Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-06-16
Meetipg of the Board of Regents.

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The Board of Regents Of the State
Normal Schools of West Virginia were
in session in Shepherdstown Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week, transact
ing the important business that comes
before them at this season, including
the appointment of teachers. The
board reports the work of the normal
schools during the past year as having
been most gratifying, and they say
that these institutions are in better
working order than at any time in
their history. Hon, ]. Russell Trotter,
the State Superintendent Of Schools, is
president Of the board by virtue Of
his Office, and his intelligent apprecia-
ton of the work in which he is en-
gagged, his enthusiasm in the cause of
education, and his ability in business
matters, make him an ideal man for
the place. The other members Of the
board are Mr.. Harvey W. Harmer, OF
the first district Mr.. Geo. W. johnson
of the second district, Col. Robert S.
Carr, of the third district, and Mr..
Waitman Barbe, of the fourth district.
All were present at the meeting here
this week.
The following are the teachers ap-
pointed for the various schools:
Shepherdstown-A. c. Kimler, prin-
cipal c. J. Miller, 1st assistant Miss
Hattie D. Johnson, Miss Mary E. Nc
Conn. No change was made in the
faculty Of this school, except that Miss
Cummings, of Kanawha county, sue
ceeds Mrs. Gibson as music teacher.
West Liberty-U.S. Fleming, prin-
cipal Miss Callie Curtis, lst assistant;
John C. Shaw, S. S. Jacobs, Jr. Mu-
sic teacher, Miss Pemberton.
Marshall College at Huntington
L. J. Corbly, principal Mrs. Naomi
Everett, 1st assistant Miss Lillian
Hackney, Miss Mary McKendree, Miss
Cora Lee Trice, Miss Mabel Brown.
Music teacher, Miss Goslin.
Glenville-W.J ]. Holden, principal;
John Nuzum, lst assistant; NJ. NJ.
Scott, Miss Pearl Hosie. Music teach
er, Miss White.
COncord-G. NJ. Ford, principal ].
F. Holroyd, 1st assistant Lorain Fort
ney, ]. NJ. Sydenstricker, Miss MOllie
Virginia Smith. Music teacher, Miss
Roberts.
Fairmont-J. Walter Barnes, prin-
cipal J. G. Knutti, lst assistant; Roy
Roger, Joseph Roster, NJ. c. LOugh'
Miss Winifred South, Mrs. Helen II
Gardiner. Music teacher, Miss Ella
Fordyce.
The salaries of all the teachers were
rearranged. Each principal Of a school
will receive 81 ,039 per annum, except
at Fairmont, where the principal gets
81, 134. First assistants get 500 and
all other teachers 5000 per annum.
There were few changes in the teach
ing force. Prof. w. n. Deahl resigned
as principal of West Liberty school,
and U. S. Fleming gets his place. Prof.
Fleming was once principal Of the Fair
mont school and also superintendent
of the Grafton schools. For the past
year or two he has been publishing
agent of the Methodist Protestant Book
Concern at Pittsburg. He is well
known in educational circles in West
Virginia. The position of first assist
ant at Fairmont was offered to W. R.
Stamford, who is raising company
to 90 to the war. The board wired
him to know if he would give up his
military plans and accept the appoint
ment. He telegraphed back eff my
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