Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-21
THE CHARGES AGAINST OGDEN
State Normal Regents Give Evi-
dence-Dr. Turner Will Find
Strong Opposition Among the
Faculty and Ex-Students-R. V.
Blair on Hand to Testify.
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trial is heard on every hand. Although
nothing definite can as yet be arrived at,
it is almost certain that Prof. Howard
Ogden will be removed from the chair
of English. The main charge
brought against Ogden is that
of bad character. To substaDtiate
this charge, Dr. Turner has secured the
depositions of two members OF the
Board OF Regents of the State normal
schools, to the effect that Howard Og-
den applied TO that board for the prin-
cipalship OF the FairmOnt Normal
School before he was appointed to a
professorship in the university, and
that the Normal board turned down
Ogden on account of his bad character
aud bad reputation. The President has
also secured other evidence concerning
OgdenS reputation in Fairmont, his
home
j. J. McWhorter, OF Lewis county, q
graduate In last years class, has de-
posed that he heard Prof. Ogden say In
substance that the law department Of
the University was behind the times,
and that if the Board OF Regents would
pay him, Ogden, 50, 500, that he would
conduct the law department as it
should be conduc ted, which was in
tended as a reflection upon Turner's
methods In the law department.
DR.. Turner, 1t is understood, will
have a great deal of spicy evidence,
which will come before the Board to-
morrow.
The board met this afternoon, and,
after qualifying the two new regents,
Senator Stewart and Mr.. Holswad, DR..
Turner's report charging Ogden with
unftness was read. The secretary
then read Mr.. Ogden's reply, both of
which have been already pub
lished in the REGISTER. DR..
Turner brought up some routine
matters, after which Professor Ogden
said that be desired to withdraw his
counter charges, and answer to DIR.
Turner's charges, inasmuch as he
thought he had been hasty in the mat
ter, and that he desired TO tie a simple
denial of the charge brought against
him by DR.. Turner in lieu Of his former
answer and verbal statements. This
second report asked the Board to quash
the accusations made against him by
Or. Turner.
The board decided to allow him to
withdraw his first paper, provided a
copy be left with the board. Ogden
also asked that be be permitted to be
represented by an attorney in the trial
which is to follow tomorrow, which was
granted. Frank P. Mcneil, of Wheel
ing, came In today, and will probably
represent Prof. ogden.
The interest manifested In DIR. Tur-
ner's case is shown by the fact that
three or four old students aud a num-
Der of others came yesterday, for the
express purpose OF presenting charges
against the President. One of these is
Robert S. Blair, bright young lawyer
OF Richie Court House.
In 1883 Mr.. Blair was ordered out OF
his room by Dr. Turner, at the instance
of his landlady, who said he had raised
q disturbance in his room. Blalr's
room mate acknowledged that he was
equally guilty, with Blair II any distur-
bance had been raised, but was
not brought before the faculty.
Blair however was suspended
but later reinstated. The
next year Blair refused to speak to the
President on the street. For this be
was brought before the faculty, and
stated that he was willing to speak to
the President and show him respect In
his official capacity, but refused to cul-
tivate any social relations with
him. The faculty for this suspended
Mr.. Blair indefinitely. A petition was
Immediately circulated by the students,
and universally signed, asking for
Blair's reinstatement, which was re-
fused. 1t is understood that 10 or II
professors will probably go before the
board as body and state their side OF
the case against DR.. Turner. They
believe that as there are so many pro-
fessors opposed to the president that
the removal of any three or four OF
their number would not heal up the
present trouble, and therefore that the
President must be sacrificed for the
good OF the university.
Hershell c. Ogden arrived to-day to
report his brothers case for bis paper.
The board meets at ten o'clock to-mor-
row morning to hear the evidence In
possession Of DR.. Turner.