The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-23
FACULTY. COMMITTEES.
Twenty Three Committees to
act in That Many Directions.

Twenty Three Committees to
act in That Many Directions.
For What Purposes They are Appointed
Work Taken From General Facul-
ty-President Of The University TO
Appoint Them-New Provisions Made
BY The Board at Its Recent Meeting.
| Ordered. That until further notice
the President Of the University be and
he Is hereby authorized to appoint an
nually from among the members Of
the University staff the following
standing committees, each of which
shall have power to act in its own
field, and in such other matters as
may be referred to it by the President
or faculty Of the University:
! /. WAYS AND MEANS. The duty
Of this committee shall be to consider
ways and means of increasing the Elf
cheney of the University. To it may
be referred any matters which do not
properly come within the province of
the other standing committees of the
faculty.
| 2. STUDENT AFFAIRS. This COM
mittee shall supercede the Disciplin-
AIRY Committee constituted by ordre Of
the Board OF Regents passed February
8, 1897, and shall have all the duties
and authority conferred by that order
upon the Disciplinary Committee. In
addition to these duties, this commit
tee shall have general oversight Of all
student affairs in the University not
assigned to other standing committees
Of the faculty.
3. ADMISSION AND ADVANCED
STANDING. This committee shall
pass upon the qualifications and de-
termine the classification of each stu
dent who enters the University.
4. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS.
This committee shall prescribe the re-
quirements FOR admission to the Uni
versity. All proposals for changes In
the entrance requirements shall be re-
ferred to this committee for action.
5. SCHOLARSHIP. 1t shall be the
duty of this committee to promote
and encourage scholarship in the Uni
yersity. With this end in view, the
committee shall make and enforce such
regulations as seem to it proper.
6. REGISTRATION. 1t shall be the
duty OF this committee to determine
the amount of work to be taken by
each student.
Z. GRADUATION. This committee
shall examine carefully the entire
record Of each candidate for bache-
lor's degree, and determine whether
the quantity and quality Of work ac-
complisbed by each student are such
as to entitle him to graduation under
regulations of the University. No
students shall be graduated except
upon recommendation of this com
mittee.
s. GRADUATE STUDY. This com
mittee shall have authority to pre-
scribe regulations in regard to gradu
ate study and advanced degrees. The
qualifications Of each candidate for an
advanced degree shall be passed upon
by this committee, and no advanced
degree shall be conferred except upon
recommendation Of this committee.
9. CHAPEL SERVICES This com
mittee shall have charge of the chapel
services of the University.
10. LIBRARY. This committee
shall have charge of the University
Library.
II. MUSEUM This committee
shall have charge of the University
Museum.
IL. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. 1t
shall be the duty of this committee to
promote scientific, literary, and his
torical research in the University, and
to encourage the publication of results
of such research work when in the
judgment of the committee the results
are sufficiently valuable to warrant
publication.
10. PRIZES AND CONTESTS. This
committee shall have general charge
of the prizes and literary contests Of
the University,
IA. LECTURES AND PUBLIC EXER-
CIsEs. This committee shall provide
and superintend the public lectures
and other university exercises of a.
public character.
Is, UNIVERSITY EXTENSION. This
committee shall determine the extent
to which the University shall engage
in the work of University Extension
and shall have general charge of such
work.
is. ATHLETICS. This committee
shall have charge of all matters relat-
ing to athletics.
IT. WOMEN STUDENTS. 1t shall
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promote in every possible way the well
fare of the women students In the
University.
IS. TEACHERS BUREAU. 1t shall
be the duty of this committee to keep
a record of the graduates of this Uni
yersity who wish to teach, to gather
information as to their knowledge and
ability, and to recommend for vacan-
cies such persons as seem most likely
to succeed; to keep similar record
of those of the alumni who wish TO be
transferred to other positions; to assist
boards of education and boards of
school trustees in securing good teach
ers; and to cooperate with teachers
agencies in placing graduates of this
University. No charge will be made
for any services rendered.
10. STUDENTS AID. 1t shall be
the duty of this committee to devise
means to aid worthy students who are
working their way through college.
20. LEGISLATION. This commit
tee shall consider what legislation is
needed to advance the interests of the
University and the best means of Sc
curing such legislation.
81. RooMING AND BOARDING
PLACES. 1t shall be the duty of this
committee to publish at stated inter-
walls list of approved boarding and
rooming places for students, and to
see that no student rooms or boards
at an Objectionable place.
%. ACCREDITED PREPARATORY
SCHOOLS. This committee shall
familiarize itself with the work of the
various schools which prepare students
for the University, and shall prepare
an accredited list of schools whose GER
tiflcates will be accepted by the Uni
versity in place Of entrance examina-
tions.
%. BUILDING AND GROUNDS. 1t
shall be the duty of this committee to
devise means of improving the appear
ance and usefulness of the University
buildings and grounds