The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
WEST GINA
UNIVERSITY
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MORGANTOWN, Sept. 14.-Three
Of the members OF the University
faculty have been married during the
summer vacation-Dr. F. w. Truscott,
head of the German department. mar
ried Miss Georgia Phillips Craig, of
Shippensburg, Pa, member of last
years graduating class at the Uniyar-
sity; DR.. Justin F. Grant, OF the medi-
cal department, married Miss Emile
jerks Bray. of Massachusetts, who
was teacher last year in the school
of music: Professor J. H. Cox, of the
English department, married a lady in
the Northwest.
DR.. J. NJ. Callahan. who has been at
work i'll the British Foreign Office,
London, during the summer preparing
a book on American diplomatic his
tory, will be home this week.
Professor A. w. Porterfed, who
spent the last year and a half in Ber-
lin, and Professor S. C. Smith, who
spent the last year at Harvard Uni
versity,' have returned and are ready
to take up their work again here.
Alexander Stewart Thompson, the
new head of the voice department of
the school Of music, and Mrs. Thomp-
son have gone TO housekeeping in
South Park. They are both thorough
~ trained musicians, and have already
made splendid impression in Morgan
town.
Anthony w. Chez. director of ath-
letics. is at Attributable, Preston coun-
-1-itl %rn FZ,
football team. Reports from there say
that the men are getting in fine con-
dition. and that the team is likely to be
the best the University has ever had.
Mrs. Chez will have charge Of the
physical training of the young women
students, and all who have met her
are expecting most favorable results.
She held similar position, together
with that of acting dean of women, in
the University of Cincinnati, and was
immensely popular there with the
girls.
The convocation address for the fall
terms will be delivered Wednesday.
September 81, by Professor George E.
Vincent, of the University of Chicago.
The fall term Will begin next week.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be regis
tration days, and students must reg
lister on those days in order to be ex-
cused from the registration fee of
50. Students are already coming in,
and everything points to greatly in
creased attendance. Last year the en-
roIlment was a thousand, and it ought
to reach much more than that this
year.
Miss Ethel Garlic, who has worked
out a plan for cooperating living
among the young lady students, by
which they can get the cost of room
and board down to the minimum, is
greatly encouraged over the prospects.
Twelve or fifteen have already gone
in with her and others are getting
ready to do so. The plan has the in
dorsement of President Purinton.
Young ladies interested should write
to Miss earle.
The latest number of West Virginia
University Documents Relating to Re
constructio is concerned with the Re-
construction period in South Carolina
The original documents are published
and constitute valuable contribution
10 american history. bT- waiter l..
Fleming, professor of history, is doing
an important work in the hunting out
and publishing of these tremendously
interesting documents.
There will be a meeting OF the Board
of Regents September 81. The bien-
NAL report of the president of the
University and other matters will be
considered.