South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1896-07-30
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THIS may be the question with
many young men anu women in
this county for the next month or
two Some no doabt will 20 when
ever their parents send them. 9th
ers have their own money TO make.
and must decide for themselves at
what school they can spend it TO the
best advantage To themselves.
Let me say this: Before you de-
eide the matter. write to DR.. j. L..
Goodknight, Morgantown, w. Va,
Tor catalogue of the West Virginia
University. Ii is certainly the best
school in the state; indeed it ranks
high up with any college or univer-
sity IN the South, having received
fiattering testimonials from many
prominent educators, including
Prof. Quarles. Its engineering
course doubtless surpasses that OF
any other university in the South.
1t is cheaper school for West
Virginians than any college OF equal
rank OUTSIDE the state. Tuition is
free to all West Virginia students.
LIZ you want to study law to practice
IN this state, you should know the
men Of your state. and you will
learn them. best by attending our
state school. TO take full classic
or engineering course may seem to
require II long time, but if you want
TO go only year or SIX months,
you will not regre. having spent
the time at your own Stats Univer
sity, where the advantages are so
much greater than ut smaller
schools.
A professor once said that four
years associa' ION with University
students and professors was pretty
good education without much book
study-rhis OF course only to show
the advantages of the associations
at university, not to encourage
lazy students.
| once heard story OF Prince.
tou student. Shotwell was his
name. lie was chiefly noted for
carving wood and counting the girls.
lie would not keep up with his
classes, 80 he was suspended. The
president tried to make him leave
the town. but If he went he soon
reappearcd. Every effort to get
rid of him proved vain. At the
end of four years when his class
should graduate, Shotwell was still
on the scene carving canes and
counting the girls. 'The president
could not give him diploma. lie
disliked to send him away with
nothing however, so he gave him
certificate. lie went to New York
and still pursued his hobby of carv.
ing until his skill was learned by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Comra-
ny which employed him at large
salary to make models or something
of that kind. He afterward in.
vented a device of great value for
replacing on thr r. Il. track de-
rallied trains.
There were in attendance at the
University last year only two less
than four hundred students, an in.
crease over the previous year of
more than one hundred. or this
number, thirty five are ladies'.
There is pedagogical course for
those preparing to teach, and
business course including short.
hand and typewriting for any one
who is preparing for business life.
There Is an experiment station with
large library of books on agricul-
tural topics and care OF stock, and
all experiment farm. All these are
very great aids to any one who will
take the Agricultural Course.
The Library, containing some
5000 or more volumes, besides most
OF the leading magazines and jo1r
uals, and great many of the
newspapers of this countrj is one OF
the great advantages offered by this
school which otheis that our people
attend do not possess. L. is free TO
all students.
Morgantown is one OF the pref.
test towns in the state and is sup.
piled with natural gas for fuel. All
you have to do to start fire IS TO
strike a match al turn thumb
screw.
A years schooling here need not
cost more than 5000 to 1925 includ.
ing railroad fare from this county
and GOOD board. There were %
student from Pennsylvania, from
New York, from Kentucky. and
l from koumania last year.
A STUDENT.