Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-02-28
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
What the Visitors thought of
the University.

Using the Keynote to Increasing the
Aftendance-The Abolition Of the
Prep Department is Urged for the I
near Purchase OF Real estate |
Observation-Disclosures Station
and Its Work.highly Endorsed.
The report of the visiting commit |
tee which was here at the University
for two days during the recent SEES
sion of the legislature will make in
teresting reading for many of our
readers and we take pleasure IN Civ
ing it to them. The full report is
as follows and is taken from the
journal of the House:
Mr.. Bennett from the Joint Special
Committee to visit the University
submitted the following report:
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE
TO VISIT THE UNIVERSITY.
To the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House of Delegates:
The special committee TO visit and
report upon the University at Morgan
town, beg leave to report:
They visited said institution on the
18th and 18th instants, and inspected
the grounds. buildings, and manage
ment thereof. They found the school
in growing and fiourishing condition,
with much larger enrolment of stu
dents than at any previous year. The
betterments that have been in process
Of building up for the past ten or
twelve years whereby the facilities for
enlarged education, and increased fa-
cilities in the way of teachers and APP
paratus, have justified the expecta-
tions and judgment of the Board of
Regents, whose direction ordered them
among these Detterments may be
enumerated the additional buildings
and their equipment for service; the
remission of all charges for tuition,
and the opening Of the doors to female
students upon the same terms as to
males. Under the stimulus OF these
advantages, the increase in the roster
of students, beginning about 1SS4-5
whel. lot marked the total In attend
ance, until 1878, with the high
water mark at S74 The increase
noted has been somewhat accelerated
during the past two or three years by
the employment of a special agent,
who canvaSSed the State soliciting
students, and making known the splen-
did opportunities for education afford
ed by this establishment. With a
proper effort at advertising the capaU-
ity of the University for finished
education, it is believed that the
growth of its patronage is assured
The preparatory department which
has been maintained up to now as a
necessity owing to the lack of prepa 4
ratory schools elsewhere-has done
good work and justified its establish
ment; but with better schools through
out the State to prepare students to
enter the classes at the University, it
may be we'll to admonish the Board OF
Regents that the Time is approaching
when this department should give
way to the pressing necessity for room
and opportunity for those seeking
more advanced study.
The regents recommended the pur-
chase of some additional real estate
to meet the early necessities of the
University for expansive growth IN
buildings and room for the Cadet evo-
buttons and drill, which it may be
well to acquire. They also ask appro-
priations for additional buildings,
which it is possible the school will
need by the time they can be built.
OF course the necessary room must be
supplied, or the work there will be
hampered.
We found the work of the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station in good
hands and well conducted. Many
useful experiments have been finished
and others are in process or we'll adj
vanced, the results of which will be
useful and interesting to the farmers,
graziers and fruit growers of this
State. The requests for appropria-
tions for this department. especi-
ally for funds to pay for publishing
results in Bulletin form for general
distribution be fully met.
The sums asked for are moderate aud
absolutely necessary.
We found the faculty and instruc-
tors apparently working in harmony
and efficiently, and we commend the
institution as worthy of the fostering
care OF the State.
G. D. D0Ts0N,
e. G.. PERSON,
G. IT. MILLENDER,