Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-06-12


events given in honor Of the Seniors.
The week Is usually started with
picnic on Wednesday afternoon when
the Juniors entertain the Seniors and
their friends at Oak Park. On Thurs
day night. the sophomores take a
hand in entertaining the Seniors with
boat ride on the river On Friday
night. the Seniors and Juniors enjoy
themselves together In the big Junior
Promenade. In addition to these set
events, there are always number Of
other attractions to make the week
pleasant and enjoyable In the way OF
baseball games, fraternity and private
dances, and receptions.
Agricultural College Growing.
A number Of improvements In hous-
ing and equipment are under way on
the campus. The Agricultural College
in particular is finding it necessary to
increase its classroom, ONCE and lab
oratory space in order to accommo-
date the newcomers.
The Extension Department Il now
housed in building OF its 0wn- The
Horticultural Department and the De-
partment of Farm Machinery viii find
much needed relief in irrgN addition
to one OF the present SSlil6,.gs. At
the Experiment Station farm new
barn is being built and the dairy barns
! remodeled. All these things speak e1e-
Quently Of the growth of the institu-
ton.
The Honor System.
The students met in mass meeting
ON May 21st and discussed the subject
of the adoption of the honor system In
the University. The plan of the sys-
i tenn is to place the responsibility of
| dealing with dishonesty in the class
! room and at examinations In the
hands Of the students instead of the
faculty. The plan proposes a student
senate before whom all offenders shall
be tried. There is very little cheating
done at the University, but the honor
system Is aimed to provide an effect
i've means Of preventing all cheating
absolutely. The students voted In IA
yor Of an honor system, q committee
to consists of five members, one to be
elected from each college, was pro-
vided to draw up a constitution and
submit 1t to the students for ratifca-
ton.
| Baseball.
The Varsity baseball team, under
Coach Charlie Hickman, is doing good
work this season and has clearly de-
monstrated its ability and efficiency in
the great American sport. The team
has lost only three games during the
season thus far, two on the eastern
trip and one on the home grounds.
| The game lost at home was to Wes-
i Ieyan, with whom the Varsity broke
even in a series of two games.
Rifle Team Championship Of United
States.
The West Virginia Rifle team has
won for the University the intercolle-
giate rifle shooting championship OF
| the United States. The team first won
the championship Of the western
league comprised of the following
schools: California, Iowa, Perdue,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma
Washington, West Virginia, Wiscon
sin Universities and the q. s. College
of Vetinary Science. West Virginia
| won twelve of the thirteen matches
tying for first place with Iowa State
University. In shooting off the tie our
team established new college record
at 978 out of possible 1000.
Harvard won the championship oil
the eastern league, composed of teams
from the following colleges and uni
yersities::
| West Virginia defeated the Harvard
Jchampions by the extraordinary high
score of 988, thus beating their OWE
1 record.
The following from the Minneapolis
Journal illustrates the nature Of the
comment that appeared in the press
throughout the United States.
washington, May 10.-UniYersity
of West Virginia wins the signal hon
ors of being enabled to hold for one
year the title and trophy emblematie
of the intercollegiate rife shooting
Championship of the United States, Il
| was announced tonight by the nation
al board for the promotion of rife
practice.
The title was won by an almost un
precedented score of 988 out of a pos
{ sible 1000 over the Harvard team witt
975, these two clubs shooting off thu
championship following a series O
matches for several months, in which
they were victors in the intercollegi
ate leagues. The West Virginia score
{ established the college rife shooting
record