The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-14
THE FAlRMoNT sFA1sE NORMAL
SCHOOL. "A.

H1laI n i u
school
We believe there ars many people
In This community Vic dos not as yet
realize the advance steps that have
been taken "a the reoF anizatton Of
the faculty ana work " the Fairmont
State Normal schools Il takes time
for such things tosbsecme generally
known and lhetetofs sBs do not won;
der that tie people do not fully IN.
dersiaud what has beengdone for the
school. Tie strength of q faculty
IS The real tes q the worth Of a
school and indgedp that standard
The Falrmont state Normal School
wll now rank second 70 no school Of
IT'S class IN TIE state and in fact it
win measute tasorably with any
school ii the United States. Dr. Ben,
nett. the newly elected President, is
as wen trained foFahls work as the
head Of any Normal school in the
oounts The editofio q this paper was
student h his CLASSES ct the West
virginia confefeace Seminary thir-
teen or fourteen years ago and Dr..
Bennett was then accounted one Of
the best educated Young men in the
state He had INST finished the course
for the a. 81 degrees at the University
OF Nashville. Since that time he has
attended SCHOOL at Chicago Uniyer.
SHY, Leland Stanford Jrs and Colum.
bia Untyersities taking the degrees
Of A.. NJ. aud Fh. q: During the past
year he was lead ~ the department
ci Education and Philosophy at Louis
lana State University and has had
several otlers by universities in the
West to take positions. The Fair.
mont Norma certainly fortunate in
seeming such y well equipped man as
Dr. Hennett
The dlHtlncttye department Of the
school which shall hereafter make it
worthy 81 Ire name At bears is to be
the ltainine depaTtment with a thor.
ouelily modern model school and kin.
dereahen alhis department will bel
nader ne supervision Of Miss Mon
lana Hastings ot Missouri. Miss
hastings IS graduate of a western
school aud Of Teachers College of Co.
Iunbia University holding the degree
Of a, j! from that school. She has
had charge of the training department
of one 81 SHE best Normal schools in
the Vest and for some time has been
Win LouLs iana State University. That
SIZE viii nut tie department Of educa.
lion On a high plane goes without say
ing
Pro- q Rohrbough, assistant to
President Bennett, has had very fine
raining for his work, He graduated
1t tie west Virginia Conference Sem.
mary ia 1898 and then entered ALE.
eheny college. taking the A. B. de.
gree from there After teaching for
tine ii Pennsylvania he was elect.
Cd d position in the Glenville State
Normal school. Being granted
Iease oi absence, he entered Harvard
Unigeisity where heNtook the Mas
tef's degree Having been First AS.
sistant AZ Tie Chenille Normal, he
Ii ven aeqnainted with duties of his
new position here He will have
charge II the depa rtmentof Latin and
Prof. - E Mercer, who will have
charge q the department of Mathe'
mattcs 100 well known by the peo'
pie IF airmont to need an extended
notice Prof Mercer graduated at
he Eairnont State Normal School
ana HE University Of Nashville, TAX
ing the degree Of A. B from that In.
stitution ne had experience as pub
liz ch6ol principal and teacher in
hIeh schools before accepting his
pie eht positton Prof. Mercer has
done considerable work at Harvard
unigsiait and IS at present in Eli
rope ne VIII Keep the department Of
alatheHatics at q nigh standard.
The departments Of English and His,
tory wiz be under the direction OF
sfFs, .satorrow. Mrs. Morrow,
IKE III Mercer. needs no introduc.
ton b tha people Of this part of the
sthte III fact she is known all over
lhe stste having served most accep,
tally for anpmber ofsyears as Presl.
dent d West Virginia Woman's Chris,
ian Temperance Union Several years
ago ne vas teacher IN the Fair.
mont Normal School and was for a
time Acting Principal she has spent
the nast summer III Columbia Uniyer.
Sly, New York CITY Her personality
VIM he felt a member Of the Nor
NAL school taculty n
Pfof. q. Harfy Scherfs mas BEEN se.