The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-10-24

BY OUR SPECIAL REPORTER
II there is power in music to charm
the savage ear, we think that surely
the strains that fall from the alcoye
upon the students ear in chapel ought
to arouse his finer sensibilities and
make him very courteous toward the
choir. Would it not be well to get
asupply OF books and distribute them
among all the students?
We think by little exertion on the
part of the faculty that chapel exer-
cises could be made far more inter
esting.
When student leaves home to at
tend college he makes one of the
greatest changes of his lie. Instead
of finding in college father to adj
wise him daily, and warm hearted
mother to sympathize with him, and
a kind sister to offer a suggestion
now and then, he very frequently
meets with sour dignified exacting
Professor, uncouth and boisterous
students, hard lessons and unsy
thetic instructors.
1t does seem that chapel exercises
could be made very instrumental in
driving away those blue downhearted
feelings that attack the student.
Those barriers of encouragement
ought to be broken down by the soft
penetrating effect Of living song.
A grand change has been made in
the condition of our Library within
the last three years. 1t has been
transferred from dark, dusty crowd
ed room to well ventilated and fine
ly furnished hall. Rocking chairs
have been placed instead of those
little, low back breaking benches.
The Library instead of being open
for two or three hours is now open
forty-eight hours every week. The
duties Of the librarian, instead of de-
volving upon some Professor who
never had time to do the work, are
now discharged by well read and
intelligent young lady, who is always
interested in whatever you are inter
ested in, and will gladly assist you
in procuring matter on the subject
you are investigating. Students, we
call your attention to these things in
order to impress upon your minds
the excellent condition of the Library
and its unlimited source of develop
ment. Do not spend your vacant
hours idly but step in the Library
take rocker and look over maya
zine or some good book.
Profs. Reynolds and Anderson have
been attending the Baptist Associa-
ton, held at Huntington. In the alb
sence of Prof. Reynolds Prof. Berke-
ley has had charge of the circus.
We would warn the farmers about
town to be on the alert The stu
dents are getting in a supply of win
ter apples and chestnuts.
AS the chair of Geology is filled
by man who seems to have great
interest in his work, we would like
to suggest line of work. Our mu-
scum is in very poor condition. Now
we think that this could be made one
of the most interesting halls of the
University, Perhaps, it would be
nothing more than right to ask the
assistance of the Professor of Zoolo-
gy in this work. We think that if
these gentlemen would turn their at
tention to this that soon they could
have collection of Geologic and
Geological specimens that would as
sist them greatly in their work. The
museum as it is at present is a hum
bug. In several of the leading schools
the students are paid for mounting
and classifying all kinds of animals.
At small cost good line of speci
mems can be procured.
1t is thought that some of our
Professors, who have never exper-
fenced the inexpressible pleasure of
taking care of better half, will soon
be initiated in the bond Of wedlock.
The Geology class went up to Uf-
iington last Saturday to make a sec
ton of some territory.
When we are old we expect to hear
of some young man who has just re-
turned from the West Virginia Uni
versity stepping up and saying grand
pa they are building commence
ment hall and armory.
Accident on the F., M. & p. K. r.
Wednesday afternoon Lee Hennen,
an eighteen year old youth of Pala-
tine, met with a painful accident
while attempting to steal ride from
Fairmont to Morgantown on the F.,
M. & P. r. r. Hennen was riding
on the end of a freight car attached to
the passenger train, and the brake
man seeing him waved for the engi-
neer to stop the train, but Hennen
jumped off alighting in such man
ner as to break his leg between the
knee and ankle. The unfortunate
boy was brought to Morgantown and
taken to the residence of Sheriff B.
NJ. Jones. DR. j. P. Fitch was call
ed and set the broken member. The
break was an extremely bad one, the
bone protruding through the flesh
several inches. Hennen's grand
mother and uncle arrived on the 1886
train and took the boy home Thurs
day morning. Hennen is the grand
son of Levi Jenkins, a well known
citizen of Palatine, with whom he
makes his home Young Hennen and
a party of other boys were running
away from home expecting to go to
Pennsylvania.
Every one regrets the accident,
but all hope that this will be warn
ing to other youths to keep off the
cars.
Birthday Party.
Wednesday, October l4th, 1891,
the anniversary of Miss Bertha
Scrafford's birthday will long be
remembered by a number of our
young buds and gal,ants as one
of the brightest days OF their
lives On that evening Miss
Bertha gave a fancy masquerade
party at the pleasant home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Scrafford,
and half hundred of our prettiest
and sweetest maids and manly
youths assembled to wish her, "many