The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-23
A TENNESSEE VIEW.
Flattering Write up of the Uni
versity and the President.

An Article showing What People Away
From Here Think Of the University
and the Powers that be--The Nash
Vile american Says Some Very Nice
Things About Morgantown--A West
Virginia Journalist Who has Made
His Mark--A Prospective Student
The issue of March ii of the Nash
vile American, next to the Atlanta
Constitution the leading paper of the
south, contains a very complimentary
write-up of the West Virginia Jniver-
sity and its new president. The ar
tiele is by Mr.. ii. G. Johnson, West
Virginia boy whore success as news
paper man has been phenomenal
Mr.. johnson, who is well acquainted
with several students now in school
who were formerly students of the Uni
versity Of Nashville, had charge Of re-
porting the Tennessee Centennial,
holds place on the editorial staff Of
the American, and is hustling news
paper man 10 general. He contem-
plates resigning his position next year
and entering the West Virginia Uni
versity
One of the most talked of men ia
American educational circles to-day
is DIR. Jerome Hall Raymond, Presi-
dent OF the West Virginia University,
which is located at the beautiful
little city of Morgantown, surrounded
by the grandest mountain scenery
imaginable ideal situation for the
great educational centre that it prom
ises in the near future to be
Many reasons go to make Or. Ray
mond one OF the most remarkable ed
vocational men of the day. His career
has been as remarkable as the man
himself He was born in Iowa. AT
the age of years he is said to have
been newsboy in the streets Of Chi
cago, but four years later he was mak-
ing living as stenographer at ST.
Paul. Five years later, at the age
of IS, he was private secretary to
George NJ Pullman, the late lamented
palace car magnate. AT this time he
determined to go through college and
became student at Northwestern
University. at Evanston, where he
graduated. After this he pursued
post graduate studies at Yale. Har
ward and the University of Chicago.
He Travelled and studied extensively
in Europe and the Orient, making a
two-years' tour of the world with Bish-
OPP Thoburn. For the past three or
four years he has shown himself to
be not only brilliant scholar, but a
remarkable organizer of University
extension work, by his efforts at the
Universities of Chicago and Wiscon-
sin. He came to the West Virginia
University from professorship in the
University of Wisconsin.
DIR. Raymond's inauguration took
place Oct. 10 and IA, 1897. 1t was
one of the greatest events in the ed
vocational history of that State, prom
inent educators gathering from all
parts of the country to see this young
man, then only % years old, assume
the presidency Of great University.
Among those who were there were
Drs. William Rainey Harper, Presi
dent of the University of Chicago,
and e. Benjamin Andrews, President
of Brown University.
At the very beginning Of his work
DIR. Raymond introduced the four
term system, used at the University
of Chicago aud hereafter the work
will run throughout the year. He
will also follow the example Of the
Universities Of Chicago and Wiscon-
sin by giving instruction by CORE
spondence.
One of the most interesting feat
ures, prehaps, is the fact that the
University of West Virginia is to be
surrounded by system of church
halls. Episcopal Hall was establish
ed by Bishop Peterkin some time ago,
as was also Baptist Hall, by promi-
nent workers of that denomination.
The Methodists and Presbyterians
are actively working toward the same
end. The prospects for the rapid
development of a wonderful educa-
tional centre at Morgantown are ex-
ceedingly bright