Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-20
WHY EILENB[RG[R LEAVES
The STATE UNIVERSITY,
HE WAS A PROTEGE OF sTURGIs
AND RAYMOND, WHICH Of
Tended GRANT.
HIS LOSS cR1PPLEs SCHOOL.
GOSSIP CONCERNING THE .DOINGS
OF THE REGENTS OF THE
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Special to the Register.

ed the dictatorship of the music depart
ment of Ohio Wesleyan University at a
much larger salary than he gets here
and has other good offers.
The rumored intention OF the Board
of Regents to refuse to elect Prof. Ellen
berger director of the school Of music
for another year brings UP some inter-
esting history. Prof Ellenberger came
here at the request of DIR. Raymond and
undertook to build up school of music
in the University about three and a half
years ago. There were no funds for
the purpose and few men, chief of
whom were Geo. C. Sturgiss, then presi-
dent of the Board of Regents, Prof. r.
A. Armstrong and DR.. Raymond, then
president of the University, took the
responsibility of guaranteeing rea-
sonable compensation to the teachers in
this department while it was In the ex-
perimental stage. Mr.. Ellenberger was
instrumental in securing the services
of Miss Russell McMurphy, graduate
of the New England Conservatory of
Music, who had studied two years
abroad, as pianist, and under their fine
teaching and encouragement the school
has grown to an enrolment of about
140 students this year. with faculty
of four teachers. Miss McMurphy, Miss
Grace Martin Theo. Christian Rude and
T. yGetz Hill, besides the director.
In the recent administrative troubles
Ellenberger always respected the pow
ers that were and always was befriend-
ed by Mr.. Sturgiss, who took much re-
sponsibility for his coming here. e. M.
Grant, now resident regent, radically
opposed the administration of the for
mer board of regents, and was particu-
larly active in his opposition to it's
president, Geo. C. Sturgiss Ellenber-
ger of course stood by Sturgiss, though
far from always favoring the policy Of
his administration. Grant has been so
determined in his opposition to Ellen
berger that the other members could
not get him reconciled to anything but
his removal. 1t will have tendency to
seriously cripple this department for
some time if his resignation is ac-
cepted.
1t was mistake about Prof. ]. N.
Deahl being chosen assistant He was
elected to the chair of pedagogy made
vacant by the resignation of Prof T. C.
Miller. He was formerly principal of
the West Liberty Normal school and is
now student Of Columbia College, New
York. The appointment is thought to
be very good one
The iporoa 20 Of mr. d Doypo1d,.
salary as chaplain is receiving much
favorable comment. He has tided the
University over several critical periods
and it was felt he deserved some addi-
tional reward to his regular salary, any
way.
A. W. Porterfield, who was appoint
ed assistant in German, has been fell
low I'm German for the past two years
and has done most satisfactory work.
He is a native of Jefferson county and
a graduate of the University.
Prof. S. c. Smith has been an untiring
worker in teaching rhetoric and elocu-
ton for the past two years, and the re-
tention of nin in this department gives
much satisfaction.
The reinstatement of Prof Arm
strong was ordered as vindication of
his course before the people of the
State. He had been most unfairly and
unjustly treated by the former Board,
in obedience to the wishes of Dr. Ray
mond, who seems to have been unreal
sonably jealous of him. At least the
present Board thought he had been
treated unfairly, and administered this
rebuke to the former Boards action.
Prof E. B. Copeland was not re-elect-
ed to the chair of Botany, because there
were not enough students to justify
paying his salary in that department.
There Is an impression among the re-
gents that the Medical department costs
more than it Is worth to the State, SO
DR.. McGill, professor OF Materia Medica
resigned and was not reelected.
Miss Bertha Browning, VINO was ap-
pointed assistant to Mr.. Friend in pre-
paratory English, is from Wellsburg,
w. Va. She has been a fellow in Eng
lish the past year.
In all probability an assistant will be
appointed some time this summer. as
the teaching force in this department
will be sufficient since the failure to re-
elect DR.. ]. E. Hill, instructor in Math-
MATES.
The Board recommended the payment
of the salaries of those professors who
have been teaching the past two sum-
mer quarters, for the extra time they
have taught. There has been a good
deal of controversy about whether they
should be paid for this extra time.
There are no funds for it now, but the
Legislature will be asked to provide
for it.
IN. j. White, who has been in the
United States army in the Philippines,
was appointed auditor last night to
take the place of S. G. Chadwick.
White resigned the authorship to iac-
cept a lieutenant's commission in the
army at the outbreak OF the war with
Spain. He will return soon, his regi-
ment having been discharged and sent
home. He is Republican and a resi-
dent of Morgantown. err. Chadwick is
a Democrat and a brother-in-law OF
Geo. c. Sturgiss, former president OF the
BOARD