Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-09-30
Our Schssls-The Teachers and Students
at Home and Aboard.

teaching corps, all the last years teach
ers In the white schools are at thei
desks except Miss Minnie Bickle, VIII,
is not strong enough yet for the hart
work which she imposes upon herself
Miss Kate Anthony, competent sub
stitnte, is filing her place for the pres
, ent. Superintendent Smith is much
, Pleased with the start the schools arr
making with total of $50 in the whit,
school being an increase of 80 eve
last year. while the eolored school has
from $50 to 300 pupils.
THE VIRGINIA INSTITUTION
for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind
is comfortably full and holding its own
There are about 220 pupils present with
some 10 or Is to report of whom about
one third are blind, the rest deaf mutes
among the changes in the faculty are
noted the following: Mr.. T. J. Viii.
liams, who has been teacher in the
Institution for 35 years, has resigned
| OA w UuO III d2e
and is succeeded by Miss Ann Berk-
eley, a rec ent graduate of the v. +.
Institute.
Miss II. H. Everett of Albemarle, has
succeeded Mrs. l.. b. Ware, who resign.
cd her position in the Blind Depart
ment. MIR. Randolph H. Page of the
Charlottesville Progress, has been
chosen instructor in printing. Mrs G.
D. Euritt and Miss Percy having spent
the summer in Europe, returned to
their posts. Mrs. Stout and Miss Cam
eron spent some time at Atlantic City
during vacation.
THE MARY BALDWIN SEMINARY
as was mentioned last week is full IN
with It's boarders and more day pupils
than usual.
THE VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE
had large additional building erected
in the rear, which increased its accom-
modations and has opened with over so
boarders, with more yet to come and
its usual complement of city pupils.
DUNsMoRE's BUSINESS COLLEGE
has opened we'll, in fact better than
ever before SO early in the session there
being enrolled so students among
them young man from Cuba. Prof. |
DunsmOre has two new teachers in his |
faculty. Messrs. J. 8. Atkinson, of |
Toronto. Canada, and c. l.. Newell, of |
New Fame, N. Y, both of whom have
business schools of their
own and are thoroughly competent men.
CAPT. KABLE's SCHOOL.
The Stanton Military Academy is
having the best year in it's history.
From ITO bOarders last year it now has
,25 bOarders on the ground and also %
lay pupils. Another large al lition to
he buildings, is nearly COMPLETED and
when finished will comfortably accom-
nodate all the cadets. some OF whom
re now roomlng in conveniently lOcat-
ID private residences.
THE FIsHRURNE MILITARY SCHOOL
It Waynesboro is also having it's best
ear. New barracks have been built
md one hundred new rifles and several
ield pieces have been procured by the
principal. Ninety cadets
lave been enrolled and more are to {
,Ome.
MOVEMENTS OF TEACHERS AND Ii
STUDENTS.
Mr.. W. e. Morton has resumed his l.
position as principal of the High School !
It Newport News and reports an in
rease this year of over 100 pupils.
Mr.. Duncan Curry has returned to ]
he University of Virginia.
Mr.. Marc Bradley has returned to /
richmond College and resumed his 6
tudies there. II
Miss Lucie Hiner from near Stoyer, I
as entered the Valley Female Semin.
ny at Waynesboro. t
Miss Nellie Shields goes 20 Char t
)ttesville to study elOcutiOn at Raw. L
ngs Institute. G
Miss Mary Watts, daughter of Elk
heriff Watts, has entered at Hollins
near Salem.
Miss Bessie Turner has returned to
tewport News and resumed her duties
4 the public school there, which ranks
long with the best in the State. l.
Among the pupils in the Mary Bald
lin Seminary, is Miss Mary E. War
tick of Thurmond, W. Va, who until y
ecently, resided here.
Miss Virginia May has accepted a pO-
ition to teach at the Hot Springs.
Miss Nora Frazier has returned to
be Episcopal Female Institute at
nathan, Va, where she taught so ac-
eptably last year.
Miss Mary Guy is safely hitched in II
work as Il member of the faculty of
ne Marion S. &. Female College,
here she teaches Latin, having, with
fiss Nora Frazier taken special vaca
on course at Cornell.
Miss Sallie FauntlerOy, is again at
or post as teacher at her school in
frederick, Md.
Mr.. A. Stuart Robertson is again
ursuing his studies in the Univer. u
ity of Virginia.
Curry Wood. the son of Rev. DIR. M.
l. Wood, is studying at Richmond
'Ollege, and his son, Roland, has en-
cred at the Hatcher School at Fork C
Union, Va.
Mr.. Clarence Byrd of Bath county, g
caches in the Augusta Male Academy g
t Fort Defiance this session. v
Miss Ella Smith, the M. b. 8. med. a
Hist of three years ago, having com q
leted her course at the Cincinnati 8
'Ollege OF Music, has taken position v
s music teacher at the WOman's Bap c