Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-06-29
$4,000 INDEBTEDNESS
Left by the Old Board of Regents
of University.
THENEW APPOINTMENTS MADE
To Pay IL, the Institution world Have
TO Close for Year, Debts are Acknowi-
edged and Passed ON 10 Next Legis-
Jafure
Iature.

ments and changes of titles made By
the board OF Regents of the Unver-
siity at their meeting just ended:
ID. B. Purinton, Phi. d., Ii, d.,
elected President, and Professor OF
Philosophy
p. B. Reynolds changed from Pro-
fessor or of Philosophy to Professor
of Economics and Sociology
A. 3. Hare made PRINCIPAL of the
Preparatory School in addition 10
Professor of Preparatory Latin;
G. H. Patterson changed from Pro-
lessor of English Language and Liter
Azure to Professor of Rhetoric and
Elocution;
J. B. Johnston changed from Pro-
fessor of Zoology to Professor OF Bio
llgy.
CIR. Jones changed from Assistant
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
to Professor of Mechanical Engi neer-
ing;
Charles Chollet changed from Asso-
ciate Professor of Roman Language
and Literature to Professor OF Roman
Language and Literature;
III. S. Green changed from Assocl-
ate Professor of Greek Language and
Literature to Professor of Greek Lam
guage and Literature;
Hannah H. Clark changed from As
sistant Professor of Domestic Science
and Dean of Women to Assistant Pro-
fessor of Sociology and Dean OF Wom-
en-;
in. Deahl, A. NJ. elected Assis-
tant Professor of Pedagogy;
Russell McMurphy changed from
Instructor on Piano to Acting Director
of the School of Music;
d. w. Ohern changed from Assis-
tant in Greek to Instructor in Greek !;
K. 9. Davis elected Horticulturist
. and Instructor in Botany;
Grace Martin changed from Assis-
tant on Piano to Instructor on Piano
and Pipe Organ
A. W. Porterfield changed from
Fellow in German to Assistant in
German;
w. H. Whitam, A. NJ. appointed
Assistant in Phygics and Geology. !;
Bertha G. Browning, A. B., appoint
ed Assistant in Preparatory SCHOOL,
G. Nj. John appointed Assistant
Horticultruist of Experient Station;
Rufus West appointed Stationary
Engineer and Assistant in Metal
Working;
W. j. White appointed Auditor;
Robert A. Armstrong reinstated as
Professor of the English Language
and Literature, and given leave OF
absence. Professor Armstrong does
not intend to reutrn to the Uniyer
sity.
q. A. Ellenberger. Director of the
School of Music; f. B Copeland,
Professor of Botany u. David Thomp-
son. Assistant Professor of Mathema-
tics; w. S. Magill, Acting Professor
of Bacteriology and Pathology, and
J. E. Hill. Instructor in Mathema-
tics. resigned, and there designations
were accepted.
No changes in the titles or duties
of any other members of the faculty
were made.
The Executive Committee of the
Board was authorized 70 appoint an
instIuctorof Anatomy and Physiology !;
an Assistant Professor of the English
Language and Literature. an Instruc
or in Voices; an Instructor on
Stringed Instruments and an Assist
ant in Rom ance Languages before the
beginning of the Fall Term, Septem-
Der IL.
The Finance Committee of the State
University, is the most important
committee of the Board of Regents
and at the meeting held last week, it
developed upon that committee to
make a thorough report upon the
financial condition of the institution.
The committee found that the Uni
vervsity is in debt. at least $50, 600,
some of which is now due and others
OF lt Will shortly be due for work con-
tracted for by the previous admins
tratlon. The $50, 600 debt is not the
making of the present administrator
but is an undesirable legacy from the
former management of the University
For this administration to pay this
Indebtedness out of the money appro-
priated by the least Legislature for
the management and conduct of the
University during the two ensuing
years. would mean that the big in
stitution would be rendered helpless
and practically useless for at least one
year. 1t would mean that the Univer-
sity would have to practically close
for years time. So, the new Board
of Regents decided that this debt,
htol, Icx IL