadets will likely go to
Charleston to participate in the dec
oration exercises.
At a special meeting Of the Par
thenon literary society, held March
9th, 1886, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has seemed good to
the Almighty Dispenser of life and
death to take from West Virginia
one of her distinguished sons and
honored citizens, VIM. S. Henshaw,
Esq, and,
WHEREAS, The West Virginia Uni
versity, by his death, has lost pa
iron and the Parthenon literary So
ciety a valued friend.
Resolved, That the society tender
his bereaved family their sincere re-
grets and heartfelt sympathy in this
their great sorrow.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be transmitted to the
family of the deceased.
Resolved, That copy be publish
ed in the Martinsburg, Morgantown