The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-17
BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR UNIVERSITY
Or. rsorrER, ACTING PRESIDENT
TALKS oPIIMIsTIcAlLY OF
TIE INSTITUTION
Ard Ia Work--Present Year cresteSt
In lts ristory-NeSt Year Bet
ter-eomething o. the WORK.


CHARLESTON. W. Va. March L.
That West Virginia University r. fac.
ins a bright future and the next few
years viii see a remarkable growth
IN the states leading educational insti.
tuition. II the opinion OF Acting Presi-
dent Prank y. Trotter. who has been
spending the past few days In this
Or. Trotter was in the capital dur
ING the past week. working among the
LEGISLATORS In the interests OF larger
appropriations for the University Had
~ not been for the fact that the legis.
azure failed TO enact sufficient revenue
measures. the University apDropria-
lions would have included items
totalling 500. O00 for girls dormitories
and agricultural buildings. which are
ne schools greatest needs today
These Items were included in the
original appropriation bill. but were
vetoed when the legislature did not
pass measures raising additional
Notwithstanding Il. failure OF tho
legislature 10 recogn . al this time.
tne urgent needs OF the University.
Dr. Trotter IL very optimistic regard
mg the Immediate future for the
school
Schools Greatest Year.
The present year has been the great.
est In the history OF the school ana
INDICATIONS are that this record will
oe even surpassed next year.
Inc ngures for this year have lust
oeen announced. as follows: Total en-
rolment OF regular matriculated stu
dents, 1.27O: while In addition. I5s
attended the good roads school and
zOS attended the farmers short course
making a total OF 1856 who received
lnsnuctlon Al MorgAntown.
ne extension work In various parts
on the state have enrolled Gag diner.
~ students, making a grand total of
1893 people instructed by universtty
professors. In addition, the university
professors have instructed farmers
institutes In almost every county IN
sne state, with total attendance OF
over $4,000 people
. Extension Work a Feature.
IN speaking or the extension work
Or Trotter declared Il has been e~'
tended TO - OF the IS counties in the
state, showing that the work OF the
scnoOi Is by no means local. "The
university belongs 10 the whole state.
not 20 Morgantown or Monongalia
county, and men are sent just a. Tead.
20 carly on this work In Hancock
ana Mcdowell counties as In any 9th
err" he said.
From every part OF the state" con.
unued Dr. Trotter. came words and
expressions of appreciation OF Ire
WORK done by the university. and the
large enrolment shows that IL Is ben
enluns more and more OF our young
people. Already all the rooms In The
woman.s hall are engaged for next
year. This Is why the management is
so anxious to secure an Approximation
saficient to build a woman's dormi-
The president pointed out that the
university Is about the only school in
the state that has no woman's dormi.
tory. The one now In use is rented
ana accommodates only fifty students.
we need one at once that will ac-
he declared.
Needs Agricultural BuiIdino.
according TO DIR. Trotter. the other
,I pressing need At the present
ume Is building for the college az
agriculture. The members OF that
college he said. are scattered over
the campus and some are quartered
IN building that was used for MANY
years for stable. An addition has
been built 10 IL. The extension de-
pertinent Is quartered in a rented
uWeiling house. and IL Is now so
crowded that as many as three or
four students are obliged to work in
one room.
The people of Morgantown and
Monongalia county appreciate the
Dement'S derived from the location OF
the university In their midst. have
agreed TO donate a farm to the univer-
sity I'm the legislature will provide the
buildings which have been mention
ed DIR. Trotter said Already they
an option on what IS known as the
Ollie farm. az $4,000 The acauisi.
ton OF this property will make II pos.
IDLE Tor the college OF agriculture 10