Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-06-20


The Board of Regents of the State
Normal Schools at its meeting in
Clarkaburg last Thursday rescinded
that part Of its recent order by which
the senior year was to be cut out OF
four of the schools. There was such
general protest against the order that
the board unanimously agreed to a
reconsideration OF the matter and
passed the following resolution
"Resolved, That the resolutions
adopted by the board at Huntington
May A, 1907, is so far as they relate to
the discontinuance OF the senior years
course at the normal schools at West
Liberty, Athens, Shepherdstown and,
Glenville, and the issuing OF diplomas
of equal value to the graduates of the
six normal schools of the State, are
hereby repealed, aud that the work in
these schools in this respect shall con-
tinue as heretofore, but that in all 9th
er respects said resolutions are hereby
reaffirmed and approved.
The "other respects" referred to
relate to. the general Improvement Of
the institutions and making them
normal schools IN fact as we'll as in
name.
The board has done well to so
quickly respond to public sentiment,
and we hope that it will now devote
its energies to upbuilding all the
schools. This episode has shown that
the normals have host of friends
who will demand fair treatment for
them all, and with the regents willing
to do their best there should be strong
er support for these institutions than
ever before. In the next Legislature
efforts will be made to secure appro.
priations sufficient to add training
schools to all of the normals.~.
Many changes were made by the
board in tie faculties of the several
normal schools. Shepherd College
has but three members OF its old
teaching force left-Principal j. 6.
Knutti, Assistant Principal j. D.
Muldoon and Mrs. Mabel Henshaw.
Gardi,er. The new teachersappoint-
ed here are Miss Villa Hart Butcher,
a daughter of former State Superin.
tendent B. l.. Butcher, and for sever
al years am accomplished teacher in
the Fairmont Normal; Miss Mabel
Moderwell, also an experienced teach
er of the Fairmont Normal Miss
Laura Lewis, who has been teaching
very acceptably in the Warrington
high school; and Miss Louise Smith,
talented graduate of George Wash
ington University, Washington, D, G.
Miss Eva Wright was reappointed
music teacher.
Miss Eliztbeth Stalnaker, who has
taught in Shepherd College for several
years, applied for transfer and was
appointed to Fairmont Normal Miss
Blanche Corbin will study at Rad
clifs College the ensuing year; Wal
ter NJ. Duke takes his old school at
Hedgesville, not having applied for
reappointment, and Miss Virginia
Pride, another of DUR teachers, will
not take up normal school work.
The following are the appointments
IN the other normal schools OF the
State.
Fairmont-Principal not yet named;
Z. G. Rohrbaugh, first assistant and pro-
lessor of Latin and Greek; &. K. Mercer,
professor of mathematics; Mrs. N. K. 9.
Morrow, history and English; Elizabeth,
M. Stalnaker, French and German; Mol
lie V. Smith, assistant in English and
matron of dormitory; Ida Abbott, assist
ant in history Mary George, assistant
in educationI Mayme Ware. teacher OF
expression Amy Ridgeley, teacher OF
art. Principal, teacher, of music, head
of department Of education and science
will be chosen later.
Athens-Prinoipal not yet named F..
A. Forster, first assistant; Blanche Bit
-ner, ]. f. Holroyd, Sarah e. Meredith,
Callie Curtis, Maude Jefferson.
Marshall College,. J. -Corbly, prin-
cipal first assistant, Mrs. Naomi Eyert,
dean of women and professor of French;
Anna S. Cummings, head of depart
ment of education Harriet d. john
son, professor of Greek; Lillian Hack
ney, mathematics DR.. ID. y. Haworth,
professor of English; J. A. Fitzgerald,
history Ollie Stevenson, German; K. j.
Largent, assistant in Latin; Flora Pope,
assistant in educatian; w: IA. Franklin,
assistant in English = Ada Colbert, as
sistant in English; e K. Myers, teacher.
in art Florence White, teacher in ex-
preston; Flora Hays, teacher of music.
Professor of Latin, biology and geology,
physics and chemistry and assistant in
mathematics appointed later.
Glenville-John @. Shaw, principal
Walter Barnes, first assistant: Mary L.
Yeager, Harriet Il. Stalnaker, Phronia
link, Walter NJ. Parker, Mary M. Woods.
West Liberty-Lorain Fortney, prin-
cipal: A. ID. Kenamond, first assistant {;
Martha Hughes, Alice Gotshall, Annie
Austin, Virginia Sanders; Helen Tufts,
music.