Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-20
WORK or REGENTS
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Summary OF Business Trans
acted at Annual Session.
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Important Matters ut that Time
Resolutions and Death of Judge
Johnson.
The Board of Regents of West
Virginia University after being in
session for week transacted the
following business, in addition to
much other business of merely
routine nature.
The Tax Commission Prize of
81, $50 offered by w. ?. Hubbard, j.
X. Thompson, j. III. Holt, II. G..
Davis and III. Williams was accept
cd with thanks.
DIR. j. F. Grant of Johns Hopkins
University was elected instructor in
Anatomy.
Oscar Err, B. S. of Ohio State
University, was elected instructor
in Dairying.
Albert Leroy Andrews, A. NJ,
Harvard University was elected in
structor in German for one year,
while A. w. Porterfeid is studying
in Berlin.
The resignation of r. E. Fast,
i Professor of American History and
Political Science, was received with
regret, and Walter L. Fleming of
South Carolina, an AM. and Phi. d.,
of Columbia University, New York,
an experienced instructor, was elect
ed to succeed him. Professor Elem
ing comes with as strong reeommen-
dations as any man ever brought to
the University.
w. w. Smith, A. b., formerly of
Cabell County, graduate OF the
University, was elected First Assist
ant Librarian, and Miss Ina f. Mel
son, formerly of Hampshire county,
Second Assistant.
C. Edmund Neil, A. b., Denison
University, Ohio, was elected Assist
ant Professor of Elocation and
Oratory. Professor Neil is widely
known as delightful entertainer,
as well as an exceptionally success
full teacher of Elocution and Public
Speaking
S. G. Smith was granted leave of
absence, in order to do graduate
work at Harvard. +. C. Herod, of
this years graduating class was ap-
pointed to fill his place as Assistant
IN Rhetoric.
Miss Susan Maxwell Moore was
elected Dean OF Women, to have
charge of the Womans' Hall for
which the Board made provision at
this meeting. The building hitherto
known as Baptist Hall, situated at
the edge of the University campus
was rented by the Board for term
of two years.
1t will be refurnished and put in
the best possible condition, and will
be used exclusively as a home for the
young women students, 1t Will &C
commodate twenty-five or thirty
young ladies, and they will be under
the direct care Of the Dean..of Women.
Miss Moore has had a great deal of
successful experience in work of this
kind, and it is believed by everybody
that she will be great power for
good among the young lady students.
The Woman's Hall will be ready for
use at the opening of the fall term.
President Purinton was granted
leave OF absence next March, April
and May, in order to attend the worlds
Sunday School Convention In Jerusa-
lem.
President Purinton, Dean Wright
son, and Mr.. Grant, were appointed a
committee to secure a successor tc
Miss Russell McMurphy, Instructor
on the Piano, whose resignation was
regretfully accepted.
Professor r. A. Armstrong was des-
ignated as head of the department OF
English, including the Subjects OF
English Language and Literature,
Rhetoric, Elecution and Oratory, and
kindred subjects.
Professor r.. L. Morris, offer OF az
annual prize of $4,000, beginning
June 1904, to the student in the de-
parrment of Civil and Mining Engi
neering preparing and presenting the
best thesis on some original subject
allied to West Virginia industrial in
terests, was accepted. Director Jas
H, Stewards offer of an annual priz
of $50. 90 in School OF Agriculture wa
also accepted.
The Supt. Of Buildings aud Ground
was instructed to begin work at ono
on the construction OF Central Heat
ing Pant, for which partial appro
priation was made by the last Legls
lature. The building is TO stand a
the edge of the campus near the river
Miss Drusilla V. Johnson was elect
ed assistent in Preparatory Greek ant
Mathematics for one year.
Suitable resolutions on the death
Dean Johnson OF the Law School wer
adopted. M
The Board Adjourned to meet Jul
II, at 1000 A. M.
The mercury has reached Al thi
week. This is remarkably loS
point for June PpoDle NAV expect Z