The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-03-17
UNIVERSITY
WILL NOT
Be MOVED
TRUSTEES OF WESLEYAN UNIvER-
sIrY OF WEST VIRGINIA REJECT
PARKERsBuRG,S OFFER.
DECIDE TO REBUILD ON OLD SITE
AT BUcKHANNbN. WHERE BUILD
ING BURNED.
Harding and upson, of washington City.
Are Awarded Contract For Plans and
specifeaions-work Of Construction
To Begin AT Once.

The West Virginia Wesleyan Univer-
sity IL to be rebuilt as soon as possible
TIE site will be fueHnannon--tae
grounds which werr graced by the build
ing recently destroyed by fire. Parkrrs-
burg has been thanked for the site there
so generously Offered, but after Tong
session ending only at midnight Thurs.
day nigat. of tae trustees of tae inst;-
tuition. it was decided that that city
must be considered as unavailable loca
ton.
The board of trustees met at the Of
flee of vandevener and Withers in that
city Thursday to formulate plans for
rebuilding. The Business Mems Leagu,
met just little while before tae trus-
tees convened and took action looking to-
wards proposition to offer that city
as the university site.
The trustees convened Immediately ar
ter the noon hour, and naving the work
still unfinished met again Thursday even
ing. The meeting did not adjourn unit.
twelve o'clock. It's result was autAorf-
tative action to at once rebuild on tir
grounds owned by the university a.
Buckaannon. saTFlyNKN
Not to exceed $4,000 is TO be ex'
pended to build the main structure OF
the university which some weeks ago
burned to tine ground. md TO make
otner improv as are sdeemel
necessary. among which will be tn
construction of a power mouse. OF
tails amount the board mas $4,000 a,
once availabls. and for the balance
will rely upon its friends throughout tue
stats.
the board employed as the archi
tects to prepare plans and spccifica
tions, the firm of Harding & Epson. OIL
Washington. D. c. Tine architects ar,
to prepare tine plans with a view to-
wards building upon tne site recently
occupied by the destroyed structure.
The architects will consult with taI
executive committee of the boar,i. an,
when the plans are prepared will repo,s
TO called meeting of the board, sub
iect TO notice by the president. Their.
was little of fight over tie Location
of the university site. Nearly all O
the trustees favored Buckhannon fol
several reasons. despite the magnificent
offer made by Parkersbnrg. among ia,
reasons set forth was the fact tlat III,
magnificent ladies' NALL was already OF
tnc ground. Then again the member
thought that smaller AMI more quict
city would be more to the liking of tnt
faculty. and more suited to tae good. o
the university.
Judge Tavenncr. one of the members
offered to donate twenty five acrss o.
land. on the Tavenner farm anu neal
tha ear line. to tine university. provide.
the main building was erected tnereon
The site is located about four mill
above the city.
In addition to thi. tae Business Men.
League as body agreed to donate the
sum OF $4,000 to the trustee to assis,
in building providing Parkersburg wa
chosen as the university site.
While approaching the proposition
the trustees found it unavailable an,
replied, tnanking tn, Business Men
League. in resolution as follows:
Resolved. BY the Board of Trustee,