Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-01-28
MAY CUT IT DOWN.
Legislature talks of the Univer-
sity appropriation

sity appropriation
Kids seat may be the price Of the
actual suspension of the University
How one Of the members feels about
it-This radical view Is not taken by
many Democrats are determined to
keep Kidd in-The local view Of the
sitnation-How mistaken the man
quoted is can be easily seen.
The following dispatch from
Charleston will be of interest here.
1t is taken from the Register The
reference to the unseating of Kidd
begins by stating that it is the only
matter of general interest It con-
tinues as follows:
THE UNsEATING OF KIDD
has not died out. The proceedings
were absolutely unwarranted, and
the Democrats will not fail to use
every effort to restore Kidd to his
seat
1t is proposed by the Democrats
that unless Kidd is fairly seated
they will refuse to vote for any APP.
preparation whatever except such as
may be required for the maintain
ance Of the humane institutions,
the penitentiary and such other in
situations as must necessarily be pro
vided for. They threaten if Morris
is seated upon such evidence as has
now been presented that they will
not appropriate any money for the
Governors contingent fund, clerk
hire in the offices of auditor, treas
urer, secretary of state and other of
ficials, for printing, for the universe
ty, or, in short for the support of
the State government.
Speaker Mckinney had talk
with the Governor to-day, in which
he made it plain to him that such
was the disposition of the Demo
Gratis 1t was thought best to let
the State administration know at
the outset how the Democrats felt
upon the subject, so that the respon-
sibility OF any partisan action in the
Kidd case would rest with them.
| The Democrats are disposed to at
tack the appropriation
FOR THE UNIVERSITY
in particular. The regents ask this
! year for $4,000, and it is safe to
| say they will not get half the sum.
The management of the institution
has been severely criticised by those
who have taken the pains to look in
to it. Said one Democrat tonight:
ssThe management Of the Univer-
sity has changed the institution and
lowered its standard, until it is now
about on a par with the normal schools
and is interfering with their work.
The preparatory department is the
biggest part Of the institution, and is
simply covering the same work done
at the normal schools. They have
been asking for new buildings, and it
seems will keep on until the whole
hill there is covered with them, and
they are for the convenience Of the
people of that locality and Pennsyl-
vania, who get most Of the benefit Of
the money this State appropriates.
He did not think the president of,
the University was the right man for
the place, and said that he, for one,
would oppose any appropria tion for
the University beyond the bare living
expenses Of the institution.
The man quoted is absolutely wrong
in many particulars. In several of
these the article in question needs no
reply among people who are CONVEX
SAINT of the situation. In Others it
does.
The statement about the standard
being lowered is very, very far from
the truth. It has been steadily raised
and that is the reason there are so
many props. Many of the men in the
prep are those who expected to be
freshmen this year but who were
thrown back on account Of the stand
ing of admission being constantly
raised.
The number of buildings while
seemingly large to man who has at
tended only back woods school
house is really very small and insight
icant when it comes to college OF
any pretentions.
The attempt to array the Normals
against the University will do no good
as too many of the latter schools I'M
derstand the situation fully and they
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