The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
[RMoNT WEST YIRGINlA Thu RspAIs SEPTEMBER 9, 1909

WMeaHhHvE4N9 hhvtS
BEAUTIFY DAY.
STATE SUPER ERlNTENDENT ASKS:
PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO GET
! BUSY OCTOBER Z.
Friday, October i, has been get
apart by Hon. M. P. shawkey, State
superintendent OF scaoois. as Glenn
up and Beautify Day." Mr.. Shawsey's
suggestion will be sure to meet with.
the approval OF the pupils and patrons
OF the school and they will unite with
the State officials In endeavoring to
beautify the surroundings OF tie
schools their homes and elsewhere on
the day set apart by MIN. The off
cial notice sent out by State Sunt5
Slawkey is as follows:
State OF West Virginia, Department
of Free Schools Charleston, Friday,
October l, 1909:
/ atn convinced that the work Of our;
schools is ser!ously discounted BY the
bad physical conditions in and around
school houses. It is. a lamentahle fact
That an ideal school house. and grounds
is really ]tarh to find. An inartstic
building. dirty and uncomfortable.
with an Inadequate and neglected yard
is the rule. 1t Is small comfort to
argue that pther States are no better.
off in this respect than we are. The
time IL at hand when 1t will be our
shame II we allow these condition.
to continue. Shall we not have a con,
rerted effort among all the People Of
the State towards cleaning up aud
beauttfying West Virginia. our home, a
land bountlfully blessed by nature bE-t
devastated by man? - 80 8
Il To this end i nave designated Fri
day, October 1. 1909, as Clean up and
Beautify Day to be observed In all tho
schools OF West Virginia and by. every
civic federation, improvement leuE1e,
woman's club or other society that will
Join us In such beneflcent and patr'-
otic movement. This exercise will
take the place of the fall arbor day
and while the folks in the country are
scrubbing windows and folors. clean:rg
uway debris. planting vines, building
wallis. erecting flag poles or putrinE.
up pictures, the folks In town may he
washing walls and desks; planting
shrubs or trees. or organizing cruEades
against filthy alleys AMI back yacds.
unsanltaryl cars andI indecent bill
boards, noxious shows and vulgar Ian
Euage on the streets. We NyA In tho
school house, the cars and on the
street. These places should then be
as clean, wholesome. attractive nnli
beautiful as we can make them. How
shall we 80 at all this? Any way SO,
we 80 at 1t in earnest. y
A young girl reporting her improve
ment wor ktwo years ago said: The
stick weeds on one lot were SO big;
that to cut them off would; leave stubs
to mangle the children's feet at pla7,'
so got the larger pupils to help md
we pulled them up by tho roots with
our hands," The same teacher went
to the road overseer and by ner en-.
treaty compelled MIN to remove tht,
public road out from the front OF her
door steps. This shows what can he
dlone where there Is will. NJ
Lf yoll live In the city nave the 3h1ly-.
or issue 'clean up proclamation Tor
October ]. Enlist the activities Of
every child by the use OF a badge or
button or other means. The Press
will lend you great assistance II Jof'
tell them above the movement. Have
the ministers preach a sermon on the:
subject on the Sunday preceding. Join
in with every possible civic improve
ment club and do as many of the hun-
dreds OF needed things ns you can do
II you are in the country get the
boys and girls, their fathers and moth,
ers, the trustees and boards of aduca-
ton. the ministers, everybody clae,
and get to work. first on the school
house aud grounds. then on the roads
and fence rows tnen the springs anl
streams. then the churches and cea.c.
terles. ss, X
All this can be done by will and With
little expense. 1t is not abundanti3
worth wlMic and shall We not Join III
the movement with spirit and thus
bless the goodly. country we call oar
home?
Respectfully