Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-05-02
THE UNIVERSITY.
Its Remarkable Growth During
The Past Few
Years.

Buildings TO De Erected at 0nce--New
Departments Added Its Various
schools and 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
especially 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 univer-
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 its 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 Mcrgantown
said that he was more favorably inn
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 no pro-
fessor attempts to teach more than
one subject. This Is the only way in
Which the highest results can be 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 institu-
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 fire Proof Library,
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 il. The new
library building will be a handsome
stone structure with all modern facil-
titles.
NEW DEPARTMENTS.
Last year the School OF Music and
the Department of Fine Arts were
created and they have been remarka-
oily 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.
a tue las5 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
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: