West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-01-23
School Reports.

II Schools and teachers IN Lyon
district.
No. l, Independence, Lorian Fort
ney, Principal. Ellie Baker, lst
Assistant, Hattie Church, End AS
sistant.
No. ,, Bethel. Loulla ~Showalter.
"3, Scotch Hill. l.. W. Cobun.
4. Newburg, U. W. Showalter.
Pr. Belle Swcarcngen, LIST Assistant,
Ida NJ. Anderson, End Assistant,
Mrs. Berta Showaltcr Bird Assistant.
Ella Coughlin, 4th Assistant.
No. ;, Austin, |. II. Mattingly, Pr.
Mrs. Callie Fortncy, Assistant.
No. 8, Concord, A. a. Piles.
:, Harmony, B. j. Fortncy.
IS, lrondalc, a. S. Demoss, Pr.
Florence Lanham, Assistant.
No. ., Fairyicw, Lena Rumble.
10. Gainesville, Geo. Shanrer.
oil, Gordon, Jennie Loar.
II, Erwin, Thomas O'IIara.
13. Allenders, S. NJ. ShaiTcr.
"a, Chestnut Ridge, Emma Boil
yard.
No. 10, Canaan, NJ. S. Frye.
" lG, Has been discontinued.
"17, Seventeen, Alva c.. Hartley.
During the past week | visited
thirteen schools five in Kingwood
district, and eight in Lyon. Com
mencing on Monday morning. !
visited the schools Mt Tunnelton,
staying three fourths of an hour.
This is u good school ; - pupils en-
rolled. The teachers are thorough
and work upon the principle Of do
ing every thing well as they go. |
next visited the schools at nowcs-
Vile, staying II hour and thirty
minutes. Mr.. Craig is sood teach
or, and a good "housckccpcr' and
have no faults to find. In the af-
ternoon, ! visited the school mt the
Catholic church. Mr.. harlow has
good order in his school, nearly
every one seemed interested in his
studies but | think he makes .he
same mistakcthat many other teach
crs make, viz assigning too long les
sons. and too much concert r%ecita-
tons. Tuesday morning | visited
the school in Kingwood, staying al
most three hours. A visit to this
school will pay any one interested
IN school work, whether officer or
teacher and ] would be glad If |
could prevail on each teacher IN
the county to spend one day, if pos
siblc, visiting in this school. In the
afternoon, in company with Capt
Goodwin, ! visited the colorcd school
taught by Miss Stewart. have
every reason for bcllcvcing that
this school is n success /; the best Of
order and II full attendance. We'd
nesday morning | again visited the
school at Tunnelton, staying fifty
minutes, and ! was even better
pleased than before. next visited
the school at Austin. The teachers
here are alive and energetic and
doing good work. ] then walked
to the school at Chestnut Ridge,
taught by Miss Emma Bolyard.
Miss Bolyard has a very good school
for IL young teacher, and ] hope she
will make u success Of her first
school. On Thursday, through
the kindness Of Mr.. Thomas Sho-
walter who went with me aud
showed me the "IIigh cuts" ] sue
ceedcd in visiting four schools, viz 4:
Seventeen" Scotch Hill, Bethel
aud Canaan spending a little more
than one hour i'm each school. These
arc all successful schools and ]
would be glad, il space would per-
init, TO say more Of them ; but /
will only mention the last. Mr..
Frye says that he is getting thirty
five dollars per month, but be earns
forty dollars and ! believe him, but
] think he is mistaken in thinking
that hc must teach tin half past
four or five o'clock to do IT,. On
Friday j visited the schools Of New.
burg and independence, but J had
only a little more than % half hour
for each room. These are both
very good schools and, but for
sickness which has cut down the at
tendance almost ~ half. they
would have compared very fayora-
/ bIv with Tho oFber sahy,I4 vf.ftDI