The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-04

RAYMOND'S
SUGGESTIONS
To the Board of Regents-RecOm-
mends Dismissal Of Five Mem
bers Of the Faculty.
The CHARGES ARE SERIOUS.
he Claims They are incompetent and
Disloyal-The Town Wildly Ex-
cited-The Story in Full.
gpeeIaI pIgpnteh o the 1nLelIlgeneer.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer
MoRGANTowN, W. Va, April a.
The expected has happened in connec-
ton with the meeting of the board of
regents of the University, and tonight
the town is wildly excited over some of
the recommendations contained in
President Raymond's annual report to
the board, which have leaked out. 1t is
said that he has asked for the dismiss
al OF five members OF the faculty on
the grounds of incompetency and dis
loyalty to the president. They are:
Professors Samuel Brown, James S.
Stewart. Robert w. Douthltt, James
W. Hartigan and r. A. Armstrong. The
board has taken no action as yet, but
will before the week is out.
Called Meeting Of Regents.
The present session of the regents is
called meeting and will take the
place of the regular annual meeting in
June. Every member Of the board is
present. Hon. John j. Davis, of clnrks-
burg. sits for the first time rs n mem
Der. having recently been appointed in
the place Of Major Lee. This meeting
reminds spectator Of some former
meetings. The hotel Hobbies are filled
with persons trying to button-hole the
regents, a few politicians are on the
ground and there is n spirit Of unrest
prevailing the atmosphere which might
have come from the bygone days when
DIR. Turner had his troubles. The occa-
sion for these things Is found in the
impression that the board is going to
give the institution u shake up and find
II there is ground for the charges
which for some time have been made
against President Raymond These
charges have implicated him in a num-
Der Of transactions which have met the
dlsapproval OF a portion Of the press,
some of the politicians. few members
of the faculty and others, with the re-
suit that desarvcdiy or not, President
Raymond ls a very unpopular man with
many persons. These matters will be
acted on at this meeting.
It is known that several members OF
the board are against him, but 1t is be-
lleved his following in the body is
strong enough to prevent his removal,
which is the action sought for by his
enemies. President David Starr Jour
dan, Of Leland standrord University, is
an Interested witness OF the proceed
ings. He said to your correspondent
this evening that the University was
going through precisely the same ex-
perIence every state university in the
west had-that is, the experience in
volved In trying to show the people Nv
ing at the seat OF the institution that It
was a public institution. and not some
thing which existed for the benefit o.
Its citizens alone
Button-holing is Objectionable.
He said such a thing as citizens of
the town button-holing regents and
asking them to make appointments to
the faculty could not exist in the older
state institutions Of the east and
should not be tolerated in any state.
DR.. Jordan thinks President Raymond
Is doing good work here and should be
upheld
The regents will make final arrange
ments for erecting the new buildings
provided for by the last legislature. The
plans have been approved and show
some pretty architecture. something
sadly needed in the buildings about the
campus. All the routine business for
the year will be given attention and one
or two instructors will be elected.
The spring convocatIon this evening
was an interesting occasion, 1t was to
have been preceded last night with an
organ recital by Clarence Eddy. Of Bos-
ton, but the organ could not be put to-
gcther in time. The features OF the
oonvocation exercises was an address
by President Jordon, on "The Freedom
OF the University" It was voted one
OF the ablest addresses ever given at
the university. There were several
musical numbers by the young mems
and young womens glee clubs and a
plano solo by Miss Flora Hays. Leon
ard j. Hall, of New MartinsvilIe, and
Alpheus W. Smith, of PhnippI. were
graduated and received the degree OF
bachelor OF arts; Clarence Symnc, of
Monroe county. that Of bachelor OF ng-
riculture, and Miss Flora Hays receiv-
ed certificate from the school OF mu-
sic.