Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-03
FIELD AGENT ". |. BARRIE
Talks Of the Prospects for the West
Virginia University.
President Raymond Will Be For
maliy Indicted Into Office in Oc-
tober-Another Dormitory Estab-
lished = Athletics Will Be in
Charge Of Prof Hodges Large
Cadet Corps Expected Music
and Art Courses to Be Establish
ed.

Waitman Barbe, of the University,
who has spent most OF the summer
attending teachers institutes in the
southern part of the State, is here
spending a day or two with the Wheel
ing teachers, this being the last insti-
tute in the State.
The University will open next week,
September. s, 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,
DR.. 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 their uniforms free, as we'll as free
books and stationery, and are given
other important recognition. Young
men in Wheeling and the Panhandle
desiring cadetships should apply at
once to Judge John A. Campbell, New
Cumberland, the Regent for this dis
trict The inducements are now such
that the cadet corps ought to be crowd
ed
Mr.. Barbe sayas he has authority
from the president of the Board of Re-
gents to announce that courses in mu-
sic and art will be established at the
University this fall The Chair of So
GEOLOGY has been established and will
be filed by President Raymond, who
',as been professor Of that science at
- University, Of Wisconsin and who
recently declined that chair in the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Since last year a separate Chair of
Greek, Chair of History, a Chair of
Applied Mathematics and a Chair of
Agriculture have been established in
the University and able men appointed
to fill them.
Young men especially will be inter-
ested in the announcement that
Prof Thomas e. Hodges has been ap-
pointed director of field athletics. No
educator in West Virginia is more
he is an enthusiastic advocate of ath-
letics he will throw the proper restric-
tions and regulations around them.
Another new feature at the Univer-
sity this year will be the Baptist Hall
or dormitory, in charge Of Rev. J. L.
McCutcheon, formerly pastor Of the
Baptist Church in Wheeling. Episco-
pal Hall has been in successful opera
ton for two years, having rooms for
about sixty students. The Presbyter-
ian denomination in this State is get
ting ready to establish a hall on a
somewhat similar plan. Thus the var
ious religious denominations are en-
dorsing and supporting the work of
the University and getting the benefits
of it.
Mr.. Barbe says that while President
Raymond is now in charge, his formal
induction into office will not occur I'M
til about the first of October, when it
is expected President Harper, of Chi
cago University, will, deliver an adj
dress, and that numerous college pres
idents, eminent educators and distin-
guished personages will be present.
1t is hoped that Ohio county will
have large number of students at the
University this year Last year the
number there from this county was
twenty-one.