The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-08


This may be the question with
many young men and women in this
county for the next month or two.
Some no doubt viii go wherever
their parents send them. Others
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. j..
Goodnight, Morgantown, w. Va.
for a catalogue of the West Virginia
University. 1t 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 9th
er university in the South.
1t is a cheaper school for West
virginians than any college of equal
rank outside the state. Tuition is
free to all West Virginia students
If 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 en-
gineering course may seem to require
a long time, but if you want to &C
only year or six months, you will
not regret having spent the time
at your own State University
where the advantages are so much
greater than at smaller schools.
A professor once said that fom
years association with University
students and professors was a pretty
good education without much boob
study-This of course only to show
the advantages of the associations
at a university, not to encourage
lazy students
| once heard a story of a Prince
ton student, Shotwell was his name
He was chiefly noted for carving
wood and counting girls. He would
not keep up with his classes, so b,
was suspended. The president triet
to make him leave the town, but i
he went he soon reappeared. Every
effort to get rid of him proved vain
At the end of four years when hi
class should graduate, Shotwell wal
still on the scene carving canes and
counting the girls. The presiden
could not give him diploma. HI
disliked to send him away with moth
| ings however, so he gave him Ger
tificate. He went to New York ant
still pursued his hobby of carving
until his skill was learned by tn,
Pennsylvania Railroad Compan,
which employed him at large sala
+ y to make models Or something o
that kind. He afterwards invented
a device of great value for replacin,
ON the r. r. track derailed trains
There were in attendance at tn
University last year only two les
than four hundred students, an in
crease over the previous year of NOR
than one hundred. OF this number
thirty-five are ladies. There is
pedagogical course for those prepar
ing to teach, and business cours
including shorthand and typewrit
ing for any one who is preparing 70
business life. There is an expert
ment station with large library Q
books on agricultural topics and car
of stock, and an experiment farm
All these are very great aids to an
one who will take the Agriculture
n Course.
The Library, containing some s
600 or more volumes, besides mos
/, of the leading magazines and joul
nails, and a great many of the news
papers of this country is one of tn
great advantages offered by thi
school which others that our peopl
attend do not possess. 1t is free t
all students.
Morgantown is one of the pretties
towns in the state and is supple,
with natural gas for fuel. All 20
have to do to start fire is to strik
a match and turn a thumb screw.
A years schooling here need nc
t cost more than 5000 to 1925 includ
/ ing railroad fare from this count
and good board. There were % stu
dents from Pennsylvania, fror
New York, | from Kentucky, and
! from Roumania last year.
A STUDENT.