Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-10
THE UNIVERSITY
REPORT OF PRESIDENT TURNER TO TIE
BOARD OF REGENTS
The Condition Of the hstitutOn-ChangsS Recon-
nsad.d-htsryisw with Governor Fleming.
4 Student Caught Cheating at Bxami-
naton-Vlsitors FlOeking In.
speaaI Correspondence Of the REGISTER.

report So omitted Dy 1TesiueHb ul HCA W
,be Board Of Regents has received only
4 partial action so far, the Board hay-
ing adjourned until Tuesday morning,
when the remainder Of the report will
be taken up and receive the attention
of the Regents. The President report
ed in effect as follows:
To the Honorable, The Board Of Regents
of West Virginia University;
GENTLEMEN: | beg to submit my
sixth annual report of the University.
The attendance during the year has
been POS, three less than last year,
when we reached aud passed the two
hundred line for the first time in our
history. The number of students in the
law school is twenty-five; last year
there were Ten. 1t will be seen from
this statement that the number OF stu
dents in the undergraduate depart
ments is fifteen less than 1t was last
year. IL may fairly be inferred that d
part of this decrease Is owing 10 the
opening of the Conference Seminary al
BuckbanpOn and the BrOadduS College
at ClarkSburg under new management
Al the same time il admOniSheS us
that the University is hereafter TO
have the active competition of these
schools tor students, especially in the
lower collegiate classes and in the pre-
paratory department. This may not De
altogether a detriment 10 US. On the
contrary think il may be made mu-
tually helpful condition.
The general conduct and attention to
study of the students has been uneX-
ceptional. We have been obliged to ask
she withdrawal of few on account OF
reported violations Of the established
discipline or because Of persistent Idle
ness.
Six Young ladies have entered this
year, all OF whom except one were stu
dents last wear. They have maintained
their ability 10 cope with the young
men in the same classes, and there is no
reason for making any change in the
present status. One Of the young
ladies is a member of the graduating
class. The report then recommended
that the salary of Mr.. A. j. Hare be In
creased from 500 to 5000, and OF Mr..
Vickers from S7OO to $500 for good rea-
sons. The President then suggests that
q committee be appointed by the Board
10 act In conjunction with committee
TO be appointed by the faculty in revising
thecourse Of study for the academic de-
grees, in accordance with principles In
Dictated in the order; further to ascer-
tain what each professor is doing and
how he is doing his work; thoroughly
mature a scheme of required and elect
i've study. A suggestion is then made
that committee be appointed to care
fully investigate the qualifications OF
all candidates for profeSSOrShipS or in
structorshipS. He then goes on to say
two or three diScOrdant elements In a
faculty ruin an institution and must in
evitably greatly cripple its usefulness.
Ii is then urged in the report that this
matter be given serious consideration,
and that the men selected for teachers
be the right sort of men in every way
properly qualified, not only TO be teach
erS but also be examples TO the young
men and women who are under their
influence. The report then speaks of
of mathematics by the expiration of the
detail of Lieut.. Avis, and advises that
permanent professor of mathematics be
elected TO nil the vacancy, because 1T
cannot be expected that an efficient or
expert mathematician can be gotten In
the varying character of military de-
tails. Prof James s. Stewart is recon-
mended for the position TO be left vacant
by the present incumbent. Prof. Stew
art, ii is urged has had thirteen years
OF experience in teaching this subjectin
this institution.
The chair OF engineering will be left
vacant by the retirement Of Prof. Jack
son, who has Signiied his intention of
resigning his post. The report then
says: ''If it is determined to select
professor OF engineering at your present
session, would suggest that some one
who has had experience as teacher in
this department and is quail
fed in the special knOwl-
edge and education necessary to
make the department a success. If
such a person cannot now be found, |
would suggest that Mr.. Johnston be
placed I'm charge Of the department for
the coming year as chief instructor
with an assistant 20 take the place Mr..
Johnston has filled the present year.
| think Mr.. Johnston should be given
the opportunity show his ability in con-
busting the department. II he fails no
great harm will have been done, and if
he succeeds, We shall have found the
man for the place
The report recommends that $500 be
appropriated for current expenses of the
chemical physical laboratories and 5000
for additional apparatus. A special
order is recommended that
Prof. Whitehill be allowed to
use the special fees paid by students
in analytical chemistry to the amount
OF 500 at least. The $3.50 appropriated
for the purpose by the last Legislature
is recommended 10 be used for the pur-
chase of apparatus for the school of
biology, and that the further sum of
5000 be appropriated for the current eX
penSeS Of that department, as requested
by Prof. Hartigan. Several other
minor recommendations follow. Two
hundred dollars is asked from the
library fund for the purchase of books
10 the law department. Two hundred
and fifty dollars is asked for advertising
and $50 for commencement music.
Also SIS for the Regents prize essay; SIS
for the prize in defamation, and 500
for the contest between the literary
societies. A recommendation is made
in reference 10 the improvement of the
University grounds. Careful con-