Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-18

the conyocation address taking as
his subject rs there any solution of
OF the Labor question:" Announce
ments by the President were as fol-
lows.
THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
Mr.. Wrightson will be in his studio
Room SO, University Hall, from 11:30
to 1900 to receive scholars each day.
Applications must be made not later
than Saturday. Miss Crumrine has
been added to the Faculty and will be
one Of the Junior teachers in the
piano department.
Mr.. Spence will organize childrens'
classes in violin at the rate of 81. 90 a
term, Applicants can make arrange
ments at the Office of the Director.
The Ensemble class especially for adj
vanced pianists will be continued at
$8.0 term.
A Faculty concert will be given in
Commencement Hall on Friday even
ing, October 4th at which time each
member of the Faculty will partici-
pate in the program. Admission to
this concert will be free. During the
year two more Faculty concerts will
be given with the assistance of some
artists Of high standing.
The Glee club will meet for reorgan-
Ization in the Directors Office on
Thursday evening next September 25,
at 700 O'Clock. All students desiring
to join are requested to be present.
All who have voices are urged to come
and help build up fine college Glee
club. Mr.. WrighJson will be the Di-
rector OF the Club, and great things
are looked for
THE CHORAL UNION.
Too much stress cannot be laid upon
the announcement regarding the
Choral Union. 1t is the desire of Mr..
Wrightson to organize a large chorus
here that will be The pride of the Uni
versitY and the envy Of every other city
around US. To do this it will require
the hearty cooperation of all the mu.
sic loving people Of the town, and the
students in the University and the
School of Music. Miss McMurphy will
be the accompanist, and the Choral
Union will elect its own officers, and
the music will be conducted by Mr..
Wrightson. Every singer In Morgan
town, and every student who has a
voice, is cordially invited to meet
ing In Commencement Hall on Mon.
day evening next, at 1880, at which
time permanent organization will
be effected and work will commence
at once.
MIR. WRIGHTs ADDRESS.
Mr.. Wright outlined the history Of
labor from the origin of the industry,
and he defined the primal problems
that surrounded it in the early records
OF the race. The broader and more
Z vital problems which attach to the
labor question of today, however,
came in TO existance about twenty
five years ago, he maintained Con-
tinuing the speaker said in part:
Every great reform has been
wrought by force. Formerly such re.
suits were achieved by resort to arms.
In this day the conflict is one of in
tellect. War is still the factor, but
only in the philosophical sense of con-
quest The contest is for a higher
plane Of living.
Every phase of the present problems
has been tonched upon in the past
and remedies sought. 1t is perfectly
natural and human that men should
seek an Immediate panacea for exist
ing evil. John Stuart Mill has said
that there mot nh in
justice by the adjustment of which
the human race can pass to happiness.
How much greater are the difficulties
when we try to solve the whole range
of this mighty question.
The question is not how to kill or
remove the cause, but to soften the
struggle. To this many remedies
have been suggested. We will now
considered some of these methods.
First, through legislation. Now II
any EFFORT has proven fallible, it is the
attempt to secure good, pure idiyidu-
al character by statutory enactment.
You may read the history of the
world yet its statutes are not the lead
ers, but the followers of popular voice.
Laws are but the capitalization OF
public sentiment, and as such they
may exert an educational influence.
But they can never serve as a solution
OF social and chronic problems. Then
there is compulsory inspection OF fac
tories which is mere police regula-
ton We have had this inspection
Tor years. yet the problem still exists.
We have laws fixing the responsibility
FOR accidents to employees, but they
have not relieved the strain. Laws
for the betterment of sanitary condi-
items have wrought worthy reforms,
but they have not touched the heart
of the problem. Lessening the hours