The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1896-06-09
The Year 1t the Diversity.

Inc most conservative are IledFd
to say that lit has been a coed
year. The most critical are not
disposed to find fault. And the
most enthusiastic are sure that : it
| is the best year in the history Of
THE University. z
We want to be very exact and
matter-of-fact, but we do not take
issue with any Of these estimates.
Each is warranted as q general
proposition.
1T is quite certain that so far as
THE attendanceis a testof prosper
| ity it is. the best, by d considerable
margin, in the history Of the Uni
tyersity. Nearly round four hum
dred names are On the roll Of the
year.
h Moreover, we think the attend
ance has not partaken SO much of
that peripatetic character as the
enrol lnle1ft Of other years. There
has been, throughout the year, a
larger number Of students present
Jail the time than ever before. They
are here to. finish the course.
The Law Department has taken
1.-THE lead III attendance and conspic-
uousness. tt has come to be the
big end Of the University, having
about one fourth Of the whole body
Of students. And perhaps it does
more to advertise the University
than All the other departments, as
its representatives are always found
in the centers Of population, and
become conspicuous by reason Of
their profession No doubt our
University will grow up around
this department as corner stone,
as has been the history Of other
!. great institutions. 7-g
] As}to the. character Of the work
done during tslhe year Ne RIaIt al-
se: to Be very exact because We
think this, rather than The Annl-
Id students enrolled, Is the
lraf test 81 The progress and merit
,s| I6s University
~ o. specially glad therefore.
to be able 70 fall II with the gem
eral verdict, and say that the Uni
1 versity has never been 50 Efficient
lily organized it has never done a
better years work in its life; its
1inte rnal machinery has never W ork-
led more harmoniously and eff
GENTLY; the thoroughnesss of its
work has never been more manifest
/ and pronounced; the standard of
Escho larship has never been 50 ac-
Eceptable; and not jar or source
of friction has disturbed the har-
mon " of its work throughout the
year. 4 i =: -,.,.'
We might 90 further and say
that a comprehensive and ideal or
sganization of the working maehin-
Iery of the University was never
before accomplished until during
1.-THE past year. Much Of this was
| due to the. good sense and judg-
ment of the new President, DIR.
Goodk night. q. -:
! If we were looking for a feature
/ for adverse criticism we might
dwell with some effect upon the
regulations governing chapel exer-
cises, We think, however, that the
Regents viii discover for the1nsel-
fves that there is room here for the
exercise of a little worldly wis
dom" The present. regulation is
about the best that could be devils
ed for bringing the chapel exercis-
] es into, contempt, and .affording
thoughtless boys an opportunity
for making a daily object lesson
/ of their privilege to show contempt
for these exercises. These regula-
Etions can be improved without in
fringing any constitutional priv
1 lege, without creating any antag-
onism among the body of students,
and at the san ne time inspire a
cheerful respect for very proper
j and essential part of the regula-
! tions. 4
1 We have ."on tap a large store
Of #: fresh |. adyice in regard to, the
1 running lt Of the University, but as
the Regents have not called onIus.
we forbear. +
H Suffice it to say that we are in a
very good hum or with the situa-
ton. We believe that every year
adds to the dignity and importance