The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-12-15
MORGANEOWN -GRA DED
SCHOOL.
Complimentary Noticc.by State
Superfnfend de mt j Butte her.-1ts
Good Work and Thorough
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Discipline.
West Virginia School Journal
/ had the pleasure of visiting the
school above named recently mall it's
departments. A most noticeable and
praise worthy feature was detected
as soon as entered the respective
rooms: absence of "school-room air."
indicating careful attention by the
teachers in charge of the matter of
ventilation. The school builing is
well adapted to this end as it is a
long old fashioned two story brick
with partitions running from side to
side giving each room windows on
its opposite sides. While the build
ing lacks architectural beauty in
every respect it has the, advantage
stated in marked degree. The play
grounds are the largest we remember
to have seen about any town or city
school in the State. The yard is
divided by the building into two level
grassy lawns, one for boys and the
other for girls. A number of young
sugars are planted in different parts
of the lot. The school is in excellent
condition and it's 200 boys and girls
are as well taken care of as any in
the State.
l obtained the following statistical
information from Prof Thos. f.
Hodges, the efficient and earnest
young man who has held the princi-
palship for the past three years:
Division D., Primary, Miss Anna
Campbell, teacher. Enrolment, girls
81, boys 81, total IS; average daily
attendance girls 90, boys "a, total So;
average age, girls 7, boys s. l have
not found Miss Campbell's superior
as primary teacher in the State.
She brings her guitar into the school
room and the children follow the
sweet low music Of the guitar with
their happy voices in singing the
many glad songs she has taught
them. OF course this is only an
item of the daily round but it is an
indication of the quality of the work.
Division G, I'd Primary, Miss Dora
Dorsey teacher, enrolment, girls Is,
boys %, total 43; average daily at
tendance, girls IA, boys %, total 81;
average age 10. This is Miss Dor
sey's first term but she is succeeding
very well indeed. We saw some of
Prof. Titles drawing methods in
practice in this room.
Division B, Miss Laura Shisler,
teacher. Enrolment, girls 81, boys
II, total 3S; average daily attendance,
girls II, boys IA, total 81; average
age, girls IL, boys IL.
| The reading class did some very
good work while l listened and I
detected number ofexcellent points
in the conduct of the recitation by
Miss Shisler.
| Division A, Miss S. r. Coyle,
teacher, Enrolment girls II, boys IA,
total 81; average daily attendance,
girls 16, boys II, total %; average
age girls Is boys Ia.
Miss Coyle had bright class in
written arithmetic at work when
saw her room. The girls in the class
seemed to be the most expert, but
Miss Coyle helped the boys out by
saying it was natural for girls to wish
to appear well in presence of visitors.
High School. Thomas E. Hodges
Principal and Miss Elite Boyers as
sistant. Enrolment, girls II, boys
10, total So; average daily attendance
girls IA, boys II, total 81; average
age, boys Is, girls 49,
We only heard part of recita-
ton in Language Lessons conducted
by Miss Boyers in this room. She
gave evidence that the most modern
and approved methods have been
studied successfully. There are a
number of bright boys and girls in
the higher department. The pro-
Iportion of boys and girls is remark
ably good.
In all the rooms we heard appro-
pirate selections recited in concert
and by individuals carrying out DIR.
Peaslee's method and using his Sc
lections.
fetal enrolment girls 104, boys
100, total 213; average daily at
tendance girls SO, boys SO, total 17S
/ HANDSOME dressing, eases, numer-
Gus styles and prices, at j. NJ. Reeds
drug store. Go and see Maddy be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. He will