The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-03-10
UNIVERSITY
WILL NOT
BE MOVED
TRUSTEES OF WESLEYAN UNIvER.
SITY OF WEST VIRGINIA REJECT
PARKERSBURG's OFFER.
DECIDE TO REBUILD ON OLD SITE
AT BUcKHANNoN, WHERE BUILD
ING BURNED.

DECIDE TO REBUILD ON OLD SITE
AT BUcKHANNoN, WHERE BUILD
ING BURNED.
Harding and Upson, of Washington City,
Are Awarded Contract For Plans ana
specifcatiOns-work of Construction
To Begin AT Once
The West Virginia Wesleyan Univer.
lsity Is 70 be rsbuilt as socn as possible.
Fae site viii be BucRnannon- -tac
grounds whica wers graced by tbe build
ing recently destroyed by FIRE. ParSers.
burg has been thanked for tae site taere,
50 generously offered but after long
session ending only at midnight Thurs
day nigat, Of tas trustees OF tae instr.
tuition. it was decided taat taat city
must be considered as unavailable loca
|tion.
The board OF trustees met at the OF.
fee of Vandsyener and withers in tha,
city Thursday to formulate plans for
lrebuilding. The BYAiness Mems Leagu
mst just littls-whils before tae trus
tess convened and took action looking 10
wards proposition to offer taat ely
as tae- university sit.
The trustees convened Immediately ar
t2r the noon hour. and having the work
still unfinished met again Thursday even.
ing The meeting did not adjourn untr
twelve o'clock. Its result was autsori-
tative action to at once rebuild on tie
grounds owned by the university a.
Bueknannon.
Not TO exceed $4,000 is TO be ex-
pended to build the main structure Of
the university which some weeks ago
burned 10 the ground. and to make
otner improvements as are dsrmeI
necessary. among which will be t.l~
construction Of power house. OF
this amount tie boarI mas $4,000 a.
loncc ayailable and FOR. the balance.
viii rely upon it. frisni. throughout tac
,tnte.
The board employed AZ taa arehi
tects to prepare plans and specifica,
tions. the firm of Harding & Iip-on. Of
lWasningtog, D. G The architects arc
70 prepare the plans with view to-
wards building upon tn site recently
occupied by the destroyed structure.
The architects win consult with tae
executive committee of the blaIl. ami
w!en thr plans ar, prepared viii report
to a called meeting of the board. sub
iect to notie' by the president. There
was little of ignt over tae location
Of the university sits. Nearly all or
tire trustees favored Burkhannon for
several reasons despite tns magnificent
offer made BY Parksrsburg smong TIC
reasons set forth wns tie fact taat tna
magnificent ladies' nall. was a;reaGy on
tae ground Then again the memb.ri
Thought tnat a smaller ami more quiet
city would be more to tae liking OF tae
facnlty. and mora suited TO tae good Of
ihe university.
Judge Tarennnr. one Of the member
offered TO donate twenty I'VE acres Of
land. on the Tay nn,r farm anu near
ith, ear linz. 70 the university, proyidei
tne main building Wa erected Thereon.
The site Is located about four mil
above the city.
In addition to this tae Business Mn
league as body agreed to donate Ia
sum Of $4,000 to the trustee to assist
in. building providing Parke-sburg wa.
chosen a the university site.
While aPpreciatins tn proposition
the trustees found it unavailable AMI
replied. thanking III Business Men
League. in resolution a. follows:
Resolved, BY the Board Of Trustee,
Of tae Wesleyan University. that our
thanks are hrraby tsndered to tue
good people Of Parkcrsburg, rendered
through the Business Mems League
Of taeir city. this day made. offering
Tvs 'nty-fyc aces Of lani AMI S50lO0u
in casa. conditioned upoa this Boarl
OF Trustees, loeating the Wesleyan
University, which is now situated at
Buekhannon. in the city Of Parkcrsburr
RESOLVED. That We dem it expedi-
lent not to aecept this generous ofrer
for A number of reasons. two or taree
Iof wbiea We her mention: I. We
would not nave iima, between now AMI
tae first day u September. next. lac
beginning of the fan t-rm. snouii ~
ace pt tnis offer. 10 construct me-
5nildings in ordsr to b. ready 10 ae-
eommodate the stndtnt body now IN
school At RueEnannon. which II nss
promptly done would most likely rs-
sult in disorganiziug and disintegra;-
ing our boiy of stui-nts. 2 When
TIE scnool was first located II Buelss
naun0n all - a. -. ..4 49, =