The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-21
THE ELECTIVE SYSTEM

As Practiced Now On the West Vir'
ginia University Told ofby-a Mem
Der Of the Faculty-Iis Advantages
are obVIous.
West Virginia university has put t.
self in line with the most progressive
universities Of the country by adopt
ing the elective system In It's full ex-
tent" said Prof. Waitman Barbe to an
Intelligencer man last night. "By a
recent order Of the faculty students
may hereafter practically elect their
entire course. choosing the subjects IN
which they are most interested and
which viii do them the most good. For
example. the student who abominates
mathematics and never expects to teach
that subject or use It in any other way
will no longer be compelled to devote
several hours a day for several years
to that subject, but he will have the
privilege of choosing some other sub
Ject In which he is interested and which
he expects to use.
This new elective system will 90 Into
effect with the opening Of the fall quar-
ter, October LIST. The requirements for
admission to the freshman class have
also been changed to conform to the
elective system. the requirements be-
ing as high as before, but much more
liberal"
For several years." continued Mr..
Barbe, ut has been possible to get the
A. B. degree at Harvard without know
ing a word of Greek. and hereafter this
viii be true Of West Virginia university.
although the study of Greek and Latin
ETC., viii be encouraged as much as
ever. The new system promises to be
immensely popular"
How about your new cooking
SCHOOL, was asked.
1.-THE department OF domestic science
will be opened with the beginning OF
the fall quarter 1t will be in charge
Of Miss Hannah D. Clark, a thoroughly
trained woman. She Is an A. B. and a
Phi. D., and in addition to her work in
the domestic science department she
will be dean OF women. Congressman
Dayton told me yesterday that he in
tends to offer prize to the girl in the
domestic science department who can
cook the best dinner.
"Thls reminds me that Mrs, Atkin-
son, wife OF the governor, has offered
a prize OF $25 for the best all-round
young lady student in the university.
Last year there were over two hum
dred young lady students, and there
will be more this year"
us the cadet corps full?"
Nearly so. think, but many Of the
cadets have to drop out during the win
ter to teach school, and worthy young
men can take advantage of these va
cancles. Judge John A. Campbell, Of
New Cumberland, the regent for this
district Informed me to-day that he has
a large number Of applicants, but that
he will do the best he can to give APP
pointments to young men who deserve
them and who apply for them at once.
Cadets get their books and uniforms
free and have no fees at all to pay
to the university. 1t Is great Oppor-
tunity for West Virginia boys"
"How many Students are you expect
Ing this year?"
course, but II the usual rate Of Increase
continues the number will be nearly a
thousand"
Mt. Barbe goes from here to Latrobe,
Pa, to examine the Latrobe high
school, which has applied to be placed
on the list OF accredited high schools
OF the university. Last year Pennsyl-
vanIa sent about seventy-five students
down to West Virginia university to
be educated. a