Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-07

President Raymond Immediately Ten
ders His Resignatien-It will be Ac-
eepted in June-0ther Professors
May Haye to go Later-Latest Deyei-
opments in University Affairs.
The unexpected happened in the
matter of the President of the nj
versity against the people of West
Virginia. The board of regents at
ter four days wrestling with the
problems that confronted them de
cided that they would not remove
the professors against whom charges
had been preferred Or at least they
would take no action just yet.
This action was defeat for the
President and he at once rendered
his resignation This was laid over
until the June meeting but it is
stated by members of the board
who have been adherents to the head
of the Institution that there is no
doubt of its acceptance at that time.
The hearing OF the five professors
against whom charges had been
brought had occupied a whole day.
They had gone in one at a time and
had demolished the allegations of
the President. Each of them made
splendid impression on the board
and the members were not ready to
adopt the suggestions and recon-
mendations in regard to these men
when they had finished their talks.
Consequently the matter was re-
ferred to committee which consists
Of Regents Sturgiss, Mcmahon and
Brown. They are to report on the
matter at the June meeting of the
board. The impression has been
created by the board that while they
were not satisfied that all Of the
Presidents allegations were well
founded that they will probably find
it necessary to remove some of the
professors when they do take final
action.
Just how much of this will be car
ried out is hard to tell. The regents
are not talking a great deal and
what they say is SO guarded that one
can with difficulty form any conclu
sions. However it is safe to say
that they feel like removing some
more men.
The grounds on which they will
accept the resignation of DIR. Ray
mond are that he has lost the sup
port of the entire student body, that
the members of the faculty who are
not even mixed up in the scrap are
down on him and that the people of
the town feel deep and lasting en-
nifty towards him. Under these cir
cumstances they feel that his use
fulness has departed and that the
best thing that can be done is to let
him 60.
He too will not permit them to
take any other course if they permit
any of the professors to remain at
whom he had launched his thunders.
He has taken the only course left to
him in order to get out of the troub
lie without any further loss of pres
tige. The fact that the resignation
had been sent in was surprise to
many people but not to those who
were watching the course of affairs
closely.
Friday afternoon there was an air
of suppressed excitement about the
board whenever they were seen and
they were evidently excited about
something. They adjourned about
six o'clock and then the matter came
out in few minutes. Regents Ham
i'll and Campbell at once left town
going to their homes. The rest of
board remained here to finish up the
work that is before them. They have
a great deal of this to do.
1t is stated that Regent Hamill will
never be back in Morgantown again
as he has already left the state and
that. another will have to be appoint
ed in this place. 1t is also known to
a certainty that the man who is ap-
pointed will be one who is opposed to
the President and who will make
more certain the carrying out of the
program that has been mapped out.
The results that have been attained
have come because the regents have
tried to get at the bottom of the facts
in connection with the University.
When they started to do this every
one felt relieved and the feeling Of
tranquility that rested over the town
on Friday before any thing was known
to certainty was the outcome of the
feeling that they would do the right
thing when they found out what it
was. They got at the facts and then
they acted accOrdinUly
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS.
A schedule of tuition fees in the
School Of Music was adopted to go in
to effect at the opening of the sum-
mer quarter.
Regulations for the government of
the Chapel organ were adopted.