Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-12
HE WILL GO.
Cheering Announcements From
Regent Powell

OneSrlng announcement FROM
Regent Powell
States that Raymond's Resignation
| viii BE Accepted Reasons that have
/ Lead TO this Gonciusion-There is no
Longer any koom for Doubt Along
this Line.
PARkERsBURe. w. Va, April "a
! The state Journal has tile following
article in reference to the University
affairs. The statement that Mr..
Powell is the first regent who has
stated that DR. Raymond's resigna-
tion will be accepted is mistake.
The same statement has been made
by Regent Mcmahon. Both OF these
gentlemen have been the warmest
supporters of the head of the school
and Mr.. Powell was the man who
proposed him for the place. Both
of them have stood by him through
thick and thin until now. Their
decision to desert him will settle
the matter as there are more than
enough without them to cause the
resignation to be acee pied. The
article is as follows.
Rev. w. Z. Powell, who has re-
turned from meeting Of the Board
of Regents of the University at Nor
gantown, said TO the State Journal
this morning that he believed that
the resignation of President Ray
mond would be accepted, the first
opinion of the kind yet published
from a member of the Board.
The matter will be brought up
at tne June meeting Nof the Board,
and / think there is unanimous
disposition to act upon the resigna-
ton atfirmatively and that another
man will be selected as the head Of
the institution. There are several
reasons why this question was not
settled at once, but it could not
have been done Immediately be-
cause Of other questions it would in
yolve. The people should know that
there is no disposition on the part
.of any member of the Board to ques
ton the eminent fitness and capabIl-
ity of the president but there are
still other reasons why he should
not continue in the presidency.
There is no truth, in single in
stance, of the University rolls hav-
ing been padded That was re-
port to the detraction of the presi
dent that was at piece with many
other false rumors by people who
are opposed to him. The Board got
very thoroughly at the bottom of
the whole controversy, and is pre-
pared for action. 1t was better that
the action or the resignation be de
ferred to the June meeting. There
was local demand for immediate
acceptance of the resignation, but
there was no reason, though great
deal of prejudice, as basis for this
and the Board does not meet for the
consideration of LEGAL demands,
though always open to suggestions
of a proper nature"
In the same issue the Journal
is an inspired editorial which is as
follows:
The board of regents of the West
Virginia State University were in
session nearly the whole of last
week Unusual interest was taken
in the meeting because of the deter
mined effort of President Raymond
to secure the removal of several
members of the faculty, alleging in
subordination and incompetency.
The charges of incompetency seem
to have fallen flat and have greatly
weakened his case, and it is extreme
ly probably that the resignation of
the president will be accepted and
the faculty members retained, al
though it is possible that the dis
turbing factions will also be remov-
ed 1t is reported that the board
regards President Raymond as
man of great executive ability, but
sadly deficient in tact. The matter
has been carried over until the reg
ular June meeting, when it will be
finally settled. 1t is a deplorable
affair, and it is to be hoped that,
once settled, the affairs OF the in
stitution will run more smoothly
than in the past, and that the use
fulness of the school may not again
be impaired or endangered by petty
chickering's.
Will BE Held Monday Night.