Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-01
HE HAS FAILED,
Board of Regents Cannot Avail
TO Save Him.
When Nan Falls Down na Amount Of
Holding MP His Hands will Restore
Tim the scademy Has Few More
Things TO Say about The University
and DR.. RAYMOND.

hin-- The academy Has Il Few More
Things to Say about The University
and DR.. Raymond.
The following article is TO be found
In the Academy this mouth:
We understand that some persons
connected with the management Of
the University have charged the pro-
fessor whose name appears at the head
of our editorial column with writing
the editorial on the University last
month. We desire TO say that the
gentleman 70 charged was response
bic neither directly nor Indirectly for
any article appearing in this journal
concerning the University. 1t is al
ways the habit of men when they by
their acts subject themselves 20 pub
lie criticism or condemnation, to look
for Others on whom TO shift the re-
sponsihilitY for the conditions which
they have brought about. The pres
ent management OF the University In
stead OF accepting the fact that all
mankind is liable To make mistakes
has steadily persisted that its policy
aud its ideas Of matters educational
are infallible and above public criti.
cism, while the refusal to accept with
alacrity, and approve with applause
all the innovations that have been
brought to Us Is regarded as rank trea-
son against the best interests OF the
University. This Journal has no per-
sonal grievance against the president
of the University or any other gentle
men connected with the management
but it does reserve the right to voice
the almost unanimous sentiment Of
the educators Of the State ia con-
demnIng the extravaganza and vision
airy policies that have been introduced
at Morgantown. The citizens OF this
State are willing 20 tax themselves
for the education OF their children
aud the support d aur public institu-
tions, but they insist that the reve-
nues derived from taxation shall be
equitably distributed among the State
in their dreams have seen our Uniser-
sity developed into great national
institution CT learning should stop
and ask themselves If West Virginia
is able to afford this luxury. The
burden OF taxation in this State rests
upon the sons Of toll who wrest an
honest living from our hills and val.
hys. Can we expect the citizens of
those communities that tax them
selves TO the limit of the law In order
to provide four or five months pub
lie school for their children, to look
with favor on the large appropriations
that have been recently made TO the
University.
Gentlemen must recognize the fact
that the very existence OF the Uni
versity is at stake. If the University
is established on basis that shall re-
quire an outlay entirely out OF proper
tion to that of other State institu-
tions we may reasonably expect the
people to rise up and refuse to give it
any support at all.
The President of the University is
not familiar with conditions in this
State. He is mistaken when he
thinks there is any fight against him
except as his policy affects the present
and the future OF the University in
its relation to the people Of our own
State. No man can maintain a hun
dred thousand dollar establishment
on fifty thousand dollar estate.
West Virginia cannot support Uni
versity la Chicago, however desira-
bic it may be 10 do ST. When every
boy and girl in the remotest district
has the opportunity to attend school
seven months in the year, aud when
all the teachers in our public schools
and Normal schools are paid living
wages, the University may venture to
try some educational experiments, but
until then, it seems to us, it will be
best TO provide thorough and efficient
instruction in those subjects that the
largest number OF the young men and
women Of our State desires to pursue.
and to keep clear Of those things that
incur additional outlay, and yield nm
certain results.
We have said that we believe that
the best interests of the University
will be subseryed by accepting the res
ignation which has beer placed in the
hands Of the Board OF Regents.
The President has by his lack Of
tact and discretion arrayed the entire
student body and most OF the faculty
against him, and through their In
fuence, most OF the educators OF the
State. His opportunity in this State
Is gone. The members Of the faculty
stood by him until they were expected
to become lambs for the slaughter
No man could demand greater loyalty
than that. The Board, OF Regents
have, no doubt, been sincere in their
intentions to stand by the President,
and to a certain extent that DISPOSE
tion is comHendable, but when a man
has proven himself unableto be
master of the situation without an
appeal for drastic measures on the
part o. the Board, no amount Of on
cial holding up of hands will make a
good president out OF a man so lack
ing IN the essential qualities of execu-