Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-09-11
Shepherd CoIlege.-This institu-

ton began Its thirteenth session on
Monday last. The enrolment the first
DAY was forty-five, and five more have
been entered who will not be present
until next week. This is highly en-
couraging, considering all the difficult
ties the school has had to contend
against, and the delays in the appoint
ment of teachers it has experienced.
1t may be well to state for the benefit
of our readers how the school Is man
aged by the State. Each new Governor
of the State appoints one man from each
Congressional district, who, with the
State Superintendent of Schools as pres
ident, form the Board of Regents for
the Normal Schools. This Board Is au-
thorized at its annual meeting in June
of each year to appoint principal aud
as many assistants as may be necessary
to conduct the several normal schools,
and these appointments shall continue
one year, unless for canse the teachers
are sooner removed. This Board is fur
Their authorized to arrange the course Of
studies, fix the rates Of tuition and de-
termine the number Of normal scholars
that may be appointed from each county
to be admitted free of tuition.
The number of normal scholars at
present apportioned to each school Is
seventy, but no school shall be required
to maintain an average Of more than
ffty-eight. Under the latest appor-
tionment, Jefferson county Is entitled
to fifteen normals and Berkeley seven
teen, but the Board allows this number
TO be increased If the other counties do
not take up their quota. AS far as prac-
ticable, males and females shall be Sc
lected in equal proportion. The male
pupils must be not less than fourteen
and the females thirteen years of age,
and must sustain good examination on
reading, spelling, elementary arithme-
tic, geography, and elementary English
grammar. The Executive Committee,
subject to appeal to the Regents, have
power to vacate any appointment or GER
tificate, for non.attendance, inaptitude
to learn, immortality, or any other good
cause.
The present Board of Regents. APP
pointed by Governor Wilson, consists OF
Samuel A. Kepner, first district; VIM.
A. Ohley, second district; John A.
Douglas, third district; Rankin Wiley,
fourth district, and B. S. Morgan, pres
ident. They met at Hinton, Summers
county, on the 4th Of July last, organ
lied and appointed the teachers and ex-
ecutive committees for the several
schools. The appointments for Shep-
herd College were not made known to
any one here until July Goth, and then
only in reply to an earnest letter from
the trustees. The appointment OF an
assistant teacher was not settled until a
few days before the school opened.
The Principal of Shepherd College,
Mr.. II. j. Woofter, is native of Wood
county, this State, and is graduate of
Fairmont Normal School and Nashville
University. The assistant, Mr.. William
A. Eckels, is native OF Carlisle and a
graduate of Dickinson College, Penn
sylvania, and has taught the Chambers
burg Academy for the past two years.
Both of these gentlemen come highly
recommended as good men and well
qualified teachers.
The Executive Committee is now
composed of Messrs. Alex. r. BOteler,
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover and Joseph Nc
Murran, whose duties are prescribed by
the Regents, and to them is given the
immediate management of the school.
Our people should rejoice at having an
efficient and we'll ordered school in their
midst, and should do all they can to en-
courage it.