The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-04-14
THE NEW STATION BUILDING.
Its Dedication and the Exercises Of the
Occasion,

Z It's appointments is certainly every
; thing that could be desired 1t is
, somewhat larger than the new Science
Hall completed last year, and is so
, home-like in its appearance that a
person in passing is tempted to stop
and rest upon its capacious porticos.
Persons who were familiar with the
ugly old building with its bald sides
and repulsiye appearance would
scarcely believe it possible to produce
such change The architectural
work was done by Prof. John L.
Johnston of the University, and will
prove lesson to the Board in teach
ing them that it is not necessary to
go to Baltimore or elsewhere for
architects. 1t is also said TO be the
cheapest and at the same time the
best constructed of any of the Uni
yersity buildings. Everything about
it from foundation to roof has been
carefully watched by DR. Myers and
Prof Johnston and the workmanship
and materials are the very best.
The members of the Staff all ex-
press themselves delighted with their
new quarters. It would be difficult
for them to find more favorable sur
roundings, and more complete pro
visions or equipment for their work
anywhere. The Director has sim
ply exhausted modern resources for
scientific work in the apparatus and
facilities placed at the command Of
the several departments. The whole
outfit is something for the state and
especially Morgantown to be proud
of.
The members of the staff are proud
OF the Station and their work, and
appear TO be anxious to remain where
they are. When asked how they
would like to take up some of the in
struction in the University there ap-
peared to be general dissent from
the idea. Last year while the Uni
versity was going through the throes
OF reorganization and many of the
newspapers of the state were urging
DIR. Myers appointment as President
of the University, it is well known
among his friends that he did not
care to make the change and they
were requested by him not to urge
his appointment to that position. and
he was known to be working hard To
keep the Station out of the fray. in
which he was entirely successful
His regular reply to questions by
outside persons as to his candidacy
was Il do not think that | want to
give up my present position"
The success of the Station is due
to his tact in avoiding danger from
internal and external sources and in
promptly dealing with every cause
of disturbance, that arises within
his jurisdiction. Everybody work
ing for the Station is held closely
down to business, and while all are
treated with uniform courtesy, the
administration of Station affairs has
been most carefully looked after, and
it is clearly understood that no care
lessness or Sinking of work will be
permitted. His attention to details
and careful business management
has apparently largely gained the
confidence of the Board His frank,
positive and reliable statements
which he always tries to make abso-
lutely truthful, place him in a posi-
ton to exercise a most beneficial in
fluence over the policy of the Board
in regard to the Station. His strength,
II be has as much as he is credited
in some quarters with having, is due
to his attending closely to his bust
ness and to keeping his mouth closed
when most people talk themselves to
destruction. His friends and his
enemies know that they can depend
absolutely upon his trying 70 do
what be says he will, and his word
is as good as bond.
DR. Myers in speaking of the exer,
cises of the week expressed himself
as entirely satisfied Everything he
said that he set out to accom- plish
was done. The building was com
pleted in time; the preparations were
perfect as to detail, the exercises
went through without particle of
friction and without a slip in the
machinery from beginning to end.
The speakers who were expected to
be present and failed to be able to
come had their places promptly filled
by others. The state dairymen's as
ISOLATION, the state horticultural so.
clety and the state wool growers as
sociation were organized and set to
work in regulation style with exten
sive and entertaining programs. Ev
cry arrangement made for the recep-
ton was carried out in the utmost
detail, and every member of the Staff
and every employe was ready and
anxious to do his work exactly as
assigned. The organization was sim
ply perfect
THE EFFORT TO DIRECT PUBLIC ATTEN
TIoN TO THE WORK OF THE STATION.
There was probably no better way
to reach the farmers of the state
than that adopted by Director Ny
ers. He perfected the organization
of the several societies and then
turned them over to their own re-
sources; and was careful to see that
they were kept in perfectly good hui
NOR with themselves; but took care
to have his Staff on hand to explain
what they were doing in their sever
al departments and to help out the
| program with several of the best pa
pers ever read before such societies.
There has never been any such an
effort to popularize the University
and its work, as was made this time
by the Experiment Station Staff
Every visitor, and there we're many
of them, goes away fast friend of
che Agricultural Experiment Station,
and satisfied that it is doing a grand
work for the agriculture of the state,
and disposed to do aggressive work
for it in their several eighborhoods
1t has made friends and has made
itself known in better style than it
probably would have accomplished
in several years by any other meth
cd. 1t was intended to direct pub
lie attention to the Station and it
has accomplished it most thoroughly
This will probably serve as an eye
opener to the Board. 1t is the kind
of work needed in the University. III
the University faculty will get as
much life into it as there is in the
Station Staff, it will not be long un