The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-02
PUBLIC SCHOOL
CAMP tIGN OF
EDUCATION
Number of Meet.
ings Scheduled
for Next Week

The series of public school patrons
meetings to be held in different pnrtsi
of the city next week promises To be-
of unusual interest There is already
fine educational sentiment in snsr
city, but it is the intention OF supt.
Roster and the public school authoii-
ties to push the work of the schools,
until no city in the country viii SUR
pass Fairmont in the Appreciation oil
the value of education to its young
people. On Monday evening at Barns.
vile in the fine new school buildiflg88
completed last year the first of TIE
meetings will be held, which will sBel
addressed by Prof. ]. F. Marsh, OF the
State School Department. Supt. Ro,
sier, and others. With the completion
of the new building ut Barnsville,
the school has grown rapidly in num-
bers and in interest in the work. A
class of six came from this school to.
tine High school this year, and there
is better interest than ever before.
On Tuesday evening in the audtto-
rum of the First ward school tuild-l
ing the second meeting of the series
viii be held. This meeting will be a1-
dressed by Prof. Marsh, supt- Roster,
Hon. Harry Shaw and others. The
First ward has made great develops
ment in recent years, and the people
of the section take muo1 interest in
their schools. There will no DOUBT
be full turn out of the school patrons
TO hear discussion of the problems OF.
education as they AFFECT the comnun-
ity.
On wednesday evening mesting
Will be held in the Second ward school
building for the patrons of that school.
The speakers at this meeting will be-
Prof. Marsh, DR.. E. w. Howard and
others. The Second ward school AaslI
made excellent progress in recent
years, and the patrons are greatly Ia
terested. Besides the speaking at this
meeting there will be music by the
second ward school orchestra which is
one OF the strong young musical organ
lzations of the city.
On Thursday evening in the Htgn
School Auditorium there will pc a
great meeting for the patrons of the
Fourth and Fifth wards, and Of all the
city, which will be addressed by State
Supt. M. P. 5hawkey, Prof j, F.
Marsh. DR.. c. o. Henry and Others
An invitation has been extended to
the teachers OF tine county to attend
the meeting on Thursday evening 10
hear the new State superintendent OF
schools in an address. A pleasing
and attractive feature of the meeting
at the High School will be music by
a selected chorus of forty High School
girls under the direction of Miss Oder
boh.
Admission to all OF these meeting.
is free and public school patrons and
tax payers are cordially invited an1
urged to attend The purpose of these
meetings is to arouse greater intero5t
in the work of the public schools. and
to secure more hearty cooperation lie-i
tween parents and teachers in tha4
education of the children OF the com
munity.
During the week Prof. Marsh and
supt. Roster will visit the different
schools of the city and make talks to-
the pupils OF the upper grades with
view of stirring up the boys and girls
to remain in school and to go on to-
the High School. On Tuesday af'er'
noon of next week SuPt. Shawkey will,
give a talk before the students Of the
High scaool and the pupils of the
eighth grades in the High School
Auditorium on his trip to England last
year. The week should be a most In.
teresting one in local educational cir
cles.
Rev. A. H. Beavins, of the Episep-,
pal Church OF the city, will conduct
the chapel exercises at the High
school Wednesday morning OF this
i week and make an address on the gen
eral scheme of athletics in England.
Rev. Beavins received his educational
training In the schools of England,
land he will speak of ais personal ey
periences.
Regular gymnasium work was start
ed IN the High School this week. The
girls viii have Monday and Wednes-
day afternoons and they Will be under
the direction of Miss Casseday. The
boys will have Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday and they win be under ths dl:
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