Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-18
THE UNIVERSITY.
Morgantowu People Don't Like the Idea
of a New President.

OF 3 New PRESIDENT
MoRGANrowN, w. VA, Dec. Is.
TotAs hS10r Of tss Register:
SIR: The friends of the West Vir-
GINA University who live here in Nor
gautown, the seat Of the University,
are naturally better able 10 judge OF
the needs of the University than are
persons who reside at distance from
the institution, and 1t is therefore
worthy Of note that they are surprised
at the attempt of newspapers through
out the State 10 create boom for any,
uue for the presidency Of the Universe
ty. irasmuch as the school under the
direction of Prof p. B. Reynolds is
now more prosperous than ever before
in its history. Prof Reynolds has just
returned from trip 10 various towns
in the State, where he lectured and In
other ways worked for the interests OF
the school. The papers in all OF the
towns visited by Prof. Reynolds speak
in the highest praise of him. and tangi-
BILE proof of his labors is shown oy the
roll of the school, which is increased
every few days by the arrival OF new
students, and therefore people here
who have the best interests OF the
States highest institution OF learning
at heart are at loss to know why the
newspapers and citizens of the State
are not satisfied to cling 10 the old ad-
age, "Let good enough alene."
At present Hon. D. B. Lucas is being
"boosted" by his friends for the shoes
OF ex- President E. NJ. Turner. Whether
this particular pair of shoes that were
cast of, per request of the Board OF Re-
gents, would be a better fit on Hon. ID.
b. Lucas is a question which, when put
to several gentlemen, called forth the
reulv: HE would kick 'em off before
the end of the year even if they were
laced on with double-linked trace
chains"
The opinion prevails among the
friends of the University in this section,
as well as among the students, that the
booming of any person for the presi-
dency at this time is injurious to the
best interests Of the University. mas
much as il tends to create strife and
also Creates the belief throughout the
State that the school is in dire
need of an executive to keep the
machinery in proper running order.
When the Board OF Regents made Prof.
REYNOLDS acting President of the Uni
versity it placed oil on the troubled
waters as well as the machinery OF the
school and since that time the troubled
waves have ceased to roll' and the
University moves along With no more
OF jar than is perceptible when night
gives way to day as old Sol rises above
the Cheat mountains and sheds mis- ravs
DER the Monongahela valley and tho
beautiful buildings of the one iDstitu-
ton which is, or should be, the pride of
every West Virginian. Intelligent gen.
tlemen here who have kept an eye on
the University since its birth believe
that the Board OF Regents need seek
no further for a President than the
present acting President, and although
they recognize Hon. d. b. Lucas
scholarly attachments, they do not be-
lieye him TO be the right man for the
place owing to the fact that ReDubll-
cans are kicking against il on the plea
that his appointment, II made, would
be for political reasons, and because
Democrats are kicking that Mr.. Lucas
once upon a time did some vigorous
political kicking himself. There is a
unit OF opinion here that the best inter-
ests Of the school can be subserved BY
the press of the State nipping any and
all of the University presidency BOOM
lets in the bud, and lending their aid TO
the executive in charge. Since there is
no squabbing in the school, more stu
dents than ever before, and everything
running smoothly, it will be well to let
well enough alone" OBSERVER.