The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-23
THE UNIVERSITY.
Some Things That Have Been and Othe, Good
Things to Come

of the rayages of the San Jose scale
on the fruit trees in few orchards in
that section. DR.. Hopkins will do
so at once, and on March Is the
fruit growers will hold meeting at
Martinsburg. when he will report
what he has found and will advise
them what to do. Dr. Hopkins has
already succeeded in stamping out
the San Jose scale in IL number of
places in West Virginia.
Impressive memorial services for
Frances e. Willard were held in Com
mencement Hall at the West Virginia
University, addresses being delivered
by President Raymond aud Mrs. Nor
row, of Fairmont DR.. Raymond was
an intimate friend Of Miss Willard,
having been her secretary for several
years. III addition to his address at
the University, he spoke at memorial
services held for her at Grafton and
Fairmont.
In addition to the fifty-two lectures
on sociology already announced to be
delivered at the West Virginia I'm
iyersity during the summer quarter
by DR.. Lester f. Ward of the Smith
sonian Institution, he will give five
illustrated lectures on plant evolu-
ton. DR.. Ward in the greatest au-
thority in the world on paleobotany,
and these lectures will furnish rare
treat. They will be of popular ma
ture and will be illustrated by means
of sixty stereopticon slides, showing
the vegetation of all geologic epochs
from the Silurian to the Pleistoeene.
Manager Bruner of the West Eir-
ginia University baseball team has
scheduled games with the Ohio Yves
lyan University, Otterbein University,
Grove City College, Western Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, Waynesburg
College and others.
The Agricultural Society at the
West Virginia University is enjoying
a series of lectures on agricultural
subjects by specialists in these lines,
the last being Il most valuable lee
ture on insects infesting fruit trees,
by DIR. A. d. Hopkins, professor of
Entomology in the University. These
lectures are given every two weeks
The announcements for the sum-
mer quarter at the West Virginia
University, beginning July |, grow
richer. Among the eminent special
lists who will be present and offer
courses and lectures, in addition to
the regular work in all of the depart
ments, are DR.. Hinsdale, of the Tn
iversity of Michigan; DR.. Winship, of
Boston; Dr. Lester +. Ward, of Wash
ington; Prof. Hoag, of Throop Pol
technic Institute: Prof. Ford, of
Albion College; Prof. Zueblin, of the
University of Chicago; Miss Jane Adj
dams, of Chicago: and President e.
Andrews, of Brown Univer-
sity
Professor William A. Pratt pro-
fessor of mechanical engineering at
the Delaware State University. re-
Gently delivered an interesting and
instructive lecture at the West Vir-
ginia University about the Klondyke
country. Prof. Pratt spent some
in that region laying out a
railroad for an eastern syndicate
The Sigma Chi fraternity at the
West Virginia University have estab-
lished a chapter house. They have Il
five years lease on a handsome brick
building and have moved into it.
The West Virginia University Ath-
letic Association has elected Bert
Lawhead president, Henry White vice
president, Edward II. Evans secretary,
and Charles N. McWhorter treasurer.
With Prof. Thos. e. Hodges as direc-
tor, this association will have charge
Of all of the field athletics of the Uni
versity.
Byron w. King, the well known
Pittsburg elocutionIst, gave pleasing
reading at the West Virginia Univer-
sity March 8.
The first public entertainment under !
the auspices of the Woman's League
Of the West Virginia University was !
given 10y Miss Winifred Grayof Chi |
cago, and was most emphatic success. |
The League already has in bank the |
300 To be given as prize in declama- |
tion. The preliminary contest re-
luced the number of contestants to /,
the following nine young ladies: Miss
Ethel Provins. Of Pennsylvania Miss !
Villa Brand, of Morgantown: Miss |
Ella Eghert, OF New York; Miss /;
Hanna Jones, of Morgantown; Miss
Sue Gilbert, of Piedmont; Miss Dana |
Douthat, of Morgantown; Mrs. Fra
zer, of Martinsburg; Miss Leila Cam
eron, of Morgantown, and Miss Sarah |
Johnson, Of Morgantown.
The next entertainment given by |
the League will be lecture. on the |
Passion Play by Mrs. N. r, @. Nor |
row, of Fairmont, March "a.