The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-09-13
THINGS SAID.
Wheeling Register Points out
Some Criticisms
That are Being Made ON the University
and the President-What is asserted
Foreign Teachers the Rule--Ex-
Unmerited
Turn Decentralization Needed.

The following appeared on the ed
itorial page of the Register on Wed
nesday. Everyone here will be in
terested in reading it:
The Register notes that some of
it's State exchanges are passing very
severe criticisms upon the manage
ment of the West Virginia Universe
".
President Raymond is accused of
discriminating against West Virgin
ia teachers in employing educators,
and it is fact that in employing
teachers he has usually gone out
side the State. This might be ex-
eused if it resulted in the improve
ment of the institution. But this
has at no time been in evidence in
these cases. The ability of our own
educators should be recognized es-
peciallv in our own State and it is
safe to say that as competent teach
ers are to be found here as any
where
Another charge is to the effect
that the enormous appropriation OF
$l95, 900 granted at the last session
of the Legislature has been largely
misapplied. For example the
Legislature refused to appropriate
money for pipe organ, but it is re-
ported that a pipe organ is to be
purchased with the State funds new
ertheless. The Legislature limited
the appropriation for library build
ing to $4,000, but the University
authorities are building one which
it is said will cost not less than
$125, 900, which the Legislature will
be asked to pay for. The Legisla
ture refused $4,000 for the pur-
chase of ground adjacent to the Tn
iversity buildings, hut the ground
has been bought and the State must
pay for it, Other accusations not
creditable to President Raymond are
brought against him personally. For
instance he is said to have charged
to the institution the expenses of
personal trip to California, likewise
the expenses of "a private reception
given by him.
If these wildly published charges
do President Raymond injustice the
Register will be glad to give space
to any statement he may have to
make.
The gravest charge, however, CON
Germs the treatment of Prof. Arm
strong by the Board of Regents.
The Professor. it appears, sent to a
friend in Charleston, at the latter's
request, during the last session of
the Legislature a general summary
OF the funds he thought were needed
by the institution.
Prot. Armstrong; summary fell
very far short of the appropriation
asked by the Regents. BY some
means his letter was made public
and highly incensed the Regents, it
is said. They are accused of taking
revenge on Prof Armstrong by abol-
ishing the office of Vice President of
the University, which reduces Arm
strong to common professor
II JnlS laUIef accusaJlOn is Wcil
founded it's call for an investigation,
or few designations from the board.
The University is one Of our most
important State institutions. Its
management should be free from
such imputations as these. We have
just had quite sufficiency OF disor
ganizing clackism, partisanism and
lrregularity, to say nothing worse,
in one institution of the State. That
experience should suffice for years
But if all is not well at the Univer-
sity--a still more important institu
tion-the people have right to
know it and to have the conditions
promptly changed tor the better
not whitewashed, as is the general
belief regarding the result of the in
vestigation of the other institution
referred to.
Meanwhile the Register will be
glad to publish any explanation of
these matters the Regents or the
President may choose to make.