Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-14

/ structed by law to gather such agri-
cultural statistics as may be required
! by this board. 1t viii be Of vast in
terest to the State and will cost but
very little time on the part of the as
] SCISSORS.
| Before the organization of this board
| it was impossible - obtain accurate
/ information concerning the farm in
erests of this State. The system of
| reporting which has been adopted by
| the board has been very efficient, and
! the information which they have
| gained has been disseminated all
/ over the country. | bespeak a hearty
encouragement of this board by the
| Legislature, and believe that its en-
I cOuragement will be appreciated by the
! great farming interests Of this State.
! UNIVERSITY AT MORGANTOWN.
1t is with great pleasure that l sub
NIT to you the condition of the Uni
versity at Morgantown As will be
remembered in the first year Of the
/ present administration this institution
was virtually re-organized. Our eX-
| pectationS have been more than real
izsd 1t has made splendid progress
among the institutions of learning in
! this country. 1t has, at one great
bound, grasped its opportunity and
has implanted itself firmly in the af-
| fections of the people as the head of
the institutions Of learning in this
J State. On every side lis prosperity is
} apparent. The non-partisan board has
moved absolutely without friction. No
/ dissensiop has appeared in the admin
iStratiOn of this institution, either
among the faculty or in the Board Of
| Regents. Splendid efficiency has mark
! ed the work Of the faculty. l particu-
larly desire at this place to express
nay appreciation of the work and the
! painstaking service which has been
so freely granted to this institution by
the Board of Regents They have Civ
/ en- their time without murmur and
have devoted their energies to the up
building of the institution, making it
one of the best OF its kind in all of
! this country.
The last biennial report for the year
! 1893 shows an enrolment of pa stu
dents. The year 1895 showed an en-
roilment of 2S3; but this is small COM
pared with the phenomenal success OF
| the institution within the last year.
/ For this year the enrolment now
now amounts to APO and will reach 40
! for the year. an increase of JIG persons
over that of the year 1894, and there IS
! every indication that the mkt year will
witness a vast increase over this splen-
did advance.
It is with great pleasure that | ask
! that the recommendation of the Board
| of Regents be carried out in regard 10
the increase in appropriation for the
pay of salaries TO the teachers. The
legislative appropriation for the last
term was $4,000: the amount request
ed by the Board of Regents for the pay
of salaries is $4,000. I earnestly re-
quest that this amount be appropriated,
for the reason that with the phenom-
email increase in the number of students,
it will be physically impossible for the
present number of professors to do the
work required of them. In addition to
this. more room is demanded. The
recitation rooms are Overcrowded, and
il is absolutely necessary, if the State
carries on this splendid work, that this
! institution must have much more room.
! The main building was erected with
/ the idea that wing should be added
10 each side: and | hope that the Legis-
| lature will. in it's wisdom, appropriate
2 sufficient amount to build out or more
! of these wings. 1t is imperatively de-
manded. and if the school increases in
numbers as it has within the last two
wears. there will not be a sufficiency OF
/ room into which you can crowd the
students. >.
The Law School has been a magniti-
cent success. From all parts of the
state law students have been in the
habit of seeking other State schools
for the purpose of completing their ie-
gal education. This has largely been
/ obviated by the efficiency OF the Ia"
school of the University. During the
years 1886 they have sought the law
/ school of the University from all SIDES
/ of the State. and I am informed that
the labor in the departments has been
most efficient.
/ The work of the Agricultural Expert
] ment Station has been very fine, ana IL
has taken its place as among the best
Of the stations in this country. nope
the Legislature will appropriate the
money necessary for the purchase OF
tho graveyard adjacent to the Univers-
itv Arrangements have been made Tor
the purchase of this property, and 1t IS
absolutely necessary that it be imme-
GiateIv taken as a part of the Univers-
/ ity grounds.
PREPARATORY BRANCH OF The
UNIVERSITY OF WEST VIRGINIA
r MONTGOMERY
AT the last Legislature an act was
passed TO establish a preparatory
branch of the University of West Nlr-
ginia at Montgomery, West Virginia.
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated
for the purpose. The people Of Mont
gomery donated the site for the pro-
posed school in the town of MOntgom-
cry. and the building has been erected
but not yet fully completed, and the
school is in operation with two teach
ers
STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
A great amount of interest has been
manifested in this important depart
ment of the State educational system.
The number of students has increased;
new buildings have been erected; and
the work of the Normal school system
has been very efficient. Several OF the
schools have been reOrganized largely.
New teachers have been placed therein,
and a new system largely put IN force.
/ The Board has been very assiduous IN
its labors 10 attain a high standard in
these schools. For the year ending