The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
UNIVERSITY PROSPECTS BRIGHT,
SAYS PRESIDENT F.b. TROTTER
BELIEVES THAT w. V. Y. WILL
HAVE MOST SUCCESSFUL .
TERM IN YEARS.
improvements of Extensive Nature
in Various Departments Offer
inducements to Students.

! Never before in the nine years of
my connection with the West Fir-
ginia Stale University has it had
brighter prospects for a most sue
cessfu year than this said 'Presi-
dent Frank 3. Trotter. of Morgan
| town. president of the State universe
lty, who arrived in Wheeling last
might, en- route to Wellsburg and
New Cumberland, 10 attend the
teachers institutes Of Brooke and
Hancock counties. and to visit pros
| pectve students.
Continuing. President Trotter said:
The high schools of West Virginia
have graduated larger number OF
students than ever before. and | look
i for a large percentage 10 enroll at
| the university. or course there will
be quite number that will 80 out
of the State, but the advantages that
are offered by the university this
year are such that ii will instill in
prospective college students desire
/ not 10 leave the State for their
schooling.
Wheeling Well Represented,
"Wheclng will be well represent
ed, according 10 certificates that.
! have received" he said Improve
ments of an extensive nature 10 the
medical college. law school and col
lege of engineering, and the purchase
! of 700 acres OF farming land for the
AGRICULTURAL college offer inducements
| 10 the young men and women oil
West Virginia desiring 10 enter those
professions.
THE law school. by reason of its
| increased faculty and requirements.
has been made member of the AS
| sociation of American Law Schools.
President Trotter said. only
schools of the highest standing are
admitted TO this association. There
are IS schools in America which are
members.
The agricultural department has
been enlarged. a building to house
horticulture and animal husbandry
has been constructed. More atten.
ton is 10 be given TO- the breeding OF
high grade farm animals than ever
before" he said
Regarding athletics. president
Trotter said: THE football team
will commence the preseason prac'
ticc at MI. Chateau. September D
! and two weeks after the opening OF
school the first game will be played
with the University of Pennsylvania
at, Philadelphia. Coaches Mcintyre
and Tobn have just returned 10 Nor
gantown from a visit in the southern
part Of the State, and they repre-
scented that sentiment there was verV
strong in favor of the university
Several students from that section
will be enrolled, among whom arc
some likely athletes.
Strong Athletic Schedule.
The schedule for the 1916 season
includes several stronger teams than
! have been played before by the uni
rersity teams. More schools of the
east than ever before will be met. In
Guiding Pennsylvania, Dartmouth
and Rutgers.
! THE West Virginia University is
being recognized by the schools OF
the country. Several members Of the
faculty have been offered positions
in Cornell. Ohio State. Montana. Mis-
souri,, Colorado Agricultural College,
! University of Texas and elsewhere.
To I'LL these vacancies the State
board of regents will meet in Charles
| ton August 26. Financially. the uni
versily is not in as good condition as
some of The older and larger colleges
and universities, but we will not be
contented without the best. We are
likewise drawing from Harvard, Ohio
State, Columbia, Wisconsin and pos
siblY Missouri