The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-06
MORGANTOWN
No Longer the Inland Village OF II
Few Years Ago.
THE TOWN IS FORGING AHEAD,
Great improvements nre Noted on All
ide'-Assuming Metropolitan Air.-The
Splendid sci,ool System M Monongnila
co%"n'y-rho University and Agrleui-
tnral station.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
MoRGANTOWN, W. Va, August t.,
-Morgantown Of to-day Is not the Nor
town OF ak years ago, When l last
spent u week In the ATHENS" Of West
VirGlnla, II was tlpn quite a little VII
laSc; 1t is now quite n little clly and Is
putting on metropolitan airs In great
share, less than a year ago the writ
er spent u fOw hours here and noted
the great change that had
come over tho Mnrgantown OF six years
ago, but the progress since even a year
ago Ia very marked, and In spite OF
the hard times, political agitation, free
silver, high waters, storms and what
not, the improvements are going right
along and Q Morgnntown viii rank
among the lending business cities Of
the state.
This Is Just as It should be, though,
Tor nature has done everything that
she could do for the place. It Is lust as
beautiful as II can DO, naturally SUR
rounded as II II by tho West Virginia
nils, 10 majestic and 80 grand" Con-
talning, as II does, our leading instl-
tuition " learning, why should It not b.
Just what all her good Inhabitants
think. she now Is, q great little city?
On every hand az | write, | hear the
sound OF the wnrknnn's tools engaged
In the erection OF new buildings, which
are going up OIL every hand, It Is mo-
ticeable also. that the buildings that
have lately been erected, and are now
In process Of erection, are OF n super
Tor order; not only an ornament to the
place, but are also OF n very substantial
Kind. / am being cared for at tim no
tel Franklin, Mr., FinRGll, proprietor,
ana Tor nentneSs, perfect ARRANGEMENT
and good care OF guests, II cannot be
beaten anywhere. The county teach.
erS' institute opened here, Monday
morning, ut the publS school building.
under charge OF J. n. Dcahl, principal
OF West Liberty normal school, and F.
H. CragO, OF Wheeling. M%onongalIa
county boasts Of her public schools,
and well she might, for 1t was here un-
der The leadership OF Professor A. L.
wade that the graduating system for
country schools a first put into prac-
ticc In this country. and carried To sue
cess. Now this and kindred systems are
In almost every state In thu union.
D.: Ii. Waters, the county superin-
tehueht IL surely the right man In the
right place, Just now lie Is active.
earnest and energetfc-ln love with his
work, and his teachers have confidence
In him. II N school law was such
that the county superintendent was
paid a living salary Gas 1t ought to be).
such superintendent as Mr., Waters
could soon have the schools OF their
counties what they should be. There
are III schools in The county. The en-.
rollment on the first day OF the !nstI.
tute was l03. and II will be increased to
lO during the week. The teachers OF
the county are above the average.
II was the pleasure OF the writer
10 visit the agricultural experiment
station Of the university and. he was
shown through all Its different apart
ments- by Professor Corbett, OF the
agricultural and horticultural depart
Eaent, ana he must say that In It's ar
rangement every way 1t will soon be
perfect. II is certainly an honor to any
state to haYe such an institution as our
state university, The prospects for a
larger attendance than ever before al
the opening next month, is first class.