The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-09-11
FIELD AGENT v. 7. BARBE.
Talks of the Prospects for the
West. Virginia University.

Indicted Into ONCE in Oetober--An-
other Bormitory Established -Ath-
Ieties viii be in Charge Of Prof.
Music and Art Courses TO be Estab-
lisbed.
Wheeling Register.
Waitman Barbe, of the Universe
ty, who has spent most Of the sum
mer attending teachers institutes in
the southern part Of the State, is
here spending day or two with the
Wheeling teachers, this being the
last institute in the State.
The University will open next
week, September Sth, with excellent
prospects for at least 500 students
during the year. This institution
was never in such high favor as it is
at present. Mr.. Barbe says that all
who have met the new and scholarly
young president, DIR. Raymond, are
delighted with him. The cadet corps
will probably be larger this year
than ever before, because of the fact
that under the new law cadets get
uniforms free, as well as free books
and stationery, and are given other
important recognition. Young men
in Wheeling and the Pan Handle
desiring cadetships should apply at
once to Judge John A. Campbell,
New Cumberland, the Regent for
this district. The inducements are
now such that the cadet corps ought
to be crowded.
Mr.. Barbe says he has authority
from the president of the Board Of
Regents to announce that courses in
music and art will be established al
the University this fall. The Chair
Of Sociology has been established and
will be filled by President Raymond
who has been professor of that sci
ence at the University of Wisconsin
and who recently declined. that chail
in the University of Chicago.
Since last year a separate Chair Of
Greek, Chair of History, a Chail
Applied Mathematics and a Chail
of Agriculture have been establish
ed in the University and able mer
appointed to fill them.
Young men especially will be in
terested in the announcement that
Prof. Thomas f. Hodges has beer
appointed director of field athletics
No educator in West Virginia il
more popular than Prof. Hodges and
while he is an enthusiastic advocbtt
of athletics he will throw the proper
restrictions and regulations around
them.
Another new feature at the Uni.
versity this year will be the Baptist
Hall or dormitory, in charge of Rev
j. L. McCutcheon, formerly pastor
of the Baptist church in Wheeling
Episcopal Hall has been in success
full operation for two years, having
rooms for about sixty students. Tho
Presbyterian denomination in this
State is getting ready to establish Q
hall on somewhat similar plan
Thus the various religious denomi
nations are endorsing and support
ing the work of the University anC
getting the benefits of it.
Mr.. Barbe says that while Presi
dent Raymond is now in charge, hi
formal induction into office will no
occur until about the first of Octo
Der, when it is expected Presiden
Harper, of Chicago University, will
deliver an address, and that numer
GUS college presidents, eminent edu
Gators and distinguished parsonage
will be present.
1t is hoped that Ohio county will
have large number of students a
the University this year. Last yea
the number there from this county
was twenty-one.