Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-13
DR.. REYNOLDS.
Acting President of the Univer-
sity Talks

!. To the Parkersburg State Journal in
an Interesting Manner-He Says that
the Troubles are oYer-Prospects for
the School are of the Very Brightest.
That the University of West Vir-
ginia has brilliant future before it,
4. more brilliant than is even imagined
by the most sanguine, anyone would
readily believe once hearing DR.. z. B.
Reynolds now acting president OF that
institution speak of it as he believes
says the State Journal.
DIR. Reynolds was 10 the city yester-
day and talked interestingly of the
States most promising educational
institution. He has been connected
with the university since 1885, hold
ing for the greater part Of that time,
the position of vice president. Dur
ing the years of '94 and '95 he was
acting president again, since the
twentieth of March of this year, has
occupied the same position which he
now holds with marked ability. He,
it was, who first took up the adver-
:, Using feature for the University,
(which has since brought such splen-
did results.
Beginning with small phamphlet
he followed it up with an illustrated
catalogue in reference to the Univer-
nifty which be distributed broadcast
all over the country. He afterward
advanced the field agent idea and kept
at the Board Of Regents until that
body appointed Waitman Barbe this
of city to that position. The result of
Mr.. Barbe's work is too well known to
need any description. Since the first
Of this sort of work was taken up the
enrolment at the University has in
creased from three hundred to eight
hundred and the growth has not
ceased-nor will it.
stThe University of West Virginia.
said DR.. Reynolds, promises TO be-
come soon the equal Of any school Of
the kind ia the United States-at
least there will be none better. It's
educational facilities are numerous
and constantly growing Soon we
, will have Mechanical Hall erected
and fitted up, which will be the equal
in equipment Of any department Of
the kind in the United States, As
soon as we are given more room we
will branch out and will be great
ideal ADLER to carry on the work.
There is scarcely any profession or
trade, that is not represented in the
University and every department is
complete or at least will be, as soon
as the Mechanical building is com
pleted. .
sThe last Legislature limited US in
regard to funds, but it will not in any
way prove detrimental to the work.
When the next session OF the Legis-
lature meets, it will by that time be
able to see the wonderful advantage
the University is to the State and will
| belieye, allow the necessary funds
1.-THE one great idea in school work, =
said Dr. Reynolds, sis to make the
University The fountain head Of the
State school system, and by SO doing
make each and every public school in
! the state preparatory school for the
university. This could easily be done
and the effect would be to make the
work easier, both for the teachers and
In front of them.
"a Affairs at the University, for a
time, have not been all that could be
i desired but / fully believe that the
University of West Virginia has seen
its stormiest period. 1t is rapidly
building up and as an illustration Of
its progress can show on its enroll
ment list the names of students from
not only this state but from numerous
other states having Universities. .
The Board of Regents-the new
one--holds its regular meeting direct
after the nineteenth Of June, on
which date the term of the old Board
expires. The affairs at-the Univer-
sity will then be taken up with new
hands.at the throttle. DIR. Reynolds
left for Ravenswood last night, where
he attended the Commencement ex-
ercses of the Ohio Valley College.
He will go from there TO Huntington,
hafter which he will return to Morgan
town.