The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-29
University Notes.

Since last week there has been an
| increase in the attendance and new
faces are seen at Chapel every morn
ing. The attendance is about two
hundred and fifty now, and every
one is trusting that three hundred
will be the record for "a and '95
As we said last week the quality is
far above the average and the big
majority are students in reality as
well as in name. It is true that
some of them are inclined to be fun
ny and to do things they ought not
to do and to leave undone the things
they ought to do, but there is still
health in them and they will get all
right. Probably the best evidence
that there are a few barbarians in
the crowd is seen in the dilapidated
condition of the "brewery." Some
one fired off a cannon lit may have
been to salute Lieutenant Ramsey;
in which case we will retract our ep-
itheD on Monday morning and at
very early hour and all of the win
dow glass in the southern end of the
building went somewhere elsa
part of them landing about Profes-
sor Whites house. Such little pas
times are not encouraged very heart
| lily by the faculty and whoever en-
joyed this one had better keep In the
background. And the posts through
which you are compelled to twist
yourselfin every conceivable shape to
get inside the campus were missing
few mornings ago and the students
as a rule hope they will not be
/ found.
Athletics still continue to prove
interesting and the utmost enthusi-
asm prevails over the foot ball pos
sibilities for the season. The boys
are in hard training every afternoon.
The positions have not yet been as
signed. Harry Kuntz was elected
captain, and, as Harry is a hustler
something dangerous may be looked
for. Among the late challenges re-
ceived is one from St. Mary's Col
lege, of near Emmittsburg, Md. and
if satisfactory arrangements can be
made date will be fixed and our
boys will play there The base ball
team is also a good one and in the
game played against Morgantown on
Saturday made good showing, con
sidering the fact that the team has
not practiced together. Lowe made
his debut as a pitcher and put up a
good game against Morgantown'
heavy hitters. Sterling is all right
behind the bat and both the infield
and outfield are good. The score
was II to 10 in favor of Morgan
town in Saturdays game. Pastorius
and Butter we're the battery for Nor
gantown.
Student Fox, of Wheeling, got
homesick and returned to his nam
ma on Saturday.
Harry Kunst will make a capital
man for the captain of the foot ball
team.
The lawyers took their medicine
like men in the ball game on last
Thursday. Score IA to Is.
And now the mechanics wish to
play the lawyers a game of base ball.
The legal talent look upon the prop
osition with a good deal of contempt
but will probably give the black
smiths a game.
Messrs. McBee and Strader are
among the latest arrivals. Strader,
in the interest of appearance, will
grow another beard this winter.
The chapel choir is a growing or
ganization.
To Judge by the vote of the socie-
ties on the Athenaeum question
there is no doubt that they wish
nothing to do with it. 1t was unan-
imous in both societies.
One of the law students was init
ated into the mysteries of W. V. U.
life few nights ago. We learn he
made a minstrel show of himself for
an hour or so and was then permit
ted to go. The barbarous custom
of hazing, we are sorry to state, is
still prevalent
Julian Baker and ID. B. Kinkaid
are agents for a Connellsville laun-
dry.
Prof. Brooke gets out of an en-
barrassing situation in true South
ern style.
Since Kunst and Rice took bare
back ride out to Cheat they tax e
their meals standing
Lieut.. Frank Dew. Ramsay arriv-
ed on Tuesday morning and will
take charge of the cadet corps
Prof Brooke is not enioyinO his
usual good health.
A number of the students are Civ
en- work at the experiment station.