The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-12-19
University Notes.

Howard Gore, of Clarksburg, has
recently been initiated into Phi Sig
ma Kappa.
Messrs. Shirley and Wehrle both
members of the law class have been
initiated into Phi Sigma Kappa.
While engaged in turning at the
shop last Friday student Willis at
tention was distracted for a moment
and unconsciously he put his face
to close to the flying piece. His nose
was badly smashed and the services
of DR.. Hartigen were called into use
to straighten it.
The law class met Saturday after
noon and organized the regular moot
courts. The elections passed off
quietly lacking the usual scramble
incident to law class election and
resulted in Bennett being chosen for
sheriff, Fickison, for circuit clerk
and Burns for supreme court clerk.
Friday evening the Y. M. c. A.
had special meeting and invited
the young ladies In college to at
tend. After the regular services
plan was preached to form Y. w.
c. A. In the University and after a
full discussion the goods took it I'M
der Amusement and will shortly de
eide upon its feasibility. Another
project that engaged the attention
of the meeting was one to establish
branches of the Y. M. C. A. at all
the Colleges and Normal schools of
the State. Committees were appoint
ed to correspond with the presidents
of the different institutions and with
the state press in regard to it. 1t is
to be hoped that the plan may sue
coed in the fullest sense of the term
thus adding another strong link to
the chain which binds the schools in
the state to the University. The
matter will be rushed with all pos
sible speed and will no doubt be ac-
in short time.
Examinations began last Friday
and are now in full blast. Many stu
dents have already finished and gone
home and In few days the town will
be completely deserted by them. The
work done during the term has been
quite satisfactory and the number of
failures is expected to be somewhat
smaller than usual. The fall term
counts for as much as both
the other terms and this one has been
no exception. The registration has
largely exceeded any corresponding
term and has eclipsed any year here
tofore by small number. 1t is now
400, the largest previous record for
one year being 39S last year. 1t is
expected that next term
will witness large increase, and the
total enrolment for the year will in
all likelihood reach AIS. The advan-
tages which are offered by this splen-
did institution without money and
price are just beginning to
be well understood by the people of
the State and they are fastening to
take advantage of them. In five years
if the ratio Of gain which the past five
years has established is continued we
will have from 900 to 1000 splendid rep
of the young manhood and |
of our State. No insti-
tuition in the country is doing better |
work and none. has better claim upon |
the citizens of West Virginia for their
loyal support. That it will be freely |
given no one longer doubts. That we
,an increase so much in the face of |
Lhe financial distress prevailing in this
State in common with all others is an
ample guarantee Of what we will be |
able to do under more favorable cir
We now have body of |
students that is second to none in
the country for sturdy manliness and
Draininess. Truly Morgantown is
blessed in being the seat of such a
University and West Virginia is pc
;uliarly fortunate in possessing such
IN institution. God bless our Univer-
'ity and enlarge its sphere of useful
less to the greatest possible degree.
George Atkinson tainted last Friday
while in the class room and the dis
oensary was brought into service. He
vas taken there and revived.