The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-06-26
The Next Regents Meeting.


The next meeting Of the Board OF
Regents which is to occur on August
3rd is causing considerable specula-
tion as to its outcome. OF course
nothing can be known as to what they
will do but it is known what some Of
them want to do. Among the changes
which it is asserted win probably oc-
cur is the placing of DR.. Douthat in
the chair of modern languages. Then
Prof. b. G. Anderson is to be elected
TO the chair OF Latin and the Romance
languages thus vacated. Prof. E. III.
Vickers at present student in Paris
is to be elected to some position in
the University. Should matters so
shape themselves that these elections
would be made two very able men
would be added to the faculty. Both
Of them have already been connected
with the University and have proven
themselves excellent instructors.
All Of the newly elected Professors
have decided to accept the positions
rendered them except Prof. Atkeson.
He is at present President Of Bar
louisville College and is undecided
whether or not to give up his connec-
tion with that school, We hope he
win decide to locate again in Morgan
town.
The election of President and direc-
tor Of the Experiment Station will oc-
cupy the greater attention Of the re-
gents. Who will be chosen to fill
these positions can only be guessed at.
At the recent meeting it is said DIR.
Z. M. Turner received 4 votes, Bishop
Peterkin 3 and Prof. Fairchild 2 votes.
The only one of these gentlemen who
was a formal applicant was the last
named. Bishop Peterkin positively
stated when asked in regard to it that
he could under no consideration accept
the position even If rendered him.
DR.. Turner was not an applicant and
the chances are would not have ac-
cepted the hon0r but would have been
very much gratified at its reparation
for the wrong done him by a former
board. His inclination would be to
accept but his business would proba-
bly, demand that he remain at his
present post. Among other gentle
men prominently mentioned for this
place is Hon. Geo. c. Sturgiss and it
is said that strong pressure will be
brought by his friends to give it to
him.
DR.. p. b. Reynolds is spoken of by
many and is undoubtedly the greatest
fayorite with the students, faculty and
town:people.
But no matter what the outcome of
the meeting may be there is very lit
tie likelihood that DR.. Goodnight
will be reelected.
The dictatorship will prove a knot
ty problem and the result is even
more hazy than the choice of Pres
ident. While the vote against Dr.
Myers in this last session of the board
was greater than that against Dr.
Goodnight, the chances of the FORM
err for reelection are considered very
much the brighter But whatever the
result of the meeting may be it will
be watched eagerly by not only the
people OF Morgantown but by the peo-
pie of the State. That the board will
act with prudence goes without say
ing. In their last meeting except in
the case of janitor and auditor politics
had no place and the members assert
that it will have no place in any of
their meetings. The good of the in
stitution demands that this rock be
avoided and from our knowledge of
the board we feel sure that it will be
avoided. We hope that their work
may be pushed as well as its begin
ming omens.