A Pittsburgh banker, referring to nearby Wheeling WV as a bedroom community for his city, warns Wheeling Jesuit University adherents:

The hiring of Mr. Richard Beyer, the fifth president at Wheeling Jesuit University in 10 years, deeply troubles me.  Besides the unresolved issue of the sacking of Jesuit Fr. Giulietti, there is the longstanding issue of the coming bankruptcy of this institution.

Does Mr. Beyer know that he was hired actually to close the school?  The banking community in this banking city is waiting for the opportunity to arrange the sale of the institution. The loss of students and faculty, the disappearance of alumni support and crushing debt cannot go on much longer.

There are scientific and other research institutions in this city that need to grow and expand and have the resources to do so. But land is tight here. Wheeling is a bedroom community to Pittsburgh. It is time to act.

The land-hungry institution commonly mentioned is the U. of Pittsburgh Medical Center, which has a Specialty Care Center (for Pediatric Otolaryngology) in Wheeling.

Are the Jesuits and the Wheeling bishop (part owner of WJU)  preparing to bail out?

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Later: That said, I’m into a little bit of buyer’s remorse, or at least uncertainty here, because I cannot discover a Leo Cleary in or near Pittsburgh, nor can others find him among WJU alumni.  White Pages dot com says there are seven Leo Clearys in the U.S.  Cities with one are:

1. Odell, IL (2)
2. Indianapolis, IN (1)
3. Greenwood, IN (1)
4. Gloucester, MA (1)
5. Lynnfield, MA (1)
6. Cherry Hill, NJ (1)