Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-08-28
NEW PROFESSORS.
Some Of Those Who Will
Teach This Year.
DIR. j. M. Callahan OF Johns Hopkins
Professor of EuropeaH History-Sey-
eral Teachers Yet to be appointed.

Preparations are now eeiag made
for the opening of the University
September 18th. DIR. Purinton and
Professor 4saRbe are both here go
ing Through the mail that has col
lecteG during their absence, and
sending out information to the many
| new students and professors who
are coming this year.
Several OF the vacancies made
by the designations last spring have
been filled, and ;latlr are yet vacant.
The committee hasLng the selection
| Of competent persons for these
places has been at worar all this time
trying to reconcile the Two unlike
quantities or qualities, NJ, a prof
cient teacher and the salary he can
get here. The labors of the com
mittee are not yet completed. Sc
lections will probably be made ~
the time the regents meet ag,qgn4
DR.. Purinton thinks this meeti ug
will be postponed till the second
week IN September, instead OF hold
ing it the first week,
Dir j. M. Callahan, PHI. D., has
been selected as professor of Euro
pean history to take the place of
Miss Daniels, who resigned. Dr..
Callahan is graduate OF Johns
Hopkins University, and has taught
as instructor in the same institution.
He has been a stu dent of diplomatic
subjects and is WI liter of some note
on both history and diplomacy.
Mr.. Poe will again lie an assistant
in the department of history this
year. Professor Fest gill probably
not be able to carry on aIl his work
as professor of history AT she opening
of the school, His health has much
improved but he will has1ly be
strong enough for the work .Uf full
professor by the middle of SOFTEN
ber
Prof Sydney Lloyd Wrighlsen
who has has already been introdae-
ed to our people will have charge of
the music school, and with the able
corps of teachers to assist him that
department will be one OF the strong
est and most popular in the instftu-
ton.
Prof. Friend Z. Clark, Phi. d., of
Johns Hopkins University will be
instructor in chemistry. His home
is at New Martinsville. He is a
graduate OF the University, class of
1898, and is very well known in
Morgantown.
DR.. j. n. Simpson has been chos
en- instructor in anatomy and phys
iology. He is graduate of Johns
Hopkins medical College and an
alumnus OF the University of Nash
vile, Tennessee. He taught for a
time at Marshall College, Hunting
ton, before taking his degree at
Johns Hopkins.
DIR. Simpson is trother in law
of Judge Poffenbarger OF the Sus
preme Court of the state, Mrs. Pof |
fenbarger beng his sister He is
said to be very popular teacher
Personally he stands very high |
among those who know him.
Miss Pauline G. Virgins, the
new librarian, will be here to begin |
her work next week. She is a grad
uate of Wellesley and Radcliffe and
has taught at Vassar College for
girls. In library science, she is
graduate of the library school at
Albany, New York DR.. Melville |
Dewey, author of the Dewey decimal
system Of library science is at the
head of this school. Miss Virgins
has been an assistant in the New
York State Library at Albany. The
Dewey system is the one used here,
so Miss Virgins will be right at
home with her work tro.a the start.
The positions yet to be filled by
the committee are professor Of civil
engineering and horticulture, a bac-
teriologist and an instructor in En-
glish philology.
DIR. p. B. Reynolds will teach the
classes in social science heretofore
taught by Miss Hannah Clark.
Prof. Wrghtson will teach the
classes in vocal music in place Of Miss
Julia A. Clark. Mr.. Wrightson is an /
accomplished vocalist, commanding !
the highest prices for his instruction |
in the cities.