Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-05
TERRIFIC INDICTMENT.
Jerome is Skinned Alive by
Leading Papers.
BIS Faults have Run Riot-Swelled
Head Resulted From Preferement
Gained-Uaiyersity is Degraded =
Pets and Fasorites Given Places In
Lieu of People From This State
Prexy shoWa mp in His True Light.

EetS ana fafofitPS TWEEN Places in
Lien of People From This State
Proxy shoNa mp in His True Light.
The following editorial on the sit
uation here appeared in the last is
sue OF the Martinsburg stateman a
representative paper IN the eastern
end OF the state. The sentiments
contained in are recognized to be
true by all who are conversant with
the facts. 1t is the hand writing on
the wall. From it can be seen that
no matter what is done at the pres
ent meeting there will be an account.
ing in very short time and that
the cause Of all the disgrace aud
shame that has come on to the lead
ing educational institution in the
state will be removed. God speed
the day.
The article in question is as fol-
lows:
The Board Of Regents of the West
Virginia University met yesterday, to
listen To the Presidents report for the
year and make necessary arrangements
for the running Of the University for
the coming year. This meeting il
held instead OF the regular meeting of
the Regents ia June. The reasons
for the early meeting are many, SO
the President Of the University as
serts, but the main reason seems to
be that there is dlsseusion among the
members OF the board IN regard to the
course and policy OF the President and
as the Regents now stand, five are
said TO be in favor Of sustaining the
President. and the remaining four
members Of the board are against him
and are in favor of declaring the exec
utive chair of the University vacant
for the time being, if necessary.
HAsTY ACTION IMPERATIVE.
Another truth is that Governor At
kinson has the appointment of three
new regents some time In April TO
succeed three whose terms expire the
first OF June. / is feared that the
Governor may not re-appoint but will
oPPOiht oth0iS WIZ Will lOOh HUI bilt
States interests in that institution
as well as their predecessors. OF
course this Is conjecture but it seems
to be well supported by facts.
Every man holding an office, a pub
lie trust, leaves his official record and
traits of character that have horne on
that record, open to the critical eyes
of the world. So let it be with the
present executive head of the Univer-
sty, President Jerome Hall Raymond.
GROSS MIsMANAGEMENT.
We have kept silent so far on what
has seemed to be such gross misman-
agement in the States leading educa-
tional institution, but it was that we
felt that the Board OF Regents would
probe the difficulty and on the find
ings do their duty. When President
George @. Sturgiss of the Board of Re-
gents, was appointed to the board,
there was rejoicing among all the
friends Of the University. The new
board began their work by driving
John l.. Goodnight from the executive
chair of that institution-a man who
should never have been elected. DR..
Raymond, then professor of Sociology
In the University of Wisconsin, was
chosen from among many applicants.
For SO young man he began his adj
ministration we'll.
swELLED HEAD RESULTED.
1t was said that he would be all
right If the honor did not make his
head heavier than his body. In near
ly every persons opinion who has come
in contact with him for any length of
time or who has had anything to do
with him, the expected happened.
greater than the old and learned pro-
fessors, many of whom have grown
gray in their. profession and all of
whom have been instructing the
youth Of West Virginia since they
themselves have left the lecture room.
Their ideas were not far enough adj
yanced to suit his own; consequently
their beliefs must be Modified to suit
his own narrow ways. West Virginia
"haweaters" were behind the times;
the University OF Chicago, the only
true university on this continent, in
his eye, must be sampled after, drawn
from, even the honorable President
Harper must ~ conferred with to
mould the West Virginia University
tc suit the apple of his eye
UNIVERSITY DEGRADED.
1t has ever been publicly charged
that President Harper has made and
is making a training school out of the
State University for his own great and
magnificent institution.
1t would be untrue to charge DR..
Raymond with employing the teach
ers or filling the various chairs OF the
University, the teachers are employed
only by authority Of or directly by the
Board of Regents. But it is true that
the President of the University makes
recommendations to the Board of Re-
gents for the appointment TO or re-
moval from the various chairs, and
dpsnita the fact that there NAV be