The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-03
STATE UNIVERSITY.
The Regents Provide Measures for the
EncouraysmontIo OF Athletics.

Enc1urngsmonN OF Athlelos'
Special Di,paieA 10 ne hte'ligeHcr,
MoRdAYTowS, W. Va, Oct. 2.-ThO
board OF regents adjourned this after
noon and itI members have returned to
their homes. They found much more
business to attend to than they antlcI'
pated and will in the future find two
meetings year o necessity. Tho bu'i.
meas attended to was routine in char.
RCter, with Home orders passed regu'
lRting the government OF tho instltu'
ton. lhs atudenta had aomS petitions
TO present and as the regents recognize
that students can advance good ideas Us
well as anybody else, they wore con-
sidered with ~ much respect aI il they
had come from those in authority. As
q consequence the gymnasium will now
be opened daily from until O'Clock
in the afternoon instead OF only a hour
or two as heretofore, and it will be
available, under the supervision OF the
commRndaut OF cadets for, the whole
body OF students to receive dancing in
GIruction instead OF only the cadets rs
formerly.
a new shell will be purchased in or.
der that boating club may be organ
lied and an annual regatta become a
feature OF the commencement season.
There is not moro perfect water course
in the world for such sport than on the
Mononcanela, and the regatta will add
much to tho attractiveness Of COM
mencOmont week. which has heretofore
been only military in character.
Tho athletic association slso received
other substantial assistance which
helps them along at foot ball. 1t ia q
lamsntRble fact that in the past there
has been an almost entire absence Of
athletic spirit at the University, the
different associations barely exiItiIg.
Lack Of money and no source oil income
have been tha cause, and it is gratifying
to tho students to know that tho regents
arc beginning, although slowly, to real.
Izo that athletics is necessary evil
and are iSyorably considering a propo.
sition OF the students to have them pass
an order next June requiring the nay.
ment by each student OF small athletic
fec when he Gnters at tho beginning OF
each year. a fec OF 81 would give the
athletic ASSOCIATION 500 thii year, au
ample sum to make the different clubs
prosperous aud creditabe. The board
was handicapped by lack oil funds in
authorizing all OF the needed improve.
ments in tho buildings aud grounds,
but aI much money as was available for
this purpose will shortly be expended,
as was predicted in the ISrILLIdEScER
several days ago.
Prof. l., Q. Corbett has been choIen
to fill tho vacancy in tho chair OF agri.
culture made by the resignation Of Prof,
f. William RAue. Prot. Corbett 10 u
graduate OF Cornell University, and ior
some time tutor at that place, but
lately hortiCulturist in the experiment
station OF South Dakota, aud was rec.
ommsndsd to the board for appoint.
meut by DIR. John A. Myers, director OF
the station. llo is here, aud Is a
scholarly gentleman.
DR.. Myers. director Of tho experiment
station, has been designated to open
the discussion on paper by Baron Won
Hermann, OF the German embassy, on
the international character Of modern
agriculture, to be read aE the farmers
national congress in Atlanta. DR.. Myers
will accept tho invitation. E.Rs,