West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-06
ITEMSOF INTEREST
Ia Regard To The W ork ofThe Board
OF Regents OfThe University.


the University at Morgantowu. con-
siderable business Of Importance was
transacted and we give the glst of [
below. We note that George NJ. Cnbun
an old Preston boy was appointed Juni-
tor:
The report of President Jerome II
r ymond was read and approved.
The reports OF the Auditor and Treas.
urer were examined and found 10 lie
C ,rrect.
Prof A r. Whitehi;l was reelected
treasurer and gave bond in the sum Of
$4,000
) Grove Chadwick was reelected
auditor Of the Univ .rs.ty aud his sal
airy was increased from t4OO To 5000 per
year.
An order was passed for the paving
OF the extension OF Front street from
the Morgantown borough line pas I the
Uniyersity grounds.
y chair OF Materia Medicn was cstab-
lished ana DIR. Hartigan Of the school
OF Biology, together with the Pr.si-
dent were directed TO secure some one
to tiil the position
\ pre-medical course OF two wears.
nine months each, was eSta blished.
Al his own request DR.. j w. IIarti-
gan was allowed leave If ab,ence from
October, 1922 to July 1st, 1900 i'm or
der that he might parsue his studies in
a tyanced biology.
he A
cents aud the President OF the Univer.
>iiv wore directed u investiP the
qual 'iications nf the applicant, i'm tho
io''o ing positions and rcrort TO the
next meeting Of the board An ussis-
tnnt professor o Ifotlnv; Assi.tantin
European His'ory; Professor Of Domes.
ic Sc.rnce: Professor OF Mnteria
Nedi"a; Assistant in Chemistry andan
ictiug Profes or of biology during the
"bsence Of u Irrtigun.
An order was passed asking the Adm
ant General OF ,hr state TO commission
DR.. j w. HartiRan rs First Lieuten.
ant in the Natonal Guard ~ the State
And assign hIp = surgeon uf the CaIot
battalion detailed for service at the
University.
Ecfu, West. Instructor in wood work
"as granted leave OF "A sencr, without
pay, from January 1t. 900. until hi,
serv c'- may again Toe . e-dod
The Salary ot Prof. &. ". Jones was
raised from { OOJ 90 Si.2OJ and hs WAS
granted lvave Of absence, from April
i9OJ. TO July, 1900
Salary of K l.. Morris. assistant pro.
iessor OF civil eng neeriug, was raised
from e .OIO to 200.
Salary OF Prof d. NJ willis. princ.i
pal ot Commercial Department. was
raise frou $500 lpE1 OOl.
Salary OF Wu. Dancer j uitor OF the
gymnasium. was raised from $3.50 TO
S24J
salary Of w. r. W Bar1e. assistant
10 tine president and travelling agent
~ the University, was raised from g.
4O1 tu ~, 600.
George +. Van Glider vas reelected
night watchmdn and Robert Jenkins
was elected gardener.
George ". robun was elected janitor
in place of George NJ Brcakiron
An order was passed directing the
setting out of ~ maple and elm trees
ON the University campus
The contract for furnishing cadet
suits for the ensuing year was let to
$ ID. Hirschmau a. CO.. IT the same
price rs i'T the Ddhb Year
a large mum Der Of architects sub
mitiei rlans for the new Mechanical
ilall Library und Museum building
and an Arm1rv bui ding. The plans
Of Wilson Brothers g. Co Of PhiIadeI.
phia. we're adopted with some modiH.
cations. An order was passed that
the AruOry be built of stone SO far as
practicable and that the BiOrart and
Museum building bc built entirely Of
stone and that the Mechanical Hall be-
built ~ stone. terra Gotta and brick
and tho executive cOmmi ittee was au-
thorizcd tO receive bids and let thr con-
tract for these buildings as early as
prattictbl-
The president of the board together
with regents Lee. and Mcmahon were
appointed che executive committee
Prof a j Hare was elected Secre-
tfrv ~ the Boar and Registrar of The
n1versity Hon. Geo. G.. ~turgisq was
reelected President OF the BoaM
Prof + J. Emory was elected Snpcrin-
ioudent of Building, and Grounds and
be is Co oversee The construction ofthe
three new buildings.
a contract for n lsrxe pipe organ has
been placed. This has been given To- a
Boston firm one Of the leading build-
ers of the United States and NJ will be
in after the first Of October. The cost
is 20 be- fftv.four hundred dolIars
This wll adj much 90 the interest Of
all University ahairs.