The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-01
DR.. BENNETT REACHES HOM
MUCH IMPROVED IN HEllL I'll
President OF
Normal School
Home from West

his mother, who have spent the past
few months ON the Pacific Coast, re-
turned to this city on Saturday night
DR.. Bennett, who was quite i'll dur
ing his stay on the coast, is consider
ably improved and he resumed his
work as head of the Normal School
to-day. Prof. c. L. stookesberry, as
slstant principal, mas had charge OF tle
school during the absence of DR.. Ben
nett AMI during his administration the
school has made rapid and substantial
progress.
The first half of the local Normal
fall term closed on Friday and during
that time the school has made splen-
did showing. The total attendance
during taat time, not counting those
who withdrew from the school an CO
count Of sickness or other reasons
during the term. was 27s.
The general department OF the masa
of the student body indicates that
from week to week u higher standard
of conduct and scholarship is being es-
tablished and that more rigorous dis
cipllne is daily being maintained by
the faculty. This campaign for bet
ter conduct and scholarship and more
rigorous discipline was inaugurated
by Dr,Bennett and Prof. stookAsber-
ry, assisted by the otaer members of
the faculty and the student body have
faithfully carried out the wishes OF
the president in this regard.
Mr.. E. H. Manson. travelling secre
tary Of the State committee of the Z
NJ. G. A. and general secretary of the
State University Y. NJ. C. A., is here
to-day in the interest OF Y. M. G., A.
work. Mr.. Munson will outline plans
for the Normal Y. NJ. G. A. and will
materially aid. the students Of the.
school in tnis work.
The Y. M. c. A. and the Y. w. c. A.
of The local Normal are both organiza.
tions that are doing a. great deal of
good along a. religious and educational
line and increased interest marks each
meeting of the organizations. These
societies meet on Friday evening at
seven o'clock just one hour before the
literary societies convene. Mr.. L. A.
Stark is the president of the young
mems organization while Miss Jennie
Harshberger is the president of the
young ladies' organization.
Miss Helen Soule, State secretary of
West Virginia and Ohio, spent We'd
nesday and Thursday at t1e Normal
in the interest of the Y. w. q. A.
work. Her talks and plans were a
great inspiration to the young ladies
in this society.
Much interest is being taken in the
Student Volunteer convention which
meets in Rochester, N. Y. on De-
cember 20 to January 9. inclusive.
Three thousand delegates will be pres
ent at this convention representing
700 universities, colleges, normal
schools and theological seminaries of
the United states and Canada. The
Fairmont Normal School is entitled
to one delegate from the faculty and
three student delegates. A meeting
will be held on Friday for the purpos.
rof selecting these delegates. AS much
of the expenses as possible will be
borne by the delegates themselves,
though the school will also aid in the
expenses incident to attending the
convention.
In many colleges and schools of this
country. the promoting of religious
work is almost altogether done through
the workings of the Y. w. C. A. and
the Y. NJ. C. A. organizations AMI ali
the schools of the land are awakening
to the fact that more attention must
be paid to the spiritual and religious
life Of the students and no better way
can be found for the furtherance of
this work than through the channels
OF these organizations The expenses
necessary to attend this convention
will not exceed about thirty dollars,
A voluntary offering of five cents elch
is being taken among the student body
for this work.
The library of the Normal is In
splendid condition. The books and
magazines are being faithfully pe-
used by the students and noticeable
increase has been manifested in the
number of reference books being used
by the students as well as the inter
est taken in the leading magazines Of
the day.