The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-07-22
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PREPARATORY WORK
Causes Lively Discussion in
Teachers Conference this
Morning.

Normal School and University Slight
Iy at yarianec-Imporiant Matters
Discussed by Educators Prominent
Speakers Heard on Important Sub.
jects.
The first Educational Conference
in West Virginia To he held under
the auspices of the University began
in Commencement Hall Friday
at nine o'clock.
Nearly all Of those here to attend
the Conference were out early enough
to hear the second lecture of Dr. IC.
Whites series. This was given at
o'clock in Room 81, Woodburn
Hall. Dr.. Whites subject this
morning was West Virginia Coal
Fields" The theme was one that
appealed to al! Tor more reasons than
one, the most potent of which was
that it had to do with the secret of
the States greatness. 1t was heard
with rapt attention because the
speaker is the greatest authority on
the subject in the State Those WHO
heard him knew that his words were
the best that could be spoken.
an oi tue eoueaeo's WHO were eN-
pected to take part in today's pro-,
s''iu aie neie WIN .nc eAeept'ons
uoted in Yesterdays NEW DOMINION
ana,ne'' Dr.,.on" ~ 'es' Ifoi' =. :.
-, no'o'S an" rto'. y. U"'N ia
ine'' presence 10 a -, -uc iholeaV'on
Tue iiiipo''aaVc ., '''is w ie' enee
az an esi nest OF whae so'a may re-
SUI so Tue cause o' e""caeion on
ac,,'nat 0, ~.
III y ID, Iu' la,on' p'es'ueae Oh
ne = h'Velsi'y-ene '''a" o' me
. III, co"easionai inss'toe'oa 10
"ese virginia is presiding at tne
u.eee'nes' ne openeo me session at
nlns CLOCK enis morning Win an
aooless OF cordial welcome, IN whicn
Nc sIateo oriehi Tue purpose o. she
Conference anu something o, wnae
~ w, Was hopeu !. "ouio aeeompiisn,
Inc session was opened win
prayer. MI y. II. oole' s"Pefln
'enoens OF Tue 'iar1'hsourS schoois
was CHOSEN secretary OF the meeting
ano 'uc uiscuss'on o, the Sranu
ehe'ne oi inc reia'lon Oh 'he normal
sonoo's W We UNIVERSITY was NC
gun
Ir'nc,pai 1ohn y. onaw, OF the
GichnVi''e oeate normal opener che
discussion. ne treated thas plasc
., ''c question "h'',i mas 10 90 win
Tue proiessiona' work on ooln MS
auu'ess was 'o''o"eu ny son'' gen
era, oiscuss'on' :, ?,
-, iiinc'pai W. ~ MCGOWAN % inc
IVES. A'ue,ty Norma. treated Tue
re'a'ioh VI Tue schools III preparatory
~ ~ haan,a 81 ,na 49,, u sna' sa la
nr;nn;,als snd tho Tn;rars;tu ~
strnctprs POT Mncowan,s ram.,ts
enaenSersd ,;yelr a;scnss;nn in
~; ,h ,r,s,a. 80, $50.
,oaL -. ' Thaa = 'o p'us."s
sI; Lii t taa,;,,,. $500
~
rs r.; -" ~" ~ - -
r. ~, ~ ~ 80. n',''s'"J w. 'p's :"
~ :, III, - .oA ','.....,,; III
49, .n - ~ "NN''l' '''''e'
IN 80 .,. ~.
soha',Is saa,n 1913 ~" "'x
80, 1 ~ W 'essns ~ SUI -
- Wv r'.,i -: p'ae..se =. nv
go (. III ~. 'euS W. eo''ese ""'A
a"ne ~ s 49, a - ,.sa wy ~
rs Sao.;,,n y tho, ~ ~ 1922 .';'s.
60 set 49, snen' " s'""en'' i's"'
wy .oen W. r.,.,, -,
'"p.i.n senueuo oo'o ea'u eua' III
~. .i' 1psn'on '"1 pesV "a. W ou''u W
s ~ ~" . Isnoo.s - .ns esa.. $50, "a' ~
az .nv :p,epS,a'1 souuo' az
'"e o"''e'''.s' oou'e"'' "'o 'n-
tenaeo 70 enter college preferred to
come 10 the University preparatory
to preparing IN their home schools
Simply becauae OF ire g'amor of the
name university"
DIR. Purinton had occasion to de-
clare his sentiments in regard to the
preparatory school when this point
was raised. There were about thirty
five so-called hioh schools in West
yirginia. OF these only tour were
on The I1niversitv,s accyed;tad let
Ahont * No. oa.t H. stndants
nv 49, ~ ~. Tn;,.or 49, 10000 1870
VIZ eano " e"o on'' o'',1y n.eoeu
p'opaia s W cneei .ie riesniian
Grass nefs were tney 70 &c. TIL
not heres Theoretically, ne Deiieved,
there should be no preparatory work
lone here. but practically, it was
Principal MCGOWAN raised the
that sr s sss s. ssnas' class I'D
two years work in the preparatory