Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-03

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Other Points Touched Program that
was Followed.
The convocation at the opening of
the winter quarter at the w. Y. =.
on Tuesday was quite we'll attended
although the attendance was held
down by the inelemency of the
weather The exercises were as in
teresting as usual.
The meeting was presided over by
DIR. RAYMOND. The University CIR.
chestra rendered the Concert Over
ture' from Bach. Prayer was offered
by DR.. p. B. Reynolds the chaplain
OF the University. Dir. Charles W.
Dabney, President of the University
of Tennessee, was introduced and
delivered the Convocation address.
The subject Of the address was
'.Washington's Interest in Educa-
ton" The speaker began by max
ing a number of complimentary ref
erences to'the University, its growth
and progress that it appeared to an
outsider to be making. He found
many things worthy of praise stating
that in nearly everyone of them the
University of Virginia had been the
guide and that institution of the old
State was very good example to
/ follow.
He then took up the theme of
Washington lite and interest In the
/ field of education. He told OF the
first visit of the Father of his Coun
try to this section and claimed him
as the first great eXpansionlst. A
review of this great work of Wash
ington in the field OF politics, nation
al politics. in the advancement of
the country in all economic as well
as political directions.
He was hailed as the greatest sol
der, the greatest engineer. the great
est statesman of his time and as the
great friend of education that his
century produced The pioneer in
this direction as well as in all others
in which he was interested.
The various institutions that he rec
commended to Congress were named
and the founding of National Uni
versity which was his chief hobby
was discussed exhaastively. The
various recommendation that the
President made to Congress in refer
ence to this matter were given. All
of the steps that he took to have the
dream realized were recounted. At
last he died without its having been
accomplished
| The speaker then reviewed the
many reasons for the establishment
of such University. He took up
the arguments against it and over
came them in turn. The reasons
were made so forcibe and the Oh
| jections so weak that when he came
to the close and made plea for the
realization of the noblest dream OF
Washington in the establishment OF
the University for which that great
man had so necessarily worked that
/ the audience was with the speaker.
1T would be peculiarly fitting
thing" continued the speaker, eff
the nation for which Washington
did so much would erect a monu
ment to the esteem in which he is
held. If the new century which is
near at hand should see the realiza
ton of the dream of the noblest man
America has produced. II has been
one hundred years since he passed
away and there can be no more fit
ting celebration CT the centennial of
his death than to inaugurate the
movement that will result IN that
which he:hoped and worked for in
this direction.
The Woman's Glee Club sang
sThe Lonely Rose and was loudly
applauded The President then came
! forward to read his quarterly report.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The President began his report with
an introduction of Prof. Alfred Ed
ward Thayer who had been elected
professor OF Bacteriology and Materia
Medica since the last conyocation.
DR.. Thayer was here and had begun
/ his work in the University.
The selections of the plan for new
| buildings for the Library and Museum,
Armory and Mechanic Arts have all
been selected and the contracts let as
far as there were funds available for
! the erection of these buildings. The
work was to begin on April first which
| is as soon as it can be done in our
climate. They will be pushed as rap
idly as possible. They will be much
superior to anything that we have at
present in the way of buildings.
1t mas also announced that the SUBJ
scriptions to the pipe organ fund had
grown large enough to insure the erec-
| tion and installation OF the organ.
Two donors who wished their names
to be kept secret had donated 81
700 each to the fund and the organ Is
now being built.
TIE Boston Organ CO.. OF Hartford