The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-05-03
THE UNIVERSITY.
Its Remarkable Growth During
The Past Few
Years.

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II Now Has Fifty Professors and 0fer
Eight Hundred StndeHts-fhrec NeU
Buildings 10 be Erected al 0nee-Nes
Departments added Its Yarieus
schools aud Colleges.
The institution in which the peO
pie OF West Virginia takes the great
est interest and pride is. the West
Virginia University, not only is this
true, but during the past few years
the University has attract
ed the favorable attention and patron.
age of large numbers of people from
all parts of the country
MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS.
This year there are more than eight
hundred students representing nearly
every county in this State and coming
from many other states of the union
and some foreign countries. 1t is en-
tirely safe to say that no other uniyer-
sity In the United States has had
such large percentage of increase in
attendance during the past four years
as the West Virginia University.
THE FACULTY.
Not only has its growth in attend
ance been remarkable but IT'S devel-
opment in educational power has been
equally great There are now about
fifty professors and instructors, most
Of them having been trained in the
leading schools of this country and
Europe. An eminent eastern educa-
tor who recently visited NJ ergantown
said that be was more fayorably i'm
pressed with the faculty OF our Uni
versity than with that of any other
college or university In the south.
An effort has been made TO secure
men who are specialists, and ne pro-
fessor attempts to teach more than
one subject. This is the only way in
Which the highest results can he OBJ
tanned. Among the professors are
graduates of Harvard, Columbia,
Berlin, Germany; The University of
Chicago, the University of Virginia,
Northwestern University, Cornell, the
United States Naval Academy, Tufts,
Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Stevens
Institute of Technology, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Indiana Uni
versity, College Of the city of New
York, Bethany, New England Con
servatory of Music, Marietta College,
Kentucky University, Dickinson,
Leipsie, Germany United States
Military Academy, West Virginia,
University and other institutions,
thus combining the best scholarship,
methods and ideals of many institn-
tions. 1t will be seen that the Uni
versity is not narrow or provincial in
its faculty.
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Early this summer work will begin
on three new University buildings.
They will be a fire Proof Library, a
Mechanic Arts building, and an Arm
DRY for the Corps of Cadets. There
are already six buildings and the new
ones will make a group of nine build
ings well adapted to the purposes of
college and university work. This in
creased material equipment is Urgent
ly needed as all of the class rooms and
laboratories are crowded. The pres
ent library room is wholly inadequate
to the demands upon it. The new
library building will be handsome
stone structure with all modern facil-
tiles.
NEW DEPARTMENTS.
Last year the School of Music and
the Department of Fine Arts were
created and they have been remarka-
ply successful. The Legislature and
the Board of Regents have been liber-
al in encouraging these new depart
ments. Hereafter instruction will be
free on all stringed instruments, and
the fees in vocal and piano music will
be only half what they have been.
In the Art Department instruction is
free in some classes and the fees small
in the Others. A splendid pipe organ
is to be placed in Commencement Hall
this spring, thus giving an opportuni-
ty to study that instrument. The
opportunities here in these lines
are remarkably fine.
| At the last meeting of the Board a
Department OF Domestic Science was
authorized. This will give the young
ladies an opportunity for the practical
education about which so much is said
these days.
Another new feature added at the
recent meeting of the Board was a
course in Veterinary science in the
College of Agriculture.
HOW THE UNIVERSITY is ORGANIZED.
The University is organized into the
following colleges, schools, and de-
partments:
The College of Arts and Sciences.
The College of Engineering and
Mechanic Arts.
The College of Law.
| The College of Agriculture.
The School of Music.
The Commercial School.
The Preparatory School.
The Department. of Drawing and
Painting.
The Department of Elocution and
Public Speaking.
The Military Department.
The Department of Domestic
Science.
The Department of Instruction by
Correspondence.
The Department of Physical Train.
ing.
The catalogue this year will show
also, that as many as thirty graduate
| students have been in attendance
during the year working for the mas
| ter's degree.
THE SUMMER QUARTER.
Last year the University adopted
the continuous session plan, and the
first Summer Quarter was held last
summer. About two hundred students
attended, representing thirteen diff
ferent states. The prospects are gooo
for twice that number of students the
coming Summer Quarter, which will
begin July lst and continue for twelve
weeks. Instruction will be given il
all of the regular courses of the Uni
versity, and in addition number of
eminent educators from other insti
buttons will be present and give course
of lectures which will be free to al
students. This is very great oppor
tunity to school teachers especially.
| ATHLETICS.
The University has finely equipped
gymnasium in charge of thoroughly
trained director whose whole time is
employed for that purpose. Field
sports, such as football, baseball, etc
are also encouraged under proper re
strictions. Last fall the West Vir
ginia University football team wor