The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-05
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Special Dlsphtch 10 tue lhtelHBeHceI'
MoRGANTowN, W. Va. Aug. A.
The board of regents spent the whole of
yesterday examining the plans submit
ted for the wing to the old university
hall, which was provided for by the last
legislature, and in receiving suggestions
and bids for the uniforms to be furnish
ed tho cadets. It was determined that
the original plan OF the building shall bo
carried out. and advertisement for bids
will be made at once.
The board passed an order giving to
each appointed cadet one uniform every
two years, and accepted the bid OF Ohem
Bros, OF baltimore, to furnish the same
at q cost " Sl3 each, five dollars less than
the cadets have been paying for them.
This act of the board has been urged
from time 20 time by the commandant
OF cadets and by the army officers who
have Inspected the corps. The war de-
partment Il ls said. inimated that unless
the state did something to encourage the
military department the detail would be
withdrawn. The new order therefore
meets with the hearty approval of every
one who understands the situation.
The PFsIidency.
The perplexing presidency question
has engaged the attention Of the regents
to-day and II their statements are to be
taken literally the solution is far off.
Indeed, II seems doubtful II an election
will be had at this session of the board.
This view Is expressed by n member OF
the board tonight, who Iatimated that
II would be next TO impossible for any
one OF the candidates who have present.
ed themselves to secure majority vote.
The nominating committee has been
in correspondence with number OF big
men in old institutions with view TO Sc
curing the services OF some one OF them,
and have even gone so far as TO gunran-
tee q salary almost double the present
salary OF the president, but 1t seems that
these men have learned that position
In the West Virginia University has lit
tie permanency about Il, and, In conse-
quence, declined all overtures with
thanks. The presidency will go beg
ging among really first class men MS long
as the one year tenure system is In
vogue. The candidates on the ground
were invited to appear In person before
the board to-day TO give an account OF
themselves, and all OF them accepted the
invitation.
Univsrsity Government.
The Intelllgencer correspondent show
ed the editorial on University Govern
ment," in to-day's Issue of the Intelll-
gencer to a number OF members of the
board, and asked them for an opinion on
the merits Of the suggestions. The divl-
sion into and government of independent
schools and the elective system, as sug-
gested by the editorial, are heartily ap-
proved by them all, but they easily DEM
onstrated that these reforms could not
now be put into operation because OF the
insufliclency OF the income. They also
pointed out that the University OF Vlr-
glnIa, which has endeavored to get along
without president, has now decided 10
elect one, and Is having nB much difficult
ty In finding a man as our own institu-
ton.
DR.. John A. Myers, who was removed
from the dictatorship Of the experimental
station at the June meeting. threw some
spice into dull session OF the board this
morning by appearing before It and pre-
ferrlng charges against Profit, @. Atke-
son, the newly elected professor OF agrl-
culture and dean of the agricultural
school, which latter position was held by
DR.. Myers. Prof. Atkeson was charged
with incompetency, and with stealing
bodily from DIR. Myers valuable contri-
buttons to current agricultural lltera-
ture.. The Intelligencer's readers know
in detail OF the latter charge through the
correspondence between the two men in
It's columns. No action was taken in the
matter, and II Is believed none win be
taken.
(Note-The impression among mem
bers OF tho board OF regents that the Uni
verslty OF Virginia has decided to elect n
president ls based evidently, on n recent
newspaper report which has been oiIi-
cially denied within the past week. A
letter 10 the Intclllgencer from the chair
man Of the faculty denies the report that