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

The series of public school patrons
meetings to be held in Inherent pnrts
Of the city next week promises To be.
Of unusual interest. There is already
a fine educational sentiment in .hs
city, but it is the intention OF supt.
Roster and the public school authoti
tiles to push the work Of the schools
until no city in the country will sur
! pass Fairmont in the appreciation OF
the value of education to its young
people. On Monday evening at Barns
Vile in the fine new school building
completed last year the first of tie
meetings will be held, which will be
addressed by Prof. j. F. Marsh, OF the
State school Department, supt. Ro
sIer, and others. With the completion
Of. the new building at Evansville,
the school has grown rapidly in num-
bers and in interest in the work. A
class of six came from this school TO-
the High school this year, and there
is better interest than ever before.
On Tuesday evening in the audfto-I
rum of the First ward school build'
ling the second meeting Of the series
will be held. This meeting will be a1-
dressed by Prof. Marsh, supt- Roster,
Hon. Harry Shaw and others. The
First ward has made great deveiop-
meat in recent years, and the people
of the section take muG1 interest in
their schools. There Will no doubt
be a full turn out OF the school patrons
TO hear a discussion Of the problems of
education as they AFFECT the comniun-
lily.
On wednesday evening a meeting
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 ans'
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 whic:4 is
one OF the strong young musical organ
~lzations of the city.
On Thursday evening in the High
School Auditorium there will be 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. shGwkey, Prof. j. F..
Marsh, DR.. G. o. Henry and others
An invitation has been extended TO
the teachers of the 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
bolz.
Admission to all Of these meet!ng'
is free and public school patrons and
tax payers are cordially invited and
urged to attend. The purpose of these
meetings is to arouse greater interest
in the work Of the public schools, and
to secure more hearty cooperation lie
tween parents and teachers in thu.
education OF tine children of the com
munity.
During the week Prof. Marsh and
snpt. Roster will visit the different
schools of the city and make talks to
the pupils of the upper grades with a
view OF stirring up the boys and girls
to remain in school and to go On to.
the High School. On Tuesday af2or-
noon of next week supt. Shawkey will
give a talk before the students Of the
High scnool 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
Giles. F,
Rev. A. H. Beavins of the Episco-
nal church OF the city, will conduct
the chapel exercises at the High
scnool Wednesday morning OF this
week and make an address on the gen
eral scheme of athletics in England.
Rev. Beavins received his ~educationHl
training in the schools of England,
and he will speak OF mis- personal eS
%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 viii have TUESDAY Thursday and
FRIDAY and they will be under ths d.,