Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-08

Special to the Register.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, April T.
The letter of resignation from the pres
ident of the University to the Board
Of Regents, is as follows:
Gentlemen hereby place in your
bands my resignation of the presiden-
cy of the West Virginia University. |
am moved to do so. and thus give up
some Of the most deeply cherished
hopes of my life, because 1 see no
prospect Of final success in my work.
It is impossible to build up university
save on the basis of sound morals and
sound scholarship, with the generous
cooperation of those engaged in the
work. l have asked the removal of
certain men known to you and to me
and to the community at large, to be
grossly deficient in one or all Of these
regards. This demand your honorable
board has refused to grant, for reasons
which l cannot deem sufficient. 1
therefore ask you to relieve me of my
responsibility for the conduct of the
University, this act to take effect June
81, 1900.
Very respectfully,
JEROME H. RAYMOND"
There is doubt that it will be ac-
copied.
The board adjourned to-day, after
transacting the following routine bust
ness:
Mr.. William Jackson Leonard was
appointed instructor in fine arts, to
begin with the opening of the fall quar-
ter.
Lieut.. Palmer E. Pierce, in command
of company D or the Thirteenth United
States infantry, now in the Philippine
Islands, was elected commandment of
cadets and professor of military science
and tactics. Lieut.. Pierce was a grad
uate of West Point in 1891, and served
tour years as instructor In chemistry
In the military academy, and has been
detailed upon the request of the super
intendent of the academy for another
term of duty, but upon his urgent re-
quest was assigned to active duty,
serving through the campaign in Puer-
to Rico, and has now been in the Phil
ippine Islands for about fifteen months
in active duty. He is spoken of in
high terms as a competent officer.
The question of permitting the cree
ton of chapter houses on the grounds
of the University was referred to the
committee on buildings and grounds
to consider and report to the board.
A special committee of three to con-
slider the advisability of erecting
house for the president of the Univers-
lty was appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Davis, Brown and Kunst.
The salary of the register was fixed
at 5000.
Provision was made for the publica-
ton Of book of illustrations of the
University buildings, grounds and sur
roundings, and for the purchase of 100
copies of the forthcoming edition of
the "Monticola~"
The president of the University was
constituted a member ex officio of all
faculty committees.
The president OF the University, the
director of the agricultural experiment
station, and the chemist of the station
were authorized to attend the annual
mGGIlnSS VI Iuc 4NdIiOldl EuuCdlIOldI
Association, the Association of Ameri-
can Agricultural Colleges and Expert
ment Stations, the Central Oratorical
League and the meeting of the official
American chemists, respectively, as the
official representatives of the Univers-
ity and experiment station.
The president of the University was
instructed to engage DR.. John Fiske,
of Cambridge, Mass, to deliver the
commencement address June q, 1900.
The resignation of Dr.. Raymond,
president of the University. was ten
tiered in writing to take effect at the
End of the spring quarter, June q, 1900
and was laid upon the table without
further action.
Provisions were made for carrying
Oh the work of the summer quarter for
the present year as heretofore.