West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-21
OUR A
News and Notes About the Leading
Educational institute or West
Virginia.

NOhAANIN hNhN
Virginia, has been appointed
Fellow in Physics. Mr. Whitman
graduated at the University in
June. 1899, and is a capable and
excellent young man.
III
The work of administration at
West Virginia DIVERSITY hereafter
will be done by committees under
the direction Of the President i'm
stead of by tho entire faculty. The
faculty is now so large that it is
not practicable to call it together
except for very important business,
and all questions are referred to
the proper committee.
TIT
The bachelor degree will be con-
ferred upon the following men at
the Fall %convocation of West Vir-
GINA University, they having COM
pleted their course during the
Summer Quarter Lee Smith,
Uniontown, Pa. Allen P~orterfeld,
Charles Town, w. Va; Silas Nor
ton Huff, Auburn, w. Va; Chas.
e.. Trembly, Terra Alta, w. Va.
TIT
The Fall Quarter at West Vir-
ginia University will open October
LIST. On Sunday evening, October,
LIST, at s o'clock, the c%onvocatlon
sermon will be preached by Rev.
DR.. A. NJ. Buchanan, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Morgan
town. On Monday evening,
October 2ud, at 8 o'clock, the con-
vocation exercises will be held,
consisting of the Quarterly, report
OF the President OF the University,
an address by some eminent educa-
tor and the comforting of degrees.
Music will be furnished by the
School of Music Of the University.
TIT
1t will be interesting to the large
and growing number of young
mel and young women in West
Virginia who expect to study medi.
cine to know that hereafter the
Premedical Course at West Vir-
ginia University is 20 cover two
years instead Of one year. This
Premedical Course will cover the
first two years of the course in the
regular medical college, and stu
dents taking this two years course
will be admitted as third year stu
dents in leading medical colleges
without examination. Three new
instructors have just been added
to the Premedical teaching force of
the University.
TIT
A study Of the effect of pressure
on the preservation of milk at the
Experiment Station of West Vir-
ginia University gave such en-
couraglng results that the effect of
the same agent IN preserving fruits
and fruit juices is being studied
now while these are in season. 1t
IS yet too soon to say whether the
work will lead to a practical method
for preserving these materials, but
1t may be said, however, that
samples have been prevented from
fermenting for five months; also
that milk has been kept for three
months and meats for seven
months.
TIT
The Experiment Station Of West
Virginia University has recently
issued Bulletin No. Sc, prepared by
DR.. Hopkins, Eutomologist, which
is the sum Of the principal work
done by him as Entomologist OF the
Station during the past eight or
nine years. This is a large bulle-
tin Of over 800 pages, handsomely
illustrated, and contains much
valuable data collected by the
chronological Department during
the time named, as il gives the re
suits Of nyestigations, both in this
country aud Europe, relative to
The spruce and pine interests, and
tho insects predaceous and bene-
fetal to them. DR.. Hopkins has
recently been elected to a Fellow
Of the American Association for
The Advancement Of Science at a
meeting Of lhe Association, at Co
lumbus, o., an honor Of which be
may we'll feel proud.