Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-12-01
PROGRAMS ARE OUT.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT SENDS
SUGGESTIONS TO SCHOOLS.
School Collection is the Plan for Re.
stocking Supply of Volumes in
the School Libraries.

stocking Supply Of Volumes in
the School Libraries.
Thomas G. Miller, state superinten.
dent Of schools, has issued circular
+, containing Library Day program and
! suggestions for the observance OF
( West Virginia Day on Friday, Deem
Der and Monday, December 10 Mr.
Miller says that Friday, December I
| will again be observed by the public
! schools throughout the state as Libra,
! ry Day and recalls that in the annual
| 1t was suggested to observe West Vir.
| ginia Day in the schools. The date
, for celebrating the latter was fixed for
December 10, because on that day In
! 1862, congress passed the bill when
I admitted West Virginia to the union.
/ Owing to the two days following each
| other, he suggests that both days be
observed with fitting exercises on Fri.
! day, December 7.
AS a result of the schools celebra-
! ting Library Day last December over
! 10000 books were added to the schooi
! libraries and the state superintendent
asks for concentrated effort this year
to increase the libraries by one hun,
| dred thousand new books Owing 70
| the different conditions that exist in
| the different districts Of the state il
has not been deemed necessary to give
definite general program but merely
to suggest a general outline that may
be adopted by any of the schools in
any particular. Following is the pro-
gram he suggests, copy of which will
be received by the county superinten-
dent
/. Singing Coronation
2. Responsive Scripture Reading
3. Introductory Remarks-Princi-
pal or Teacher.
4. song-Greeting Song school
or Glass.
5. Recitation-Th Barefoot Boy.
6. Recitation-God VIII Sprinkle
Sunshine.
Z. Solo-The Bridge.
s. Roll Call-Each Pupil to Give
a Quotation.
8. Recitation-A Good Motto.
10. Reading-Bacons Essay on
Reading.
11.-Singing-Battl Hymn of the
Republic.
12.-Essay-Th Value of Books.
13.-Special Address en- Books and
Libraries.
Ia. Donation of Books and Collect
ing Money.
10. Closing Exercises.
The celebration of West Virginia
Day is something new for this state.
but should meet with ire approval of
all. 1t not only is an educator for the
youth on that period In which the
formation of this state was made pos
sible, but also instills that patriotism
which has made this country marked
nation, standing apart from the whole
world in this respect. The program
suggested for the occasion is as fol-
lows:
Opening Song-America. All join
Invocation.
Address of welcome by a pupil.
Explanation of the meaning and pur-
pose of this exercise by the teacher
Paper-Early Settlers in What Is
Now West Virginia.
Essay-"My Ancestors, Whence and
How They Got Here" by boy in the
sixth grade.
"reminiscences by elderly persons
present.
Song-"The West Virginia Hills"
Address-Men Prominent in the For
nation of the State.
Essay by Girl-West Virginia Au
thors.
Sketch-Our Friend, Hon. John A.
Bingham.
Paper-Lincoln' Attitude Toward
the New State.
Essay-West Virginians Prominent
in National Affairs.
Three-Minute Papers by Pupils
l. Farming in Our State.
2. Fruit Growing in West Virginia.
3. The Coal Industry in West Vir-
ginia.
4. The Oil and Gas Industry IN
West Virginia.
5. Railroads in West Virginia.
6. The Public Schools in West Vir-
ginia.
Song-The Red, White and Blue.
Collection for School Library.
Dismissal.