Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-20
president AND REGENTS
LEAVE OFFICE TOGETHER.
RAYMOND'S RESIGNATION IN THE
HANDS OF PRESIDENT STUR-
rs SINCE JANUARY L.
SAID TO BE UNCONDITIONAL
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT TO BE
MADE A FEATURE ONCE
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Special to the Register.
MORGANTOWN, March 19.-Re-
gents Brown, OF Charleston, Powell, of
Parkersburg. Kunst, of Weston and
Davis of Clarksburg are here together
with Mr.. Sturgiss of Morgantown,
president of the board for the final
meeting. This board will retire to
give place to the new board which is
to be appointed by Gov. White.
The first meeting vas held this
morning. There is a great deal of
routine business to be taken up and
disposed of and everything will be
gotten in readiness to turn over to
the new board when it takes charge.
Among the items of business to be
considered at this time is the resigna-
ton of President Raymond from the
head of the school. 1t is now assert
ed that this has been in the hands OF
the president of the Board since jan
uary l.
The resignation will be accepted
without any reservations and the
board and President will retire to-
gether.
No action will be taken by the pres
emit board to appoint a successor to
the president but they will probably
place some one in charge to act until
a successor shall be appointed by the
new board.
The committee on graduation has
reported that the following students
be graduated at the spring convoca-
fio, u,hiob &c fn falyn fnlann on nri1
L:
Mr.. Allen Wilson Porterfield, Bed
ington, w. Va, GA. B. West Virginia
university, 1S99)with the degree OF
Master of Arts.
Mr.. Jerome Case McMurphy, Oak
Park, Illinois, with the degree OF
Bachelor Of Arts.
Mr.. Charles Frederick Tucker
Brooke, Morgantown, with the degree
of Bachelor of Arts.
Mr.. Emory Ison Ireland, Whiteoak,
w. Va, with the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Civil Engineering.
Mr.. William Louis Six, W~adestown,
w. Va, with the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Civil Engineering.
Mr.. George Morris Beltzhoover,
Shepherdstown, w. Va, CA. B. West
Virginia university, 1900 with the de-
gree of Bachelor of Laws.
Mr.. Terence David Stewart, Char
lesion, w. Va, with the certificate in
law.
The name of the gentleman who is
to deliver the convocation address
has not yet been announced.
A band of twenty pieces has been
organized in the university with I. G.
Hill as leader. They are meeting reg
ularly for practice and expect to have
n of the best bands in the state.
V. T. Tustin, ID. l.. Lond, d. B.
Leonard and Raymond Maxwell have
been selected to represent the law
class in the law class debate which is
to take place during commencement
week. The question to be discussed
and the sides to be taken are to be
selected by the debaters in connection
with the dean of the law school,
Judge Okey Johnson.
Under the new di~spensation it is
proposed to resume the ol~d-fashioned
commandments which have fallen in
to disuse and it is proposed to make
the coming commencement n of the
most notable that has ever been held
here. Reunions of the alumni and
old students are expected to be held
and the charms of the o~ld-fashioned
graduations when relatives and
friends of the senior class were here
in large numbers are to be restored
to their pristine glories.
Prof. Thomas Z. Hodges has been
appointed to represent the university
in a meeting of the accredited schools
and normal schools of the state to be
held in the near future to take steps
to draw the schools of the state and
the university into closer relationship.
Steps will be taken to unity the
courses of instruction so that they
will lead from the lower schools di-
rectly into and through the highest
institution of learning in the state.
The meeting will be a most impor-
tant one and will be worth a great
deal to the education influences of the
state.
Senator Elkins has replied to the in
vitation of the committee on Decora-
ton day celebration and states that
he will be here on that day. 1t is pro-
posed to make it the biggest celebra-
IlDu ever Uttu III TIC bONH. E1OU- JUS
H. Gaines OF Charleston will be the
orator of the day.
All of the regents are here.
Charles r. Oldham. of M~oundsville,
has been appointed in place Of r. r.
Mcmahon, who failed of confirmation
before the State Senate last winter.
Oldham is a Democrat, and was for
merly postmaster at M~oundsville. 1t
is thought that he will De one OF
the new board, having been appointed
by Governor White. He is a classmate
Of Governor White. having graduated
with him from Marietta College.
The Board passed a vote Of thanks
to Hon. George G. Sturgiss, of this
place, and Col. ]. NJ. Gufey, Of Pitts
burg, the donors OF the magnificent
pipe organ in commencement hall. The
resolutions state that the donors de-
sired TO keep their names a secret but
that since certain allegations Of fraud
in the purchase had been made. the
Board desired 10 make them public,
and to publicly thank them for the do
nation.
AS rapidly as the regents arrived
In town they were. with the exception
Of Davis, Eastman and Brown, served
with notices of a suit for damages.
which DR.. j. W. H~artigan Is to bring
against them seyeralfy and cnf1e~ff~c