The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-14

New Jersey and graduated in a New
Jersey school first, later taking tne b.
s. degree from Baldwin University 10
.ohlo. lie taught year or two IN tls
West and ihen entered chtcaso nk
versity. taliBg Iii leeree q y FIJI
Iof scicne Hestten pen
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ding NE ~
iiesi he could lse now ins
81 iess. Prot. scherf VIZ, place the
Science Department on basis equal
to- that Of any school IN the state
outside Of tie State University He
.is here now and is working hard In
the laboratory to get everything 10
Efrst class condition for The opening
.of school nextweek.
The department Of French and Ger.
man win be IN charge Of Miss Eliza.
beth stalnaker, Of Martinsburg. this
state. Miss stalnaker graduated at
the Martinsburg High School and la
Tier took the Bachelor Of Arts degree
lac the West Virginia University. She
has taught for about Ave years in the
Shepherd college state Normal School,
she has spent some time 10 post grad
nate study att Columbia University,
New York city, and this summer she
has been taking work at the Univer,
sity Of Paris, France. Miss staluaker
Will bring both scholarship and ex-
perlence to the work in her depart
ment.
Miss Mollle Virginia Smith, matron
Of the woman!s Hall and assitant in.
English, is well known in Normal
School circles, having been teacher
at BOTH the Concord and West Liber.
ty Normal Schools before coming to
Faimont. She is a graduate Of Broad
dus College and has done some work
in Columbia University. She sue
ceeded well in the management of the
Woman's Hail last year and knows
now Just how to keep things going in
this important position.
Miss Ida Abbott, teacher Of History,
mas been in the Normal School work
for several years and is well known to
the people here. She is graduate of
the Falrmont Normal and has done
considerable work Sby correspondence
at Chicago University and the past
summer she spent several weeks in
resident work at that institution. She
comes to her work this fall full Of
enthusiasm for a successful years
work.
Miss Mary E. George, who last year
had charge Of the model School work,
will remain with that department as
assistant to Miss Hastings Miss
George is a competent woman, grad
uate of the Buralo State Normal
School and teacher of several years
experience. She has spent the sum
mer in New York State and comes
back to her work with renewed ener-
pv and vitality. ~
The special departments of Express
sion, Music and Aft will be in very
competent hands, all of the teachers
having been in the school before and
all being well known. Miss Mayne
Ware will have charge Of the depart.
ment of Expression, Mrs. Lulu Billings
let, Music, and Miss Amy L. Ridge
ley, Art.
We have given the above facts con-
cerning the personnel of the faculty in
order that the people of central West
Virginia may get a better idea of
what a really great school the Fair
mont Normal will be when once 1t
gets in full operation as recognized.
The people Of this part of the State
ought to take, great pride in this
school and begin to work for it as
they have never done before in order
that it may be demonstrated what
real Normal School in this part OF
the State can do. We certainly need
more and better trained teachers and
there will be no better place any,
where for the equipment of teachers
than the Fotrmont State Normal
School.
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