Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-11
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
What the Executive Committee
did at its Meeting.

Two New Professors Elected to Fill Va
caneies-Degrees Ordered to be Con-
ferred-Graduate Must Come after
Diplomas observation-disclosures Granted
Several Professors.
Hon. George g. Sturgiss has given
out the following statement about
the recent meeting of the executive
committee:
At the late meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Board Of Re-
gents the following business was
transacted:
The resignation Of Dr. A. e. Thay-
er as professor OF Bacteriology and
Pathology was accepted. DR.. Thayer
takes similar position 10 Cornell
University of medicine, New York
2 City at salary nearly double that re-
ceiyed here. DR.. w. S. MCGEE was
appointed to FIJI the vacancy. DIR.
MCGEE comes to US highly recommend
9 ed he, having spent four years in the
University of Paris, from which he
received several degrees besides hay-
ing degrees from one or more Ameri-
can Universities.
The resignation of DIR. Otto Folin,
Assistant professor Of Chemistry, was
) accepted. He goes to Worcester,
\ Mass, at a salary Of $4,000, nearly
twice what he received here. DR., f.
L. Kortright was appointed to fill the
vacancy. DR.. fortnight is a graduate
of Cornell and has been instructor
there for several years.
These new professors were chosen
from about twenty applicants for the
positions named and both come highly
recommended.
An appropriation Of 5000 from the
Morrell Fund was made for the pur-
pose of mounting the telescope upon
an iron pier and providing it with
driving clock work mechanism and
properly housing it. This will make
available part of the apparatus that
has not heretofore been in position
to be useful except TO very limited
degree.
Degrees were authorized To be con-
ferred at the Fall Conyocation as fol-
Conley, Wisconsin; Hugo Franken-
berger, West Virginia; David Holt,
Jr. Virginia: Phil. A. Shaffer, West
Virginia: and Edwin S. Stalnaker,
West Virginia. Master OF Arts,
Alexander G.. McChesney, Kanawha
county; Myron G. Tough, Marion
county, and William H. Whitman.
Monongala county. Bachelor of
Laws, Kemble White, Mingo county.
Mr.. Phil. A. Shaffer will accompany
DR.. Folin and will take a position as
Assistant in Chemistry at Worcester,
Mass.
1t was ordered that until otherwise
provided by the Regents of the Uni
versity no degrees should be conferred
hereafter unless the recipients were
present in person at the convocatlon
or commencement exercises at which
the degrees were conferred.
The laboratory fees in Chemistry
( were appropriated to the department.
of Chemistry for the current year as
heretofore.
Upon their request, leave of alb
sence was granted to Profs. Armstrong
and T. G. Miller and Mr. d. M. Will
/ lis during the coming fall aud winter
quarters, they each being entitled to
two quarters vacation, by reason of
! having taught during summer QUAR-
tiers.
Mr.. Allen p. Brown, r. S., was ap-
pointed as instructor in Banking and
k-keeping during the absence of
Mr.. Willis.
Prof A. j. Hare was granted leave
of absence during the coming year in
order that he might pursue advanced
studies. Prof. Hare has been
one of the most industrious and hard
worked members of the faculty and
has fully earned the right to this leave
of absence. Prof. Henry S. Greene
was appointed Book Agent, without
extra compensation, to do part Of
the work being done by Prof. Hare.
I Mr.. Waltman Barbe, Assistant to the
President, was appointed Registrar,
without additional compensation.
A faculty committee on students
publications was authorized, to have
general oversight of the Monticola,
the Athenaeum, the Y. M. 9. A.
hand book, and other student publica
, tions.
Much committee work of a general
character was transacted and reports
prepared to be submitted to the re-
gents at their next session. Sundry
accounts were allowed and other rou-
tine business transacted. The Com
mittee expressed itself gratifled with
the prospect OF an increased attend
ance during the coming year. Exca-
vations have been completed for the
new Library building. and the con-
crete for the foundations are being put
in place. Excavations for the other
buildings are being pushed rapidly.