Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-15
THE REGENTS MEETING.

Dr. Turner Presents Charges Against
some Members Of the Faculty-Belef in
some Quarters that he viii be Fired.
Spseial telegram 20 tas RsOisss--
MoRGANrowN, w. VA..June14-"A bomb
will be exploded in the board OF regents
meeting tomorrow. The President Of the
University will probably be summarily
fred A member Of the board opposed to
Turner made these statements tonight.
DIR. Turner will be asked TO hand in his
resignation. The matter will probably be
brought to a head By a number of charges
being preferred against the President by
members of the faculty, who are almost
unanimously in favor Of turning the Presl-
dent out. a REGISTER reporter in conver-
sation with a member Of the board Of re-
gents this evening asked him what would
be done in the Presidents case tomorrow.
"If Mr.. -," naming one OF DR..
| Turner's opponents in the Board, docs
not present a resolution asking Dr. Tur-
per 10 resign will DO it myself" In fur
| tber discussion he said that there would
certainly be decisive action taken at the
meeting tomorrow While this fact lS
only known among the opposition 10 Dr.
Turner it has long been anticipated Inc
only question now is as 70 whether Dr.
Turner's friends on the bOord are Of sufi-
cient number 70 save him. The President
himself believes, so says one Of his friends,
that he has the two newly appointed Re
gents on his side, one OF whom is his for
mer law partner, and the other an old col
| lege mate. Beside these his friends be-
Ieve that he will still retain the six mem
| bers who formerly supported him.
On the other hand, the opposition claim
that several Of the regents, who formerly
supported the President, will now vote
against him on the ground that the Unit
versity cannot prosper while he is at its
head, however competent be may De, as
the faculty are, slmOstto man, against
him.
The only active candidates in the fiel
for the presidency OF the University are
Judge Okey johnson and Prof Meyers,
the latter being rather quiet, although he
has many friends.
Ever since the advent of the board Of
regents In Morgantown, rumors OF all sorts
have been circulated concerning the action
TO be taken oy the board in regard to the
friction between the president aud certain
members Of the faculty. These rumors are
an without foundation, and are entirely
unreliable inasmuch as no member Of the
board can tell what will be done until the
trouble is thoroughly investigated. Yes
terdav the president was ordered TO deSig-
nate the professors, against whom he had
made charges in his report, and TO produce
evidence to substantiate his allega-
tions. Professor Davenport was charg-
ed with incompetency and number OF
students under him, hearing report that
the Board might demand his Official head,
- kha ord
citing the FumOr, and praising Prof Dav-
export and the work done by him. and ex-
pressing the opinion that he ought to be
retained. When this communication was
read q lengthy debate folio we'd, resulting
in a resolution being passed by the Board
condemning the communication, inasmuch
as IL tampered with the business Of the
Board, This. however. had no significance
as 10 Prof DavenpOrt's case, but merely
resented Interference on the part OF stu
dents.
This morning the Board met and after
! transacting some routine business appoint
ed q committee TO ascertain whether it
would be practicable 70 reduce the number
! Of the professors by rearranging the work,
making a different distribution in certain
schools When the Board reasSem bled
this afternoon the communication from
the President was read. In some
ways, il proved q great surprise,
1t charges Professor Howard Ogden, Pro
fessor Of English, with being disturbing
element and with caiticising another Pro
/ fessOrs method Of conducting his depart
ment; Lieut.. Ramsey with seeking to
break down theinfuence of the President
among the students, with seeking to foment
opposition in the Faculty 70 the President,
with attempting 70 induce other persons TO
become candidates. for the Presidency in
disregard of his duty as Professor, and
with being himself a candidate for the
Presidency within the last year. although
k Vacancy existed or was contemplated.
Or. Turner Ia his first report charged
1rOf r. b. Davenport with iucompetency
IA teaching mining engineering. The
Beard asked for specific charges and in