West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-27
OUR STATE UNIVERSITY.
The Board Of Regents Stir Things
Up at This Institution.

town have not been progressing a,
peacefully as they should for some
time. The Board of Regents con-
vened in Special Session at Nor
gantown last week on purpose ia
slft the disturbance and find out
where the friction existed and set
tie it if possible. After some other
business was transacted, the trou-
bic among the Faculty was taken
up and the whole business asked to
resign. The Professors promptly
sent in their designations, and the
Board then proceeded to re-elect
such teachers as were not objected
TO. DIR. E. NJ. Turner, the Presi-
dent, made a strong fight, but was
left out, as was also Prof. III. n.
Ogden, who was leading the fight
against Turner.
No President was elected, nor
will one be elected till the next
meeting of the Board, which will
take place next June. Prof. Rey-
nolds, who is now professor of
Metaphysics, professor OF English
and Vice President Of the Institu-
ton, will also have to act as Presi-
dent during the coming year. His
salary was raised from 81, 600 to
$500.
The attempt to consolidate the
work Of the Law Department was
downed after heavy fight and
Prof. Wiley was re elected to act
with Prof. Brooke. b. q. Anderson
was elected to the chair of Ancient
Languages in the place of A. q.
Berkeley. Prof. Hare was re-elect-
ed to his original place with a raise
in salary of 500. An attempt was
made to reconsider the cases of
Profs. Davenport and Atkeson.
Both these cases were finally left to
the Executive Committee which will
meet in about month.
The Faculty now stands, Rey-
nelds, Harvey, Brooke, Wiley,
Whitehill, Hartigan, johnson,
Brown, Aldrich, Miller, Armstrong,
and Hare. Three new
men in all.
The people of Fairmont are max
ing strong effort to hold Prof.
Miller as Principal of the public
schools. They have offered to raise
his salary from $1,000 to 900,
which is the same he would get
here. The Board voted DR.. Harti-
gan a salary of $500 as Director of
the Gymnasium, making his total
salary now 50,
Five hundred dollars was voted
for the construction of a boat house,
and the Executive Committee was
instructed to look into the matter
with a view to the establishment of
a boat club and to sec what future
appropriations were necessary
Money was also appropriated to
construct baths and swimming
tanks in the Gymnasium.
One of the surprises was the re-
moyal of Prof. r. G. Berkeley, of
the chair Of Ancient Languages and
Literature, and the election of Prof.
@. B. Anderson to fill the vacancy.
Prof. Berkeley was one of the old
est men in the Faculty. His sue
cessor is a young man and a grad
uate Of the Institution. Prof.
Lorentz was also removed and Prof.
Thos. G. Miller, Principal of the
Public Schools Of FairmOnt and
late Republican candidate for State
Supt. Of Schools, was elected to the
chair. Prof. Miller is one Of the
leading educators of the State, and
IS well known to our people and the
teachers Of this county.
Prof. James s. Stewart, Profess
sor Of Mathematics, was removed
and Prof. Robert A. Armstrong,
Principal Of the State Normal
School at West Liberty, and also
we'll known to our teachers land
citizens, was elected to this vacancy.
Prof. Armstrong conducted our
Teachers Institute last year and is
now conducting it over at Terra
Alta this week for this year. lie
came very near receiving the Demo
cratic nomination for State Supt.
of Schools, aud is one OF the best
school men in the State.
Lieutenant Ramsey and PROBES.
sors SAINT b. Brown, William s.
Aldrich and A. j. Hare we're re.
appointed without opposition. Prof.
S. j.. Brown was elected Secretary