The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-16

The Morgantown OF twenty years ago
has disappeared with tho advent oil tho
railroad and the attending evils" Of Il
destroying Progress. While In tho na.
ture Of thtngs the rostlul pence Of tho
old town was bound to DO interrupted
by the intrusive iorcos OF enterprise and
tho sordid clements Of our over active
civilization. tho shrill ocho Of tho loco.
motives whistle and tho clattcr OF iron
wheels have conspired 10 rob |, OF much
OF its former charm. AS tho constant
handling OF tho peach deprivos It OF Its
bloom and %froshncss, so tho frequent In
vaston OF uusympathotlc spirits and the
easy oSlt from It's contemplatlve coli
tudes have worked changes which have
impoverished ita attractiyoness as an
ideal Arcadia, and whose delightful al
truism hos been singcd and ecorchod by
q morcenary onercy. but in spite OF
oil much OF Its culture, refinement and
original hospitality have aurvlved the
ruthless mutations. Those who GRO en-
joying for tho first timo It's present I'D.
vantacos cannot DO expected to appre.
ciatc tho reGretful rctrospection
OF tho writer, but know
plo pleasures and untroubled quiet In
1912, and whose heurtstrlngs have
been untouched since then will respond
to the harmony OF meUory's symphony.
Tho soft Astral lights have been super
coded by the glSro and reiulgencc OF
electricity. the sentimentality OF its
isolation from tho distractions OF the
bustlinR activities OF tho work-a-day
world has faded out OF the picture; tho
tinkling curfew OF tho lowing herds Ia
subordinatcdt to the harsh raspingof the
saw. and parting day Is saluted BY the
shrill blasts OF the factory whistle in
stead of the musical augelus OF the
sweet toned %harmoniEs OF nature. Many
OF tho familiar forms arc now moulder-
ing in almost forgotten graves, and tho
ringing laughter Of new generations
come floating frcm modern mansions
where once stood the humble habita-
tons OF the now sleeping dead. l am not
morbidly sensitive In these reflections:
theyare p~aradoxically pleasantly gloomy
and are comforting to all who once in o
while take sanctuary In their memories.
au cxemplifca.ion Of Touchstone's
pnilosophic reyer!o OF how wag, the
world,
From hour 70 hour. We ripr and ripe.
And then from hour 70 hour. We rot and rot;
And thereby hangs q tall.
Eut this work Of change Is
the modern application Of the para
BILE OF the two women grinding Mt the
mill ono OF whom vns taken and the
other lett, but not In every case is i. COZ.
elusive OF the survival Of tho fttoss.
So much for the past OF the seat OF
tho state university FROM q sentimental
point OF view it now follows that some.
thing must DO said OF tho many i'm
pr6vements and radical changes for tho
better that have como 10 this school. It
is now one OF the best equipped institu-
tons OF learning in tho country, barring
none. Its scope hos been broadoned,
its curriculum is OF tho most liboral
range and its policy educationally COS.
mopolitan. Beginning at the close OF
tho war with one building tho plant
now consists OF elk modernly appointed
buildings, four Of them now, and which
have cost with their equipments nearly
$500, 900. All this has been Of q com.
p%aratively light drain on the financial
resources OF the state In comparison
with the charges Of tho other public
buildings. The revenues OF tho unlvor.
sity outside OF the Legislative nppropr'a-
tons aro perhaps moro considerable
than Is generally known. Tho original
endowment Of university, the proceeds
OF the states share OF public land script
donated by Congress, amounts to Sllo.-
600; and the receipts from tho Morrill,
Fund" by virtue OF a further act OF
Congress. in 1890, arc $4,000, which will
Weld $4,000 per year in four o
years. Tho experiment. stntion which
is m adjunc. o. tho university. but
which receives no state MD, Is sup.
ported by the annual appropriation Of
$4,000 by Congress. As well provided
for as tho university IS i, docs not fol-
low that it ls ovor-aupplicd with funds.
Tho state legislature could afford to DO
much moro lihcral than it has ever
shown a dlspo,ition TO be; and Win
the increased usefulness Of tho school
tho money 40 spent would ro.urn inter
est n hundred fold In the higher educa.
ton Of the youth who will eventually
be called on to administer affairs IN tho
future and aid in the advancement OF
tho material interests OF this richly
stored commonwealth. which Is yet In
tho infancy OF It's Development
Tho objection OF practical and hon
cst.mindcd farmers to book 'larnin'
has been overcome by tho establish
ment of schools for instruction in the
scientific and mechanical arts. civil,
mining and mechanical engineering and
chemistry. In the agricultural expert,
ment station the farmer has n friend
that is n friend indeed. which, under the
direction OF DR.. John a. Myers, has
been 40 useful in spreading information
ri prac,ical utility TO the Intelligent ag-
riculturist in regard to the manipula-
zion of crops, the uso Of fertilizers u
rhe spreading OF knowledge in botani-
cal, chronological aud horticultural
work. Tho station now has q corscs-
nonding list Of $4,000 farmers in the
state. and is Of untold benefit to thai
class OF c~itizens in impartine to them
the results OF all experiments made.
Inst now they arc trying to Introduce
N the markets OF tho country what has
heen called Columbian poplar. The
wond is susceptible Of = high
polish, and has o most peant''nI
n%atura, stain, which Is mate oy an
insect. This lumber would make hand'
poInc w~ainscotings and would be worth
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars to tho