The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-28
a CHARGE OF PLAGIARISM
Made Against tho Dean or the University
Agricultural College.
To the Editor OF the IateuiRenceE,

Made Against tho Dean or the University
Agricultural College.
To the Editor OF the IatelligeneeE
SIR:-In the July number OF the
Farm Reporter appears an article, en-
titled "west Virginia University" sign
ed ct. c. Atkeson, Dean OF the Unlver-
silly Agricultural College" The same
article in slightly modified form. Is also
printed by him In the National Stock.
man and Farmer OF July 10. The latter
Is Illustrated by four or five excellent
cuts. showing the work OF the West
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Sta
tloH. He evidently considered the sub
Ject matter Of Importance, or he would
not have offered II to both papers.
shall contine myself to the latter ar
tlcle, as It is evidently intended TO be
his most artistic work.
For bare-faced plagiarism, II would
be difficult 90 find the equal In this
country. He resorts to both systems of
plaglarlsm-that is he approprlates by
slightly modifying the expressions OF
the original author so as to embody his
ideas In language slightly different, as
is largely practlced by pupils In elemen-
tary classes This Is generally Viewed
with leniency, when practlced by chill
dren of those grades, but public sentl-
ment viii scarcely justify the dean OF a
college in adopting such methods.
But. this is not all. He approprlates
directly, without explanation or apol-
Cgy, and has evidently attempted to
fVIF hn nj Of M
Months ago. mailed 10000 copies OF n
little pamphlet to the leading farmers
OF the state, and to many prominent
citizens, setting forth the organization
and work Of the West Virginia Agricul-
turai College, as It existed before the
appointment OF the present board of re-
gents, a copy OF which was mailed to
Mr.. Atkeson, at Buffalo, W. Va, from
whence he dates his article.
Let us compare his authorship with
my own, written before his appointment
upon the present board Of regents, and
while he had no connection with the
university.
DEAN ATKEsoN. / JOHN A. MYERS.
Students In the students In the
Agricultural College Agricultural College
will reclte to the reclte TO the regular
regular professors professors OF the
Of the University inl University In those
those Glasses which classes which are
es that are re required that are required in
in ,, the aEEricultggal the thu as.lc.ltgraadl
didly equipped Me spiendldly equipped
chAnlcai Depart mechanical depart
ment. the resources ment the resources
Of the engineering Of the engineering
and scientific schools and scientific schools
OF the University, OF the University, to-
together with their gether with their
ample laboratories ample laboratories
and splendid outfits and splendid outfits
OF scientific nppara- OF scientific appara-
tus, and the libra tus, and the libraries
ries OF the Agricut- OF the Agricultural
tural Experiment. Experiment Station
Station and UnlYer- and University are
sIty, are placed htlplnced Mt the COM
the command OF the mand OF the student.
students. The farm OF the Az
The farm Of the riculturai Expert
Station. togetherImcnt Station, togeth-
with It's gardens eN- err with It's gardens,
pertinent plates, experimental plates,
laboratories and coll Laboratories and col
lectl0ns will reflections Will be avail
available for stu able for students de-
dents desiring to ar-l string 10 acguaint
quit Themselves I'M themselves with the
the practical and practical and scien-
scientific methods tlac methods OF con.
Of conducting agFi- Quoting Agricultural
cultural pursuits. pursuits, and 10 In
and 10 Investigate vestlgate scientific
questions relating toquestlons relating TO
the progress and de-t progress ana de-
yeiopment OF agri- velopment Of aBrl-
culture" culture
/ viii not tresspass upon your space
to quote more. There Is more of the
same kind and considerable that has
has been converted into school-boy p1a-
glarIsm. For example, the course OF
study be adopts Is the same as publish
ed In my pamphlet, except that he has
transposed the order of some OF the
subjects and omitted two or three, In
order to give II the air Of originality
The illustrations are all taken from
my work, and were doubtless secured
f,.o,, tho stnte nrInter who Drlnted my