The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-06-24
WORK OF REGENTS
Summary OF Business Trans
acted at Annual Session.

Another Meeting will be neid July 81
Important Matters nj that Tine
Resolutions and Death Of Judge
johnson.
The Board of Regents of West
Virginia University after being in
session for a week transat ted the
following business. in addition 10
much other business Of merely
routine nature.
The Tax Commission Prize OF
1880 offered by w. p Hubbard. J
X. Thompson, j. Fl. Holt, ii. G..
Davis and III. Williams was accept
ed 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. Porterfeld is studying
! in Berlin.
I The resignation of r. 4. Fast,
Professor of American History and
Political Science, was received with
regret, aud Walter L. Fleming of
South Carolina, an AM. and Ph. D.,
of Columbia University, New York,
an experienced instructor, was elect
ed to succeed him. Professor Elem.
ing comes with as strong recommen-
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 Elocution and
Oratory. Professor Neil is widely
known as delightful entertainer,
as well as an exceptionally success
full teacher OF Elocution and Public
Speaking.
5. c. Smith was granted leave of
absence, in order to do graduate
work at Harvard. f. C. Herod, OF
this years graduating class was APP.
pointed to fill his place as Assistant
In Rhetoric
Miss Susan Maxwell Moore was
elected Dean oil Women, to have
charge OF the Womans' Hall Tor
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. aud will
be used exclusively as home for the
young women students, It@will ac-
commodate twenty-five or thirty
young ladies, and they will be under
the direct care OF the Dean OF Women.
Miss Moore has had 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 world s
Sunday School Convention In Jerusa-
lem.
President Purinton, Dean Wright
son, and Mr. Grant, were appointed a
committee to secure successor to
Miss Russell McMarphy, 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, Elocution and Oratory, and
kindred subjects.
Professor r. l.. Morris, offer Of an
annual prize OF $50. 90, beginning
June 1904, to the student in the de
partment Of Civil aud Mining Engi
neering preparing and presenting the
best thesis on some original subject
allied to West Virginia Industrial in
terests, was accepted. Director Jas.
II. Stewards offer Of an annual prize
of $50 90 in School OF Agriculture was
also accepted.
The Supt. OF Buildings aud Grounds
was instructed to begin work at once
on the construction OF a Central Heat.
ing Pant, for which partial appro-
priation was made by the last Legis-
lature. The building Is to stand at
the edge of the campus near the river.
Miss Drusilla V. johnson was elect
ed assstent in Preparatory Greek and
Mathematics for one year.
Suitable resolutions on the death Of
Dean johnson OF the Law School were
adopted.
The Board Adjourned to meet July
81, at 1000 A. M.
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