The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-06-24
SUPERINTENDENT OF NORMAL SCHOOL.
DR.. George W. Ward, of Western Mary
land College, To Succeed DR.. Prettyman.

The State Board of Education at a special
meeting on June l6 elected DIR. George Wash
ington Ward, of Western Maryland College,
to be Superintendent of the State Normal
School, to succeed DIR. E. B. Prettyman.
The meeting was held at Belvedere Hotel,
every member of the board being present
The only names mentioned at the meeting
we're those of DIR. Ward and Richard H. Al
vey. Jr., of Hagerstown. After an informal
discussion it was found that DIR. Ward had SIX
votes and Mr.. Alvey two. Mr.. John ID. Wor
Ellington, who was supporter OF Mr.. Alvey
suggested that the vote should be unanimous.
Thereupon the entire eight votes were cast for
DIR. Ward The position pays 81, 500 year,
with residence furnished by the State.
After the election it was said that the fact
that Mrs. Ward was likely 10 be of assistance
10 her husband in the discharge of his duties
as head of Il school like The Normal School,
where most of the pupils are girls, was point
in his favor. 1t was pointed out that Mrs
Ward was formerly teacher IN Frederick,
Nd, and afterward a preceptress at Western
Maryland College.
d.. Ward As Teacher And Author
DIR. Ward, the new superintendent, is SS
years old. having been born in 1867. He de-
scribes himself tersely as "a country boy,
educated in the public schools" From 1885
to 1887 he taught in the public schools, and
from 1887 to 1890 was student at Western
Maryland College, at Westminster, gradual
ing in 1890 with the degree of bachelor of arts.
During the summer OF the same year he was
assistant secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A, in Chi
cage, and during the next year was an assis,
tant instructor in the preparatory school OF
Western Maryland College, becoming prinei-
pal of the school the following year. He then
became a graduate student IN Johns Hopkins
University. and was elected 10 the chair Of
history ia his alma mater, pursuing his studies
while occupying this posihon-as he expresses
IL, sometimes student, sometimes teacher;
part of the time both. -
In 1898 DIR. Ward received his master Of
arts degree from Western Maryland, and IL
1897 was made doctor of philosophy by tine
Hopkins From then until now be has occu.
pied the history professorship at Western
MARYLAND College, and has been popular with
both faculty and students.
During the summers of lS9S, 1899 and 1900
Dr. Ward was q lecturer in the Mountain
ChautAuqua st Mountain Lake Park. la lss9
be vas made a member Of the Sosthern Edn
cational Association and Maryland organizer
for that body. Since then he has delivered
occasional lectures on pedagogy aud kindred
subjects at the annual meetings OF the Mary
land Teachers Institute. He is a member OF
the Maryland Historical Society and also Of
the American Historical Association.
DIR. Ward is writer OF no little repule IN
his chosen field Of history. having issued n
a series of Notes on History including
The Eastern Civilizations and Greece
(Is97l, Rome" 1871, 'nevelopmrui Of
Modern European Nstiohs' (lS9sl, which
three volumes we're reprinted IN Convenient
form in 1883 1900. He Is also author Of The
Early Dpvelapmeut Of The Gh~sspe4ks and
Ohio Canal Project IsS9.