The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-14
The REGENTS ACT.
Elect a President, a Director o
the Station.
And Re-elect John |. Harvey IMAM
imousIy.
The Full Proceedings as Obtained from
the OflciaI Minutes.

before in the history Of the institu
ton has such a delicate task pre-
scented itself as the one which has
been SO happily solved by the re
gents Never was there such be-
wildering array of talent to select
from. Never was there so many
strong claims for recognition being
urged. In the face of everything
which tended to confuse them they
have made calm, judicial choice.
Whether that choice has been the
wisest possible, time alone will tell.
Apparently no error has been made.
If appearances count for anything
the University is at last launched
upon steady, lasting period of
prosperity and progress.
The board met on Tuesday Au
gust 3, to complete the work left I'M
done at their June meeting. They
had to elect a president, director
of the experiment station and pro-
fessor of Modern Languages. The
first three days were given up to an
examination of the applications and
to hearing the applicants upon their
own behalf. No ballots were taken
until Friday morning. A choice,
for president was reached on the
fifth ballot and it was made unani
nous. The gentleman upon whom
the choice fell is DR.. jerome II. Ray
mond, A. B., A. NJ, Phi. d. of the
University Of Wisconsin.
Among the other candidates who
developed much strength were DIR.
A. B. Riker, of Charleston, and DR..
f. NJ. Turner of Morgantown, the
former of whom was the last to be
voted for outside of the successful
candidate. On each ballot the gen
tleman receiving the lowest number
of votes was dropped and this poll
cy soon resulted in IN election.
Immediately after the election DR..
Raymond was informed of it and
was invited to come before the board.
His bearing under the ordeal was
certainly most commendable. His
suggestions were of a kind which
showed that he was man of no Or
binary ability and fore sight. Among
other Suggestions which he made
was to make DR.. 2. B. Reynolds
chaplain of the University at sal
airy of 5000 in addition to his pres
ent salary out of recognition of his
worth and peculiar fitness for the
position. This was done but DIR.
Reynolds has not yet signified
whether or not he will accept the
position.
DR.. Raymond is perhaps the most
talked of man in the state. The
facts about his life are all of the
greatest degree of excellence being
Of an extremely hattering character.
He was, when elected professor OF
sociology in the University of Wis
consin and had been recently ten
dered a similar one in the Universe
ty of Chicago, which he would have
accepted but for his election here.
He is a young man being but TWEEN
ty nine years of age and is remarka-
bly, handsome He is married man
having a pretty little romance in
connection with that event in
his life. In politics, a Republican,
and in religion, Baptist. These
last facts were each only known to
one member of the board so that
neither his politics nor his religion
had any thing to do with his selec.
ton.
He is graduate of Northwestern
University at Evanston, ILL.,, one OF
the most noted institutions in the
country, receiving there the degrees
Of A. b., and A. NJ, Post graduate
work at Johns Hopkins in sociolo-
gy, political science and history and
at Chicago obtained in recognition
of his eminence as a scholar the de.
gree of Phi d. from the latter insti.
ton. Prof Raymond is just now on
his return from circuit of the
globe, during which he studied in
Europe, Burmah, and India, visited
China and Japan and many of the
Pacific Islands.
He was private secretary to Geo.
Pullman, the palace car king begin
ming at that when only sixteen. He
entered the ranks as a teacher at
Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis
where he was professor of history
and political science. He taught
and lectured at Chautauqua, N. Y,
in the summer of 1894, and attract
ed the attention of educators gener-
ally. He accepted an offer as lee
turer and administrative officer in
the faculty of the University of Chi
cago, and afterward took charge OF
the class study department, holding
this until promoted to the chair OF
sociology in that institution last
year, taking the position as head of
the department in sociology in the
University of Wisconsin.
His endorsements were most ex-
cellent, and included letters from
President EEliot, of Harvard, the
faculties of Princeton and Yale uni
versities, and President Harper, OF
the University of Chicago, who has
known him intimately. DR.. Harper
says of him: "He is forceful, ener-
getic and capable, and the West Vir
ginia University, under the direction
of DR.. Raymond, assumes a station
the equal of that of any institution
in the United States if he is given
an opportunity to exercise his pow
er and magnetism. He is success
full, not only as an instructor, but
has wonderful administrative abili-
ty."
Since his election kilograms from
various gentlemen high in the ma
ton have been received congratula-
ting the University upon its good
fortune in having secured his SER
vices. Among those who have sent
these are Senator Villas, of Wiscons
sin and ex-senator Spooner of the
same state.
DR.. Raymond left Friday evening
for Wisconsin and will return to
Morgantown about September LIST.
He may be assured of fthe hearty,
unanimous support of every one in
terested in the welfare of the insti-
tuition and the desire that he make
an eminent success in his new posi-
ton is universal We congratulate
him upon his election and hope that
the future will prove as brilliant as