Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-04-05
NOW OPEN.
Spring Quarter now in full blast
at the University.

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Hundred Mark will be Reached this
Year-W0rk has all been Resumed
Prof. Armstrong acts as Chaplain
During absence of DIR. reynolds
Other Changes-Old Teachers back
again-Synoptie Lectures to be de-
liyered-0ther Notes
The Spring Quarter at the Univer-
sity is opening up with large in
crease of students than ever be
fore and the attendance is much
larger in the history of the I'm
iversity The enrolment has
reached about IT'S and the new
students are still coming in. The
500 mark will be reached this term.
Besides these about 200 students
are taking work by correspondence.
Many of the new studendts are
school teachers and are young men
and young women of high purpose
and fine ability. A large number
of them expect to remain for both
the Spring and Summer Quarters,
thus getting six months of college
work before returni ne to their
schools.
Several states are represented
among the new students as well as
all sections of West Virginia. Such
far away counties as Hancock in the
Northern Panhandle, Jefferson in
the Eastern Panhandle Wayne in
the Southerand Mercer in the South
east have sent in additional students
for the spring term.
During the absence Of the chap
lain of the University, DR.. Reynolds,
for the Spring Quarter, Prof. Arm
strong will have charge of the chap
ell exercise and will make the regu
lar chapel talks. He will speak for
five or ten minutes every morning
on the literature of the Bible, taking
some portion of it and explaining its
literary structure ETC. These talks
are sure to be interesting and in
structive. The morning prayers
will be made by Prof Armstrong
and various other members of the
Faculty.
The synoptic lectures for this
Quarter will be given by DR.. Brooke
on "The Fundamentals of the Com
mon Law and by DR.. Douthat on
Roman Life and Literature" DR..
Brooke will lecture every Tuesday
evening and DIR, Douthat every
Thursday evening, These interest
ing lectures will be free and the pub
lie is invited to attend The first
lecture was given last evening by
Professor Brooke in his lecture room
in University Hall.
In order to accommodate the new
students quite number Of begin
ming classes have been organized in
addition to those announced in the
catalogue there being extra classes in
French, Latin, beginning Geology,
etc. The purpose of the University
is to provide suitable subjects for all
students, no matter when they may
come
Mrs. Hubbard has recovered from
her illness and has resumed her
classes in Painting and Drawing.
She has large number of students
and her department is rapidly grow
ing in popularity.
Everybody about the University
is delighted to see Prof Miller back
again. He was i'll all winter but has
recovered and has resumed his work
IN Pedagogy. He is one of the most
popular men in the University and
ais recovery is rejoiced in by every
body.
During this Quarter Mr.. Ohern,
Follow in Greek, will conduct his
nine o'clock class in Greek in the
lecture room in the Experiment Sta
ton, all Of the regular University
recitation rooms being crowded
There is active interest in the var
ious contests for the prizes open to
students. There are large number
of prizes ranging in value from $40
to 800 each and many of the stu
dents are competing for them. The
preliminary contest for the Regents
Prize Defamation, open to students
Of the Preparatory School, will be
held May 10th.
Several of the Seniors who will
graduate in June have positions
waiting for them. This is especial
" true of the engineering men.