Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-26
BOARD OF REGENTS.
Length of Time the New Men
Are 10 Serve.

Some Thing about Each Member of the
New Board-Ali are College Gradu-
ates With one Exception-That one a
Man of Wide Experience and Learn.
ing.
The new board of regents which is
to take charge Of things at the Uni
versity ia short time is of course a
source OF perennial interest. The an
nouncement as TO the length Of the
terms to be served by each has not
yet been announced and this paper
takes pleasure in giving it to its read
ers. j. Russell Trotter is to serve
two years as is also G. r. Oldham, J.
B. Finley and G. M. Babb. The re-
mainder of the board, c. e. Iaworth,
e. M. Grant, J. NJ. Hale, d. G. Gal.
laher and W. j. W. Cowden are to
serve four years.
The following brief sketches of the
members will be found to be of inter-
est:
Charles r. Oldham is a former
Monongalia Academy student; gradu-
ate of Marietta College, 1875; lawyer
prominent member Episcopal church,;
resident Moundsvilie: Democrat.
Hon. w. j. w. Cowden, graduate
of Westminster College, Pa, class of
1871, with highest literary honors,
classical course; principal West Alex
ander, Pa, Academy. one year For
: six years been trustee u. 2. Theolo-
gical Seminary at Allegheny. Been
member board Of education, Wheel
ing. Lawyer by profession; member
Methodist Protestant church, resident
of Wheeling, and postmaster same
1893-97; Republican.
John B. Finley, secretary Citizens
Trust and Guaranty Company, Of
West Virginia at Parkersburg. Grad
uate of Hampden-Sidney College Vir-
ginia, class Of 1885. Civil engineer
Former State Senator and chief depu-
ty under q. S. collector of internal
revenue E. NJ. Gilkeson; Presbyter-
ian; Democrat.
Charles NJ. Babb is graduate of
West Virginia University, class of
1872 and is one of the best known and
responsible farmers Of the eastern part
of the State. He is Methodist and
Republican He lives at Falls Grant
county.
d. G. Gallaher is the well known
attorney Of Charleston and former
regent of the University of Virginia,
class Of 1869; also took law course
there and attended the University at
Berlin, Germany. He is an Episco-
palian and Democrat.
DR.. j. w. Hale is The well known
and leading attorney Of the south
eastern part Of the state and lives at
Princeton, Mercer county. He is a
college graduate and a literally educa-
ted man, both in medicine and law.
He is a Southern Methodist and a Re
publican.
Hon. j r. Trotter ex-State Super
intendent Of Free Schools isa graduate
of the West Virginia University, also
student at Harvard College He
has had wide experience in educa ton
al matters. He is a lawyer; promi-
nent member of the Methodist church
Republican In politics and former
resident of Buckhannon.
G. e. Haworth IS college graduate
an academy and ex-eollege professor,
formerly a physician musician of
considerably ability, has travelled
abroad is highly educated and cultur-
ed and therefore, a leading editor of
the state. He is leading member of
the Baptist church, and is a resident
of Huntington. In politics he is
Republican.
Hon. E. NJ. Grant of Morgantown,
has twice been a member of the Leg
islature is literally educated man,
and was selected as the local regent
because Of his eminent business abil-
ity and good, hard, common sense.
He is very prominent as a business
man and in affiliations is an Epsco-
palian. He is a Republican.