The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-29
LAUNCH STATE
DRIVE FOR THE
". "a. MEMORIAL

MORGANTOWE w. Va. March 2S.--
The West Virginia University has
taken tho final steps toward launching
state wide drive for popular subsCrip-
lions 10 erect n $500. 600 Soldiers Mem
Or!al building on the University cam
pms. This action followed a meeting AT
Falrmunt OF a committee Interested in
III" proposition. including the Hon. O. S.
Mckinney, OF Fairmont, chairman Of the
Governors Memorial Commission; eX-
Governor w. T. GlasscOCk. Of Morgan
town; l.. p. Arnctt. Of Morgantown, sec
rotary OF tho University Alumni Asso-
riation Earl II. Smith, state commander
II the American Legion George L. Alex
andcr. of Fairmont. former president Of
the Alumni Association and one of tho
most influential alumnus in tn" state.
G. \. Stccpcton. of the university. and
IA number Of others.
This meeting was only one Of several
that have been held within tho past two
months at Fairmout and Charleston 10
consider the same proposition. one of
these conferences was held with the
governor at Charleston, and he heartily
endorsed the plan for University Mem
nrial building on the campus here. \
memorial council Of more than fifty
representative men and women or the
state mas Dcc0 named, OF WIltn lItN't-
nor Glasscock has agreed to take the &C
tive Craftsmanship. Mr.. Mckinney, be-
sides being the chairman Of the Cover
nor's Memorial Commission, Is chairman
Of tho executive committee Of the MEM
orial council
Move Endorsed.
The idea OF a university building that
would be fitting memorial to the West
Virginia men and women who did their
bit during the World War. has evidently
struck A popular chord. There has been
complete agreement that n memorial
building should De so located that IT
would serve the greatest possible num-
Der Of young men and women OF this
and neighboring states. Therefore. to
place such a building on tho university
campus where IT can he used by so
many OF the young women and young
men Of West Nrginia's IS counties. is
certainly exceedingly appropriate. From
no source has there come opposition to
a University Memorial building.
The executive committee of the Uni
vcrsity Alumni Association, the Univcr-
sity Council. the State Board Of Educa-
ton. State Board Of Control and the
State Executive Committee of the Amer
lean Legion have all passed resolutions
endorsing a campaign for such build
ing. Also. there are a number of the
individual legion posts that have en-
dorscd the University Memorial plan as
they are convinced that at no other spot
in the state could it be OF use TO SO
many young people. and it is the young
people Of the state to whom this men,
orial will DO erected
Decided by Vote.
The Memorial Council IS to decide by
vote in the very near future TO what
purpose the university shall put such
building In order that Il may give the
maximum service.
The preliminary plans provide for an
extensive Advertising campaign over 4
period of several weeks so that grand
cleanup drive Of n week may be made
about June l.
The university alumni feel confident
that such general campaign through
out the state is bound to accomplish
many things for the good of the unver
Sity over and above the matter OF sccur-
ing a large and handsome memorial
building on its campus where its stu
dents may make use of It. II should be
Of the greatest possible aid TO the
Alumni Association in welding the uni
versity alumni into n band Of loyal sup
porters Of the school who are willing to
do things for it. 1t should make every
alumni feel a personal pride in the
school from the fact that ne or she has
helped bring something to the school.
Heretofore. no demands Of the kind
have ever been made upon the alumni
and the alumni have not felt the univer-
sity's strong dependence upon them. Be
tween the Alumni and the student body.
the state will be completely covered.
Every student and every old grad will
he called upon to do his share. Not n
county will be without its individual
workers. Every fraternity. every soro-
rity and every non-frat organiaa ton OF
the university will have its working
committee. Every university class will
10 rc-organizcd for work, also.