The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-12
NOW OPEN.
Spring Quarter now in full blast
at the University.

Large Number Of new Students-Eight
Hundred Mark will be Reached thi,
Year-Work has all been Resumed l.
Prof. Armstrong acts as Chaplain
During absence Of DR.. Reynolds
Other Changes-O Teachers bach
again-Synoptic Lectures TO be de-
livered-Other Notes.
The Spring Quarter at the Uniyer
sity is opening up with a larger in
crease of students than ever be
fore and the attendance is much
larger in the history of the I'm
iversity The enrolment has
reached about 775 and the new
students are still coming in. The
800 mark will be reached this term
Besides these about 200 students
are taking work by correspondence
Many of the new students are
school teachers and are young meI
and young women of high purpose
and fine ability. A large number
of them expect to remain for both
the Spring and Summer Quarters
thus getting six months OF college
work before returning to theii
schools.
Several states are represented
among the new students as well as
all sections of West Virginia. Sdch
far away counties as Hancock in the
Northern Panhandle, Jefferson in
the Eastern Panhandle Wayne in
the Southern, Mercer in the South
east have sent in additional students
for the spring term.
During the absence of the chap
lain of the University, DR.. Reynolds,
for the Spring Quarter, Prot. Arm
strong will have charge Of the chap
ell exercise and will make the regu
lar chapel talks He will speak fol
five or ten minutes every morning
on the literature OF the Bible, taking
some portion Of it and explaining its
literary structure etc. These talks
are sure to be interesting and in.
structiye. The morning prayers
will be made by Prof. Armstrong
and various other members of the
Faculty.
The synoptic lectures for this
Qaarter will bseiven by DR.. Brooke
on "The Fundamentals of the Com
mon Law" and by Dir. Douthat on
Roman Life and Literature DR.
Brooke will lecture every Tuesday
evening and Dir. Douthat every
Thursday evening These interest
ing lectures will be free and the pub
lie is invited to attend The first
lecture was given last Tuesday by
Professor Brooke in his lecture room
in University Hall.
In order to accommodate the new
students quite a number of begin
ming classes have been organized in
addition to those announced in the
catalogue there being extra classes IN
French, Latin, beginning Geology.
etc. The purpose of the University
is to provide suitable subjects for all
SbuututS. uO iudttC' WhCu OuSN 'ho y
come.
Mrs. Hubbard has recovered from
her illness and has resumed her
classes in Painting and Drawing.
She has large number OF students
and her department is rapidly grow
ing in popularity
Everybody about the University
is delighted to see Prof. Miller back
again. He was i'll all winter but has
rec ,vered and has resumed his worl
in Pedagogy He is one of the mos
popular men in the University anc
his recovery is rejoiced in by every
body.
During this Quarter Mr. Ohern
Follow in Greek, will conduct hi
nine o'clock class in Greek in TIL
lecture room in the Experiment Sta
ton, all of the regular Universit,
recitation rooms being crowded.
There is active interest in the var
ious contests for the prizes open t.
students. There are large humble
of prizes ranging in value from ST.
to 800 each and many of the stu
dents are competing for them. Tn
preliminary contest for the Regent
Prize Defamation, open to students
of the Preparatory School. will b
held May 10th
Several of the Seniors who viii
| .roduata in June have nOsition