The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-07-28
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Some of the Advantages Offered
by That Institution.


Prof. Armstrong Tells Of the Financial
Resources, Cheapness to Students
and Numerous Courses of Study
offered at the University.
Wheeling Register.
Prof Armstrong, of the West Vir-
ginia University, is in the city in the
interests of the institution, which
has just completed the most prosper
GUS year in its history, and promises
to do even better next year. ProfArm
strong is enthusiastic over the Uni
versity and offered several reasons
to Register reporter why the Uni
yersity should commend itself to the
boys and girls of West Virginia.
"We have" he said, ga magnificent
equipment and what with our en-
dowment, the $4,000 we get from
the United States government and
the liberal support from the State,
we are able to offer splendid oppor-
tunities to young men and women.
With this excellent financial support
the school has grown in buildings,
apparatus, furnishments and all
kinds of opportunities which the
student needs until there areIoffered
to-day the rarest opportunities for
training along lines literary, pro
fessional and practical.
The cost to the students is very
small. Tuition is free to all West
virginians; the cost of books is
small-to the cadets nothing. Other
expenses are very reasonable, and
students need only from $3.50 to 5000
for their actual expenses per year. T"
The practical work done at the
University has in recent years com.
mended itself to the friends Of the
institution. Commenting ON this
and the many different courses in
which instruction is given, Prof.
Armstrong said;
young men can find in the Uni
versity just what they want This
is d. in which the practical in ed
uces5on is strongly advocated on all
sides. The bread and butter ar
gument is considered in fixing on
courses of study, The University is
by no means behind in this matter.
1t is possible to take the old litera
ry courses leading to the degrees of
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of
Science; but there are offered practi-
cal, professional courses which are
equal to the old courses in their
discipline and training value and
which, besides, fit the student for
his chosen work in life. To this end
the work in these professional cours-
es is made as practical as possible.
A young man, who wants to be a civ
il engineer, or mechanical engineer,
or an electrical engineer, or a lawyer,
or scientific farmer, can find just
what he wants. He is offered a course
in any of these directions which is
fully up to the literary courses in
the amount and discipline-giving
power of its work. The student
who takes the agricultural course
has splendid opportunity to i'm
prove himself by the helps offered
by the excellent and progressive Elk
pertinent Station closely associated
with the University. Young men
who want to study law can either
take four-year course leading to
the degree of Bachelor of Law or
take shorter course which entities
them to practice in the State courts
Also students who are educating
themselves for the medical profes
sion can take four years course
and so choose their elective work as
to be entitled to a certificate from
the Department of Biology, which
will advance them one year in sever
al of our leading medical colleges, or
| if they cannot take the four years
course they can take this work as a
special course and thus get the GER
tificate. There is special work in
Pedagogy for those who expect to
follow teaching. The military de-
partment too is most thorough and
young men who are cadets have an
excellent opportunity to train them
selves in military exercises and to
learn military science and tactics"
One of the greatest advantages a
young man may expect to derive
from attending his home university
in preference to some other is the
wide acquaintance it will give him
among those with whom he will have
business and social relations in the
future.
| "Most of our young men, pre-
sumo" said Prof. Armstrong, tex
pect to locate in our own State; for
there is no difference of opinion as
to the great future West Virginia
has before her. Now the advantages
to young man who expects to
make his home and follow his pro-
fession in West Virginia, of having
been educated with those who must
inevitably he the moving spirits in
all the callings in every county in
the State, is incalculable. No asso-
Citations are no lasting as those
formed in college; no fraternity so
responsive and helpful as that which
dates back to college days. At the
University young man will meet
with other young men from every
county in the State, and the ac-
quaintances he may thus make and
the associations thus formed will be
of untold value to him.
"Where we can educate West Vir-
gilman brain on West Virginia soil,
and where we can thus have all the
bright, progressive leaders of the
State in close touch with one anoth.
err, our future is assured.
II do not hesitate to saw" said
the Professor, shat considering
these things-free tuition to West
Virginians; our, great resources
financially; the offering of so many
and such excellent practical and pro-
fessional courses; the advantages of
forming lasting associations with
most of the coming men of the State
and the small expense of it alive
offer inducements second to none in
the country"
The Contract will be Let August LIST.
The building committee of the
Second National Bank met Saturday
evening and opened the sealed pro-
posals for putting up the new bank
ing house. on the corner of High
street and Maiden alley, to be occu-