Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-11

Special 90 the Register
Morgant0wn. w. Va. June 10.-This
town is again i'm holiday attire in honor
Of the closing exercises Of the univer-
sity.
Visitors are arriving on every train
and the indications point to a crowd Of
the usual proportions.
Geunther's band, Of Pittsburg. will
arrive tomorrow and will remain until
after the commencement balls. Gov.
MacCorkle got in this morning. accom-
panied by Col. R. S. Carr, of Kanawha
County. Senator Elkins and Congress-
man A. G. Dayton, of Philippi, are ex-
pected tomorrow. The former viii be
the guest during his stay of Prof. I. C.
White at his palatial home near the
University grounds. A reception will
be given in his honor Tuesday evening,
for which over three hundred invita-
tions have been issued.
This afternoon the individual COM
petitive drill took place and the
CONTEST NARROWED DOWN
to H. A. Eaton, of Fairmont, and Paul
Mccoy, of Charleston, one Of whom will
receive the $50 gold medal on Wednes-
day. The judges We're Col. R. E. Fast,
Capt. D. B. Kincaid, Of Preston county,
and Capt c. w. Gore. Of CIarksburg.
To-day the competition between the
students in the preparatory class at
tracted a large audience. The Regents
prize essay was received by J. d. Nc
Donald, Of Logan county.
The presence OF so many distin-
guished politicians in advance Of the
commencement exercises has given
rise to conflicting rumOrs concerning
political schemes and combinations
and if half Of what is being whispered
about actually transpires, the sessions
Of the Board of Regents promises to be
exceedingly lively.
Prof Z. NJ. Turner is here, and whilA
he will not commit himself, he is un-
derstoOd to be working hard for the
Presidency. There are a number of
others who are expecting the lightning
to strike somewhere in their immediate
neighbOrhoOd; in fact there are no
fewer than half a dozen persons who
are casting cOyetOus el-s
ON THE PRESIDENCY.
Applications have been received from
Dr.. Donthart, of Barboursville; Rev
d. ]. Goodnight, of Waynesburg; Rev
DR.. A. b. Riker, of the Fourth Street
NJ E. Church, in Wheeling; ID. B. Pur-
intOn, President of the Dennison Uni
versity, of Granville, o., an eX-Vice-
President and alumnus of the West
Virginia University, and Dr.. w. /.
Davidson. OF Ohio, a popular lecturer
and educator.
As a matter of course, the students
are interested in the fight, but they for
the most part take sides either for or
against Prof. Turner. That Prof. Tur-
ner will have considerable strength in
the board is generally conceded. There
are more than a score Of applications
in for the different chairs, but it is not
at all likely that the board will make
any sweeping changes, especially in
view of the fact that the past year was
one of the most prosperous in the his
tory Of the institution. RUmOr connects
the name q Judge Okey Johnson with
the candidacy for chair in the law
school. and it is said that an effort Will
be made to create a vacancy by ousting
Prof. Brooke on the ground that he haS
been teaching secessiOnist doctrines.
AN INTERESTING REPORT
in this connection is given for what it
is worth. A graduate of the University
is said to have been approached by
member of the faculty with a PROPOSE
tion to appear before the regents and
make an address embOdying the
charges against Prof. Brooke. Rumor
also has it that Senator Elkins and
CONGRESSMAN Dayton Will not be here
so much out of a patriotic interest in
the University as from a desire to as
sist in securing places for their friends.
The regents meet this morning. The
board organized by electing Col. John
A. Robinson. of Mineral County, presi-
dent. and Prof. s. B. Brown, secretary
These are the old officers. The re-
mainder of the day was devoted to
hearing the reports of the faculty con-
cerning the work for the past year and
requirements for the future transaction
of other routine business, not Of an i'm
nortant nature. The board will meet
again this morning.