The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-08-14


aftea the work of the June session
became public that he was deluged
with letters from all parts of the
state demanding the reelection of
Prof. Harvey. The entire board
was subjected to the same pressure
After a canvass of the situation
but little time was lost in reaching
the conclusion that he should be re-
elected and accordingly he was
unanimously chosen to his old posi-
ton. The time was for some I'M
known reason fixed at one year. No
action of the board met with more
universal or hearty appreciation
among the citizens Of the town than
has their reelection of Prof. Harvey.
From everyone was heard words of
congratulation and men who had
never been especially interested in
the work of the board before eagerly
watched its disposal of his case.
The alumni and students are equal
ly well pleased and we unqualifedly
endorse the action of the board.
The proceedings of the regents
which have been placed on the off
cial minutes are not quite so inter
esting as the unwritten work would
be but it is correct record of their
finished acts. 1t is as follows as
taken from the official minutes:
Minutes of previous meeting
were dispensed with except the
reading of the appropriations made.
A communication from Prot.
Emory was read asking for an APP
preparation. One of $3.50 was made
for the department of mechanics and
applied mathematics but it was not
thought necessary to purchase an
other stereopticon as there were al
ready four in the possession of the
University and Experiment Station.
Prof Hare appeared before the
board and reported as to the status
of the book store.
Several orders in the book store
were passed, Prof. Hare was re-elect-
ed book agent for the ensuing year.
He receives five per cent on all
books sold by HIM. He gave bond
of 81 900.
The regents prizes were ordered
paid as follows: To the Parthenon
Literary Society, Debate, Grafton
and Defamation $50, to the Column
bian Literary Society, Essay, 500
Appropriations to the amount of
1926 were made tor the military de-
partment.
1t was ordered that Field Agent
Barbe's increased srlary should be
gin June Is, 1897.
A contract was ordered to be en-
tered into between the President Of
the board and Ochm q Co., of Bal
timore, for cadet uniforms. The uni
forms to cost $13.75 complete. The
separate articles to be supplied as
follows Coat, 1925; Trousers, $3.50
Cap, $1.60; gloves four pairs, 40c.
Profs. Thos E. Hodges and and
R. f. Fast together with Comman
dant of Cadets were appointed as a
committee to see that the contract
was faithfully performed on the
part of Oehm d Co. The company
executed its bond in the sum of So,
900 for the faithful discharge of the
contract.
A bill due to Geo. +. Vangildel
since September II, 1892, $14.65 fol
painting material was ordered paid
Bills of DIR. Myers, DR.. Hopkins
and Prof Corbett for expenses in
CURED in visiting the Indianapolis
meeting of Agricultural Colleges
were ordered.
Insurance to the extent of $4,000
was ordered to be placed on Com
mencement Hall at the rate of %
for 3 years.
A bill presented by Jno. G.. Sam
sci for engineering services upon en-
dorsement of DR., Myers was disal
lowed.
A bill from w. w. Hayes of $l2(
was reduced to $50 and was ordered
paid.
1t was ordered that the placing Of
the commercial school in the prepar.
atory department should not bt
construed as excluding lady stu
dents from that school.
James M. johnson was elected
assistant Agricculturist in the Elk
pertinent Station and his salary
fixed at $500; 800 to be paid from
the station fund and 800 from tn,
Morrill, fund.
The salaries of the other members
of the station staff were fixed as fol
lows: DR.. Hopkins, 500 from Nor
rill fund and 81, 700 from the Sta
ton fund; L. C. Corbett, 500 from
Morrill, fund and $500 from station
fund; B. H. Hite, 800 from Morrill,
fund and $l450 from station fund
w. E. Rumsey 500 from Morrill,
fund and $500 from station fund
A report of the superintendent Of
buildings and grounds was read ant
the following orders were made:
1.-The time of the hired man wa
Increased from five to nine months
1.-THE drainage from Science
Hall should be connected with tina
from the new wing on top of banf
and be carried into Falling Run.
III-The old fruit trees be removed
and replaced with forest trees ant
the young orchard be removed to the
station farm.
IV-That the old water closet b.
removed.
The application of the Peoples
Telephone company to plant three
poles on the campus was not grant
ed.
The executive committee ther
submitted report including draw
ings and elevations for the propose &
new wing. Those drawn up by
Architect Jacobs were accepted. He
was directed to draw up specitica
tions in accordance with the plans
and the executive committee was
directed to make such minor modifi
cations as might be necessary pre-
paratory to letting the contract.
Prof A. j. Hare was assigned to
the chair of Prep Latin and mathe
MATES.
Or3iered that work in the schoo
of English may be assigned by the
President to the Professors of Greek
and Latin.
The elections then took place as