The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-05
SUPP. SAlI ] !
AND.PROF MARSH
Will Be. here
For Educational
Campaign ll
NoUe1rlber

SSupt. ROS1ef, OF the tairIGOuI f3ub
| lie Schools, is arranging for seyera
days of educational campaign Yorl
lin the city for the week beginning NO
lvember sth, when a number of meet
ings of an educational character vii
be held in different parts OF the DIS
trict. The main speakers will be
State Superintendent of Schools, the
Hon. NJ. P. Shawkey, and Mr.. ]. F
Marsh, OF the state School Depart
mont, who is in clarge of institutes
and examinations Mr.. Marsh was
principal of the Fairmont High School
last year and made many friends dur
ing his brief term of service in that
position. supt sha@key, who Is Just
beginning his term at the head of t1t
state school system, is making most
favorable impression, and his fortl-
coming visit will AFFORD the parents
and teachers of the city an excellent
opportunity to meet and hear him In
an educational address.
Prof. ]. ". Callahan, OF the West
virginia University, will deliver an
address in the High School Auditorium
on Friday evening of this week. He
comes here under the auspices OF the
Marion County Historical Society,
which was started by the b. IL Butch
err class of. the High School. '0s. DR..
Callahan will talk on certain phases
of local historical work aud fnyesti-
CATION. Admission is free, and there
should be good audience OF those
interested in the subject.
Rev. j. G. Broomfeld, of the Meth
odist Protestant Temple. of the city,
will be the Chapel speaker at the
High School on Wednesday morning
OF tlis week. Rev. Broomfield is a
favorite with High School students
and his address will be received with
interest and attention.
one of the pleasing new features
of the High School work this year Is
the enlargement of the Department OF
Expression under the direction OF
Miss Nellie Casseday. The Board OF
Education has made provision to fur;
nish training in expression free to the
members of the junior and senior
classes. and the schedule has been
arranged so that the classes have one
full Deriod a week for this work, Thr
work will cover drill in oral reading,
and public speaking and debate, and.
parliamentary usage 1t is felt by the
school authorities that the High
school graduates should have more
tr4ining in reading and public speak
ing and to that end this instruction
hiss been provided, and it is made
compulsory for the members Of the
two upper classes to take the work.
The results will appear in the com
mencementt programme and in other
public functions In which the students
take part.
Some changes in the plans OF the
local teachers for self-improYement'
and reading circle work for this year
are announced. The teachers in each
of the main buildings will organize
their own reading circles this year.
II has been found that the number OF
teachers in the whole district is TOO
large to handle in one circle, and SO
IL was voted to make this change.
There will also be number of gem
ersl teachers meetings during the
wear that will be addressed by SuPt'
Rolser and others connected with the
schools, and also by some outside tai
ent. The teachers of the Fairmont
schools are all studious, alert and
progressive, and they intend to keep
in touch with all the latest movements
in educational work.
The next meeting of the Molonga-
hela Valley Round Table will be hello
at Grafton ON Friday and Saturday,
November IL and IS. This will be
the largest and most important educa-
ttonal meeting OF the yesr in this sec.
tion of the state, and the teachers ot
the Fairnont schools will probably at
tend the meeting in a body The
school law provides that all OF the
teachers OF the state shall take one
day in the year fot institute work,
.sy1d 1t has been customary for the
Farimont teachers to take this day In
attending the Round Table meeting
and visiting schools in some Of the
towns.
II the weather is fair the pupils 2 OF
the public schools will participate in,
the parade OF the Soldiers Reunion
ON Friday morning Of this week. supt
Roster viii ask an pupils in all de.
partnents Of the schools TO Join in
the parade. unless they are excused