The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-21
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Board Of Regents VIII Likely Vet.
to Continue Him as President
DEMOCRATIC OPPOSlIDNFIRH.
University Said to be $4,000 Be.
hind in Salaries = Commencement
Exercises Continuing = Banquet Of
Phi Kappa Psi Frat-Have Formed
the Central oratorical League,
Special Dispatch to the lntolllgencel.

Special Dispatch to the Intelligence.
MoRGANTowN. W. Va, June 90
The board of regents of the University
have for two days now discussed the
matter of President Raymond's resig.
nation without reaching a conclusion.
One of them, who is friendly to him,
told your correspondent this evening
that the probabilities are that Raymond
Will be continued as president and that
the board would meet the case in the
legislature.
The opposition to Raymond refuse to
believe this, and every man is working
earnestly to secure his removal. 1t
is known that four of the regents favor
removal, but the other five, led by Geo
C. sturgfss, will probably defeat their
wishes. or
School $4,000 Behind.
The school is now twenty thousand
dollars behind in salaries. and it is
stated on good authority that the in.
surance money gotten from the Me.
chanical hall fire has been applied to
meet this deficiency.
John j. Davis, of Clarksburg. Is ta.
regent leading the opposition to Dr.
Raymond. A strenuous effort is being
made by Raymonds friends to keep
the matter out of politics, but the Dem.
ocrats and d large number Of Repub-
cans are ready to make the institution
an ISSUE h'
AT the commencement this morning
the three companies Of the corps o.
cadets drilled for the honor Of carry
ing the corps color next year Captain
C. w. Waddell, Company "A; Captain
w. L. Robe. Company B, and Captain
L. r. Charter, Company C, put their
Companies through a thorough drill and
inspeetiBH' before Captain G. W. FREE
man, Lieutenant B. F. Laugl:lln and
lieutenant j. w. Kunkle as judges,
The decision will be announced to-mor.
row morning.
Field Day Had Few Entries.
This afternoon was to have been field
day, but owing to the few entries 1t was
declared off. Tonight there was big
Social feature In the banquet Of the
Phi KapbA Psi fraternity, which has
twenty active and fifty-four alumnI
members a fine menu was discussed
and toasts were given by Prof. Fred
eIck w. Truscott, Toastmaster Charles
W. waddell, Prof. Charles E. Carrlgan,
Of Benwood; Prosecuting Attorney C
Meyer. of Wheeling; State Mine Inspec-
tor James Paul, OF Charleston; Stuart
H. Bowman, Frank Clark, Senator A.
S. Marshall, of New Cumberland; G, j.
Miller and Prof. ]. L, Henderson, Of
Taylor. Texas.
Struggle of Literary Societies.
Alumni members from every part .!
the country were present. Last night
the annual struggle between the Par.
thenon and Columbian literary societies
took place in commencement nall and
resulted in a complete victory for the
latter. The contest throughout was
fine. Gilbert B. Miller on grafton, En-.
cry Ireland on essay and Miss Gillian
Jamlson on defamation, Represented
the successful society. The Parthenoa
society was represented by Charles B
Hickman on grafton. Ira Bush on assai
and D. L. Morrison on defamation. II;
judges were d. C. westanhaver Of
Martinsburg; John j. coniH, Of Wheel
ing, and Miss Matte Brock, OF Morgan
town.
Member of Central oratorical League
The university has withdraw ron
the Western Pennsylvania and West
Virginia oratorical association, and It's
application for membership in the Gem
trial oratorical league has been accept.
ed. This league is now composed OF the
University OF Pennsylvania, Ohio state
University, Cornell University, ono
Wesleyan University, University OF ILL.,
nois and the West Virginia University
Among the social features OF The SEA
son the banquet OF the Fortn.shy
club was much enjoyed occasion IS
well as literary treat. 1t was heIa Z"
the home Of DR.. and Mrs. l., S. BrooS
President Raymond, Prof II. =. Fa's
Prof. c. II. Patterson, Prot Kenneth
Mckenzie, Prof. e. b. copeland Mis-
Daniels, Miss Brook. Miss Boufh1sI'
Rev. S. V. Leech and Prof, w N 1a'
lupe delivered addresses.
The "Monticola" Has Appeal
The "Montlcola, the university eng
book is out and the entire ciItu ms
been engaged. 1t Is q clever pt iuaHon
throughout. Clarence Poo Is cli. u
chief. with phil a. shafrer. Ghh1i D.
Miller and Emery ireland as az nav
editors: w. L, stix, lnusratins '"'lr
NJ. NJ. Neeley, business manag ~
Hugo Frankanberser assistant ''''
ness manager
The commandant OF cadets h aI
nounced as distinguished cadets tls to,
lowing: u. r. Roller, L, G. Roler L. +.
Charter. G. II. Bayliss T, d. fHl'ol.'
SON Clarence Poe. Il. c. Table H. W.
Dent. c. l.. Radcliffe J. c. Forldif l"'
G. c, Rhodes.