West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-06-10
INSTITUTES AID INSTRUCTORS.

INSTITUTES AID INSTRUCTORS.
The list Of County Institutes and
conductors, as sent out by james
Russell Trotter, State Supt. Free
Schools, shows careful preparation
and good selections Of those to hold
same. In fact, . we congratulate
Prof. Trotter on his good arrange
ments and the admirable start he
has made in tho administrator of
his Office.
The Institute for Preston COUNTY
will be held in Kingwood, begin
ming Monday, August 23rd. and
the instructors wall be Prof. Frank
V. Irish, of Columbus, Ohio, and
Prof. Adelaide V. Finch, OF Lewis
ton, Maine. Both come highly
recommended, aud the lady inslruo-
tor will be novelty to our teuch-
ers, as she is said to be good, and
goes to Barbour, Berkeley, Mineral
and Morgan besides this county.
Another lady instructor has several
appointments. Anne Buck bee, Of
the State Normal School, Califor-
MA, Pa, also goes to Taylor county,
Wyoming and Marshall, to help
hold Institutes.
Prof. Rufus Holden, Of King
wood, has Two first. class assign
ments, and they came to hm as
surprise, as he had asked for moth
ing and expected nothing. He goes
to Wellsburg, Brooke county, July
18th, ana to New Cum berland,
Hancock county, July 10th. At
the former place he is associated
with Prof. Charles w. Evans, of
the Fairmont Normal School, aud
at the latter with Prof. j. Walter
Barnes, Principal OF Fairmont
Normal.
Prof. Frank Butler Trotter, of
the Conference Seminary, has three
good appointments. lie goes to
Brazton county, July Goth, Morgan
county, August 9th, and Pendleton,
August 23rd. Pref. George NJ.
Ford, another Prostonian, who is
now at Benwosd, goes to Tyler
county, June 21st, and to Ohio
county, July l2th. Still another
old Preston boy, who used to teach
in this county and is now Principal
of the State Normal School at West
Liberty, Prof. j. n. Deahl, goes to
WeStoa, Lewis county, and to
BuckhannOn, in Upshur, to hold
Institutes.
Prof. F. II. Crago, who is well
known to many of our people, is
instructor for Harrison, Richie
and Tyler counties. Prof. Thos.
@. Miller, of the University, goes
to Braxton, Marion and Doddridge
counties, and Prof. Robt. a. Arm
strong, Of the University, who is
also well known to our teachers,
goes to Philippi and Parkersburg,
and Prof. S. B. Brown, also of the
University, conducts the Institute
for Gilmer county at Chenille.
The County Institutes for this
month are at Fairmont next week
for Marion county, conducted by
Prof. Miller and d. E. Philips,
of Philippi, and at Parkersburg for
Wood county, by Prof. Armstrong
and Prof. Arthur Powell, of Mar
ion, Ohio, and at Farm, in Kama
wha county, for colored teachers,
conducted by Joseph Roster, OF
Glenyille, aud w. J. Kinney, of
St. Adams. For the week begin
ming June 21st, Institutes are held
at Charleston, conducted by Plof.
L. J. Corbley, Of Huntington, and
NJ. p. Shawkey, Of Charleston, and
at Middle6eurno for Tyler county,
conducted by Prof. Crago and Prof.
Ford.
On their return from the biz
Western trip, Messrs. w. G.. Brown
and J.. p White stopped off at
Lincoln, Nebraska, and called on
Hon. w j. Bryan. They hardly
expected to find him at home, but
az their tram had to lay there an
hour or two, they concluded to coll
anyhow, and 50 took a curiags and
drove out to tho Bryan residence,
7ery pretty home iu The suburbs.
When they drove up to the gate