Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-24

the University Board Of Regents, &c, &c
Oh you! yOu!! you'll!
But here is Mr.. FLENuNe's terrible
~Arraignmeut:
bill has been passed by Congress sp.
pr~opriatiDg q large amount OF money for
the establishment OF Agricultural Expert
ment Stations in all the States
The plan Of the bill contenplates the
establishment Of these stations IN CONNIE
ton with the Agricultural colleges estah
lished by the Federal government in all
the State in lsS2, Of which our own Uni
verity is one. Each State Is to have so
annual allowance of $15,O on from the Ma
tional Government for conducting these
experiment stations. The money is now
awaiting the Older Of the authorities in
this State, and it is probable that when
the Board Of Regents Of the University
meet, they will at once proceed to arrange
tor the establishment of q station at the
University, erecting o building. purchas-
ing the apparatus, elscting a faculty., and
otherwise providing for putting the new
machinery in motion.
It il of course o big thing Tor the Uni
versity to have an additional sum Of fifteen
thousand dollars to control and expend
every year; and q big thing Ike that does
not turn up without exciting the envy and
ambition OF everybody within reach. We
srs not surprised therefore, that the people
OF some other localities are casting about
10 see if they cannot gObble up a part, or
the whole of this appropriation. At
Wheeling, the other day, a few enter
pIisiDg citizens held q meeting for the
purpose of considering the situation and
determining what course to pursue
10 get control OF the fund IN question.
They decided that it would be well to have
a college as u basis Of operations, and they
tried TO induce Linsg Institute to stand
sponsor for the enterprise, but the Linsly
declined. Their final conclusion was TO ap-
ply to the Board Of Regents ct the West
Virginia University so transfer or expend
the fund in Ohio cOunty-in other words,
in connection with the Ohio county Agri-
cultural Fair, to help boom thst Institution
and furnish . good horse doctor or two, 10
fix up and develop the fast stock Of the
Jockey club which runs and manages the
big end OF that fair company.
We agree tina. it would be a good thing
for the fair company to get hold Of this
money, but il occurs to rs that there is a
'sublimity of cheek" in their proposition.
30 ask the Board of Regents Of the Wes4
Virginia University, who were appointed
to care for and develop the interests Of the
UniveTsity-to ask them, fOrsooth, to
transfer n fund which was primarily de-
sigued to be used TO promote the interests
Of q horse fair in Ohio county.
These gentlemen evidently know what
they want and are not afraid to ask for it.
Ii our friend would stop to consider q
moment it may not seem to him such
monumental cheek for the people Of
Wheeling to make an effort 10 secure the
appropriation after all. By what right Nor
gantown a~ppropriates to herself all the
money expended for educational purposes
in the State, is not clear. Ofcourse no n
would dispute with her the fame of intel
lectual superiority, but then isn't it plain
that in the society OF sayants that sur
rounds the modern Athens" an agricul-
tural or veterinary school would be en-
tirely ont Of place? Their minds are on
higher things than raising ~eabbages. HOl-
low horn and SPAWN are terms from a
tongue unknown 20 these learned gentle
men.
On the other hnnd Ohio county offers
every facility for building up such an in
stituiOn. 1t is. purely in the interest Of
higher culture then that the people Of
Wheeling ask that the agricultural and vet
erDinaTy department be established here;
and the distinguished literateur5 Of the
university town be allowed to continue I'M
disturbed in their profound and highly val
liable researches into the whenceness Of
the what isit, or the whyness Of the where
fora.