Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-25
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.
ADJouRNED AFTKRA VERY sNTen
ksriSG AND IMPORTANT SESSION.

supt. c. N. Cole, Elected Secretary, and
Later Speaker ON Relation OF Htgh
school 60 Normal schools.
Morgantown, w. Va. July 20. 1908.
One of the most interesting aud i'm
portant Educational gatherings ever
held in the state has just been con-
cluded in this city. On Friday morn
ing the Conference was called 60 order
by DIR. ID. b. Purinton, President of
West Virginia University, who opened
with PRAYER. ON motion Supt. Q. III.
Cole, of Martinsburg, WAS elected
Secretary. The President then stated
in few well chosen words the object
of the meeting, witch was to consid-
or the better uniiication of the various
educational forces of the state; its
Importance to the present and future
educational interests Of the state, and
the inspiration to be gotten. and the
important work that may be done by
a small body of earnest and determined
workers.
Principal l.. j. Corblv being absent
in Europe, Principal Jno. @. Shaw
read paper on The Relation OF the
Normal Schools to the University, In
Professional Work, = which was dis
cussed by DIR. Reeder. DIR. Purinton,
Professors Hodges and Cox, PRINCIPAL
MCGOWAN and Supt. Cole
Principal w. l.. MCGOWAN then in
troduced tho second topic LIN Prepara-
tory Work. This was discussed by the
President. Professor Green. Professor
Deahl, and Professor Hodges, and
PRINCIPALS Shaw and MCGOWAN.
Acting Principal NJ. @. Tough read
paper ON The Relation of the Nor
NAL Schools to the University, In
the Supply of tie State Teahing Force
of all Grades.' which was vigorously
discussed by A. ]. Wilkinson and DIR.
Purinton.
In the afternoon the general topic,
"The Relation OF the Denominational
Schools to the University was intro
duced by Vice. President Skinner. and
was animatedlv discussed by Profs. +
B. Trotter, Deahl and Mr.. Tough.
Professors Green, Hodges. A. J. vii
kinson and Principal MCGOWAN.
Miss Griswold of Chicago addressed
the Conference on the opportunity OF
the schools to aid the pupil in finding
his particular work.
In the evening Hon. Thos. 9. Miller
spoke on the work of State School
Board IN unifving the educational in
terest of the state. He was followed
by DR.. h. r. Reeder, of New York,
who gave very interesting summary
of the points made during the dav
with many pointed and suggestive
remarks as to their application to
facts.
Saturday morning Prof. Barbe read
the paper of Supt. Wright Denny. of
Charles Town, who was not able to
be present, on Educational ConGi-
tions in the Eastern Panhandle. -
Following this was paper bv Supt.
G. HI. Cole on 1.-THE Relation of the
Public High Schools to the Normal
Schools. Supt. u. s. Fleming. OF
Parkersburg gave a very interesting
talk on "What the University Summer
School Ought to do for West Vir-
ginia. . Accredited Schools was
then taken ur by Supt. Roster of
Fairmont, who was followed by Miss
Griswold in an exceedingly valuable
address on what the individual teacher
was to take home fer every day work
in the school room.
DIR. Purinton then discussed, in a
very clear manner, the three topics
most discussed by those present,
University Credits. High Schools. and
the Morgantown Preparatory Depart
ment, and the much needed light on
their various relations to each other
A very interesting experience meet
ing followed. in which all expressed
the hope that next year we would all
be treated to similar conference. The
spirit has been admirable. the earnest
ness intense, and the inspiration gain
ed will not soon be lost. Its effects
upon the educational interests of the
state ran he only far reaching in