Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-04
AFTER THEM
Jerome Hall Raymond has
Thrown Down the Gage.

Declares that FIVE of the Oldest and
Most Respected Professors are I'm
worthy of the Positions they Hold
is A Hair Convicted Liar in Mt Least
One Case-Bsard Will Take Up Bar
tons Case this Afternoon Report is
Not Yet Ended-Sensati0na Develop
ments of the Last twenty four
Hours.
The bomb shell has been explod-
ed. President Raymond has started
the fight on number of the members
of the faculty. This was contained
in his report to the board the read
ing of which began on Tuesday
morning Immediately on the conven-
ing of that body. Yesterday after
noon after he had already read
charges against several of these men
he was asked IN regard to the re-
ports that were in circulation and he
made flat footed denial of the mat
ter.
Il have not made any recommen.
dations for the removal of any pro
fessor, nor have / made any state
ment against any member of the fa-
Guilty. This is not to be done by
myself at this session of the regents"
This is the way that he put the
matter when he knew that he had
made charges and he also knew that
others were to follow
People were amazed at the news
at first and were slow to believe that
he had been so foolish as to take this
step which put him beyond the pale
OF all self respecting people. The
truth has come out 1t makes a sit
uation that is appalling.
Men who have been here for years
and who have been respected by ey-
cry student under their charge have
been attacked by him on the grounds
of incompetency. 1t is not politi-
cal fight as both Democrats and Re
publieans are alike marked for dis
missal 1t is thought that every
man who has dared to call his soul
II his own since the disgraeeful admin
istration of Dr. Raymond has been
Inaugurated will be attacked by him
if not now later in the game should
he weather the storm that his own
reprehensible conduct has called up.
On Tuesday recommendation
were made that Robert A. Armstrong
professor of English and formerly
vice president of the University, Dr.
j. w. Hartigan professor of Biology,
James S. Stewart professor of math
ematics, S. B. Brown, professor of
Geology and R. w. Douthat, profess
sor of Latin be dismissed.
The charges against these men
were long winded and in some cases
actually startling in their audacity
In the case of Armstrong it was par
ticularly true But few months
ago President Raymond wrote very
fattering letter to the President of
Chicago University stating that
armstrong was one of the ablest
men on the faculty and that he was
worthy of any attention that the fac
ulty out there could pay to him.
Now comes the statement by the
President that he was telling an I'M
truth when he wrote this and that
Armstrong was incompetent.
Not only is it alleged that he has
failed in the department of English
but it is claimed that he was incom-
petent as professor of Mathematics
which he held for one year.
Brown, Douthat, Stewart and Har-
tigan were attacked along the same
lines. Many other statements were
made in relation to some of them that
are equally absurd and untenable in
the light of what is known of these
men. The real reason for their re-
moval in the minds of the President
is that they are Independent enough
to think for themselves and they have
refused to sanction all of his high hand
ed and cranky ideas.
This is enough to make him dis
pleased with them and to desire their
removal. He cannot brook criticism
however honestly given and will stoop
to any means to carry his point. 1t
is we'll that the means that he has
taken has come to the knowledge of
the ooard They know that in one
case at least they can prove him from
his own mouth TO be liar. 1t is
easy to draw conclusions about the
others.
The students and towns people have
been greatly aroused over the discov-
cry that has been made. 1t was the
sole topic of conversation at the Uni
versity this morning. Those who
were disposed to champion Raymond
have all deserted him and he hasn't
friend left about the Institution.
Petitions relative TO the dismissal
Of the professors who are among the
most popular men on the faculty and
recognized by the students as being
amply able to hold their positions Rave
been prepared together with indiyidu-