West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-12-07
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

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INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
From the Wheeling Intelligencer.
DR.. Harriet b. Jones, of this
city, goes TO Salem next week to
attend meeting of the board of
directors of the West Virginia In.
dnstrial School for Girls, Of which
she Is the president. The meeting
is an important one.
"The school is making an en-
couroging showing" said DIR.
Jones, in conversation with re-
porter for the Intelligencer. eve
now have about twenty girls in the
institution and will soon have room
for thirty. Miss Elizabeth Clohan,
who was formerly principal of Clay
school, is an ideal superintendent.
The girls under her instruction,
are making rapid strides, and the
the school will be credit TO the
| State.
lin some of the counties there
is "a disposition to send half. witted
girls to our school. The Taylor
county authorities have sent us
two such. | have written, asking
the authorities TO take the girls
back, but they have ignored my
request. On my return from
Salem next week, shall take the
girls with me to Grafton and leave
them with the officials at the court
House. Such cases are for the
Asylum for the Insane or for the
Heme for Incurables, and the
county authorities would better
learn this so as to avoid compiled.
tlons in the future"
We are very glad now indeed
that we did not contribute cent
to the Dewey Home Fund, since
the whole matter has turned out so
badly, and Dewey gave 1t away
soon as he got possession. 1t looks
like he did not appreciate the gift
very much, and we still insist that
1t was great mistake, even if he
did deed it to his wife and then to
his son. The whole business was a
big mistake in the first place, get
ting up fund to buy him house,
that lie did not need, and If he did.
was well able to purchase himself.
and when the matter was first
started, it was given out that Dewey
would not accept it. but wanted
the money invested in a Home for
sick and disabled sailors. Had he
adhered to this, he would have
avoided all his late trouble and re-.
NAMED much higher in the regard
Of the American people.
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We see by a letter from Con-
gresham Dayton, published in
last weeks Morgantown Post, that
the House Of Representatives has
been moved to PhlIippi. Mr. Day
ton writes to the wife of President
Raymond, Of the University, offer
ing Il prize Of $25 to the young
woman in the Domestic Science
Cooking Department Of the Uni
yersity, making the most progress
in that branch Of training during
The present school year, aud hoads
his letter, blouse of Representa-
tIyes, Washington.
PhI.ippl, w Va, Nov %, 1890"
II Dayton has moved the Capitol
TO PhiIippi, he is bigger man
than we thought ho was.
AZ Utah has but one Senator,
The last Legislature from that State
failing to elect one, it is said that
the Governor will appoint Geo. q.
Cannon to the taconcy II Quay is
seated from Pennsylvania, merely
on the Governors appointment.
Cannon is The most powerful OF oil
tho Mormon leaders, and has so
many wives that no one knows for
certain how many be has, so III
Quay IS seated. the Senate is likely
20 have as much trouble with Nor
moEIsm and pctticoatism, 10 the
Lower House AID Roberts will not
be- tho only pebble on the beach OF
Susuland.