The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-21
UNIVERSITY HAPPENINGS.
A Change Made in Chapel hour.

"A SAoiiSS IVA doN LII SidpCi IOui
Another Recitation Hour needed In
Morning SessiOn-Change will 0bvi-
ate over-crOwdinglof Library-Credit
Given for Attendance at Chapel-Ad-
dress before the WOman's League by
Miss McMurphy.
At the faculty meeting Wednesday
afternoon, the faculty changed the
hour of chapel from ten o'clock to
twenty minutes before eight, the
hour at which chapel was held a few
years ago. A number OF very i'm
portant considerations which coeld
no longer be overlooked led to this
change. Some of these considera.
tions are as follows:
Another recitation hour in the
morning session has been very badly
needed for long time. Students
do not like to break into the after
moons study by coming back to the
the university after dinner, and most
teachers assert that the student is
not at his best in the afternoon. A
large number of students, particu-
larly from the Law School, have
been anxious to take elocution work
with Prof. Patterson. This class
meets at o'clock in the afternoon,
the worst time in the day many as
sert. In spite of this fact, however,
the class has been very popular
one, having membership Of SO. The
size. of the class led to it's meeting in
Commencement Hall, but it has
been difficult to conduct the class
as it should be, owing to the fact
that many students at 3 o'clock are
hard at work in the Gymnasium
just below and the noise greatly dis
turbs the class above. The class
can now meet at II o'clock and will
doubtless increase to a membership
of 100 students, SO great is its popu-
larity. The intermission in the
middle of the forenoon being done
away with, room is thus left for this
additional class.
This intermission has led to over
crowding of the Library room, which
has long been considered unsafe
Hard feelings and disorder have re-
suited from the necessary closing of
the Library. Now the attendance
there will be more evenly distributed
through the day.
For long time, a number of the
faculty and students have felt that it
is much more appropriate that chapel
exercises should precede the work Of
the day. The chaplain of the Uni
versity, DR.. Reynolds has presented a
plan which will prove highly profita-
BILE, and which no student will want
to miss. Credit will be given for at
tendance at chapel, as the scheme
adopted will count the same as any
other course.
The following is the exact wording
of the recommendations as adopted by
the faculty:
The regular recitation hours shall
begin at s o'clock a. m. and continue
until i o'clock p. m.
Chapel exercises shall be held before
the beginning of regular recitations,
to-wit. TAO a. m.
The chaplain shall be authorized to
formulate and give a course of instruc-
tion in Biblical History and kindred
topics in connection with the chapel
exercises, which students may take as
elective work and for which they may
receive credit to the amount of one
third OF course each quarter, subject
to the same regulations as other
courses.
Miss McMurphy will address the
members and friends of the Woman's
League on Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Baptist Church. Her
subject will be ga Winter in Berlin. :"
The public is cordially invited. Those
interested in music will enjoy this
especially, but all will be welcome
Let no one miss the closing recital
Of the school of Music to- night The
program will begin at o'clock, sharp