Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-07-23

" advertised, was sold Wednesday by
f. J. Decker. trustee, to Owen Price,
ST., for $500.
Allcgany i'm the Public School System.
The Maryland State Teachers Associ-
alton concluded its yearly session after
electing officers Friday evening of last
week at Ocean city.
Arthur +. Smith, principal of Central
High School, Homecoming, was elected
president for the current year, and the
county is further represented i'll the or
ganiZation on committees as follows:
Enrolling-Miss Elizabeth Schiller, of
Cumberland.
ReSolutions-E. d. Murdaugh, of Frost
burg.
.Schon LcgiSiatiom, Administration ami
S"pcrrjSio"-A. c. Wilson, of Cumberland.
Elementary aDd .Sccondory Schoois-Miss
Mary +. Ford, of Frostburg.
Eng,iM-John r. White, of Cumberland.
.Noturm Sciencc-P. ORourkc and Miss
Ethel ID. Baker, of Frostburg
Miss NJ. Susie Magruder, figuring, as
corresponding secretary and on "Acs-
thetics' committee, was Il Calvert
county representative i'll the State Nor
NAL Summer School.
The Baltimore SIMS correspondent
made mention of a feature as follows:
One of the most interesting things in con-
ncction with the meeting of the State Teach
ers Association this year is the exhibition
in the Casino of the Atlantic Hotel of the
work of the industrial training departments
of the Frostburg Normal School, f.. ID. Muir
daugh principal, and of the Allegany public
schools. Allegany county is taking the lead
in industrial training. The exhibit includes
100 photographs of work done by pupils i'll
the model school, where there are | Is pupils
under Elizabeth Brown, Grace Dando and
Annie McAllister teachers. There are 80
mounts from the normal department, Miss
Ethel ID. Baker teacher.
The FrOstburg Summer School, just closed,
exhibits 80 mounts of work. These include
drawings, studies in white and black chalk
modcings, leather work. paper fOldings,
paper cutting, cardboard work. etc. Thirteen
counties of the State were represented i'll the
summer term, which was entirely for
teachers now in the public schools. All de-
partments and branches required by the
public school law were taught in the sum
mer school and primary manual training in
addition. Allegany county public schools
have on exhibition 10 photographs of pri-
mary manual training and manual training
from the High School of Cumberland.
This work is under the supervision of Mrs.
Rita Bartholomew.
! ne i rOSt DuTS NORMAN lllNlSlTldl Work III
cludes designs in leather, basket work, loom
work i'll parti-colored threads, clay modelling
and stained-glaSs window effects made of
tissue paper AT the st. Louis exhibition of
educational work it is shown that the only
schools doing this particular work are the
Frostburg (Md) and the Colorado State Nor
NAL schools and Pratt Institute New York.
The exhibition here attracted general at
tcntiOn from the teachers assembled and
the general verdict was that is is very credit
able to all concerned.
The signal honor bestowed upon Ale
gany county i'll the election of Arthur
f. Smith as president of the Associa-
ton is especially enjoyed by Frostburg,
his native town.
Born here July I, 1874; began school
life early, and III 1889 was awarded the
county scholarship i'll Western Mary
land College. Westminster, in com
petition with 20 other candidates. He
graduated i'll 1892 and in 1897 received
the degree Of 4. W.
He began teaching 10 years ago at
Sand Spring and has since held prin-
cipalships as follows:
Maryland Avcnuc...... Cumberland
GrahamtOn ....... .............. .FroStblrg
Central High School. Homecoming
He was vice-principal of Beall High
School, Frostburg, lS95-6.
When the County Teachers ASsocia-
ton was organized i'll May of last year
he was elected president and still holds
the office.
A. G. Wilson, president of the
County School Board. i'll placing Mr..
Smith i'll nomination for State President
paid him high compliment as "A teacher
who is master i'll the profession. Mr..
Wilson, it is also reported, engineered
the campaign which resulted in Mr..
Smiths promotion.
The JOURNAL will print Il portrait of
Prof Smith next week