Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-06-25
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Matters of Moment Concerning
the Big School.

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Next Year Different Arrangements
at that Time rarinton's Letter
Deaths appointment New Members
of the Faculty Other Notes.
The Alumni Association Of West
Virginia University at its annual bus
iness meeting unanimously decided
TO have another reunion and dinner
next June. The menu was not in
every respect success this year, and
the Committee mean To show their
fellow alumni and friends next year
that they can provide a tirst-class din
ner. A Pittsburg caterer will be en-
gagged long enough in advance OF the
time TO make every necessary arrange
ment. A special effort will be made
TO have everything In perfect taste
The Alumni are all delighted over the
election OF fellow alumnas TO the
presidency Of the University, and they
all mean TO stand by him and hold
UP his hands for successful admin
istration.
PRESIDENT PuRINToN's LETTER.
The following is a copy Of the letter
sent by President-eleet Purinton and
read by the Secretary at the Alumni
Dinner:
GRANVILLE, Ohio, June 10, 1901.
Professor Waitman Barbe,
Morgantown, w Va,
My dear sir:-I have received your
invitation TO the Alumni Dinner for
tomorrow evening, and your kind
request that / respond TO the senti-
ment aHome Again. Nothing could
give me greater pleasure than TO take
my place at the ssfestal boardn and 10
say word on the subject announced.
But it becomes evident to-day that
duties here will require me to forego
this great pleasure. 1t IS now more
than ten years since my last meeting
with the Alumni, but | trust that
the future will give frequent oppor.
tunities for mingling with athe boys
of former years. And certainly it
Will give me the keenest Joy To be
"home again. There need be no
fatted calf tosignalize the ''Prndigals
return but tits pleasant 60 be assured
that there will be place and a well
come at the family board. tt is the
Mountain state that furnished the
earliest home OF my childhood, and /
ask no better boon than TO f1nd among
its Beautiful Hills the latest home
of my manhood.
Will you kindly convey message
OF fraternal greeting to the body Of
Alumni, many Of whom it Is my good
fortune to know and to love person.
ally, and all OF whom hold in highest
esteem and honor? In the common
bond Of affection for the s'Mother of
us ALL" | remain,
Very truly and cordially yours,
ID. b. PURINToN.
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS.
The appointments Of Professor J. N.
Deahl to the chair OF Pedagogy meets
with universal approval. Mr.. Deahl
Is an admirably equipped man in
every way. He received his prepare
tory training at the Fairmont State
Normal School, and his college train
ing at the University Of Nashville,
West Virginia University, Harvard
University, and Columbia University.
Probably no man in West Virginia
has more persistently and faithfully
worked out his educational ideals than
has J. N. Deahl. In addition to his
fine academic training, he has had
most valuable experience as Principal
Of the West Liberty Normal School,
and elsewhere, In the practical work
OF training teachers. His two years
graduate work in Columbia UNIVERSE
ty with Nicholas Murray Butler,
Professor McMurray, and oShers, was
wholly in the line of his speciality,
viz: Pedagogy. That he will make
the department here a strong one Is
taken for granted by everybody who
knows him. He Is West Virginia
product Of whom the state has reason
to be proud.
Professor C. K. Davis, the new
horticulturist and instructor in Bot
any, is doctor Of philosophy Of
Cornell University, and was selected
from number Of men who were rec
commended ia very high degree, as
being the best one. He takes the
place OF Professor Corbett who resign
ed to accept the position as head Of
the Bureau of Horticulture in the
Department OF Agriculture at Wash
ington. Professor Corbett was an
excellent man, and liz is believed that
DR.. Davis will be a worthy successor.
William Henry Whitman, A. NJ,
an Ohio County man, who has been
living here for several years was APP
pointed Assistant in Physics and
Geology He Is a graduate Of West
Virginia University, and OF Cornell
University. and for one year held the
position Of Fellow In Physics here
He is thoroughly trained man, and
has proved his ability to teach.
UNIVERSITY FINANCES.
One Of the problems before the
Board Of Regents at their last meet
ing was the adjustment of the finan-