Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-31
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
Members Arrived sand Began
Their Session Thursday.

~ Afternoon to be Paraded-|
Evidence Will be Taken.
The investigating committee APP
pointed by the legislature to inves
tigate the University and report on
it arrived here on Thursday morn
ing at 9:07. The committee is made
up OF Senators Lanham and Kidd
and Delegates Swisher, Jarrett and
Talbot. They were met at the de
pot by several gentlemen among
them Mr.. Sturgiss and escorted up
town.
They went at once to the Peabody
which they will make their head
quarters while here 1t was an
nounced at once that they would take
evidence while here in order to en-
able them to make up their report
to the legislature Members of the
faculty and citizens as well will be
summoned before them to give evi.
dence on what they know about Tn
versity matters.
On all sides are to be heard ex-
pressions of satisfaction over the
composition Of the committee and
over It's determination to leave moth
ing undone that will enable it to get
I the exact facts of the situation to
/ report to the legislature.
The committee is composed Of the
best minds in both the House and
Senate. It is nor partisan having
two Democrats, Kidd and Jarrett, to
three Republicans. Senator Lanham
is the senior Senator from this dis
trict and is well known in Morgan
town as is also Delegate Swisher
who halls from Marion county and
is at home as much in Monongalia.
The committee and its work is at
tracing much attention over the
State A special to the Register
from Charleston says OF it:
The committee to investigate the
University left here for Morgantown
to begin the work Some of them
! at least are determined to 90 to the
bottom of the charges against the
management of the school, and it is
more than likely they are all of the
same mind regarding their duty in
4 the matter. They were accompanied
by Mr.. Grant, the delegate from
Monongalia county. 1t will be
great thing for the State if this leg
islature can do something to clear
that school of the troubles that so
beset it, and put it in the way Of be.
ing restored to something of it's an
cient responsibility.
The Gazette says: The Universi
ty Investigating Committee will have
a great trip up to the "Modern Ath-
ens,' and they will be most royalty
treated, too, by the people of that
city. They will find hospitable en-
tertainment and enough perplexing
things to keep them bordering for
the remainder of the year. But the
Morgantowners are the best that
grow, and no installing that They
would be nice to His Satanic Males
ty. if he came as their guest.
A. B. Smith the News correspon
I pendent at Charleston sends the fol
Moving to his paper: The commit
tee appointed to investigate the state
university is getting down to work.
The results of the investigation will
be awaited with interest. The plan
is not exactly what the senate would
like, but by careful work the inyes-
LEGATION can be made thorough
one. The committee is now in Nor
gantown and has begun work. The
action OF the board in discharging
Prof. Hartigan and Armstrong will
be reviewed and the finances of the
Institution will be given an airing.
After this work Dr. Hartigan and
Erof Armstrong will be sent for and
their side of the case will be given.
lit is probable that many other mem
bers of the faculty will be summon
cd
One point which will be made
feature by the investigating com.
mittee is the report that professors
) are given twelve months leave of alb
sence and paid their years salaries
in full. This charge has been re
peatedly made, and Senator Kidd
says he proposes to bring out the
facts in regard to it if no other mem
Der OF the committee does. IF the
report is found to be true resolu-
ton of censure will be passed.
The intention OF the committee is
to get through with the investiga-
ton before the university appropria-
ton is made. One of the commit
tees instructions is to ascertain the
amount of appropriations required
to run the university economically
and its report will be accepted.
Editorially the News says:
! Though the committee appointed