Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-09-09
ST. CIairsyiIIe Public Schools

The public schools of this place will
open next Monday, with the following
corps of teachers:
L, II. Walters, Supt; R. NJ. Collins,
High School; Miss Maggie Davies, Gram
mar Dept; Miss NJ. E. Gif1in, End Int /;
Miss Lyde Anderson, 1st Int; Miss Anne
lia Adams, Primary Dept; Miss Jessie
Morton, ColOred School.
The schools are thoroughly graded,
and ara we'll supplied with maps, globes,
charts, and physical and chemical appa-
ratuS necessary for the illustration and
thorough understanding of the subjects
taught, and have library of standard
works of reference and choice literature,
which is for the free use Of all persons
connected with the schools.
The High School course is equal to
that of any school in the county, and
comprises the last four years of twelve
years course. Many of its graduates
have, with but little additional prepara-
tion, been able to enter college and take
rank with those admitted from the best
preparatory shools, which speaks well
for the class of work done aud the stand
ing of the graduates sent out.
All departments of the school are pat
ronized by persons living outside of the
district, there being sometimes as high
as ten or dozen nonresident pupils en-
rolled in the High School.
The High School was organized in
1872, under the supervision of Hon. ]. j.
Burns. ex-State School Commissioner
and has turned out eleven graduating
classes, in all 81 graduates, three of
n. N
the schools.
The superintendent, l. Il Waters, IS
thoroughly fitted by a number of years
of careful preparation, to preside over
the destinies of an educational inStitu-
ton such as our schools. In quiet, un
ostentatious way, he keeps an oversight
of all the details of the school, and his
influence is felt for good in every depart
ment. He is an exact scholar, one who
seeks to impress those under him with
the Importance of approprlating to them
selves the knowledge gained from day
to day.
Miss Maggie Davies, the first graduate
Of the High School, after teaching for
six years in the Wheeling schools, taught
for eight years in the intermediate De-
partment of our own schools, and will
this year have charge of the Grammar
Department. R. NJ. Collins, of the class
of '76, graduated at Lafayette College in
1881, and has for the past two years been
teaching in our High School. Miss NJ
E. Giflin has for eight years had charge
of the 1st intermediate Department and
Miss Amelia Adams has for eighteen
years presided over the Primary Depart
ment. Miss Maria Ryan, who has res
signed her position in the Grammar
School, to accept a similar position in
the schools at Montrose, Colorado, was a
faithful and earnest teacher in our
schools for twenty-four years. AS her
resignation made it necessary to employ
another teacher, Misses Davies and Gitfin
were advanced to the next higher grades
and Miss Anderson was employed to
take charge of the school formerly
taught by Miss Gifin. Miss Anderson
is a member of the class of 81, and is a
teacher of several years experience; but
J she has for the past few years been en-
ployed as copying clerk in the offices OF
the county auditor and clerk of the
courts Miss Jessie Morton, teacher OF
the COlored Schools, also received her ed
ucaton in our public schools, and is do
ing good work.