The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-07-13
NORMAL NOTES

TN, the students OF the Norman
and the citizenship OF the town
were entertained in the school
auditorium by Karl Jansen, a
Swedish entertainer and hu-
morist. He is the personifica-
ton of grace on the stage. He
exemplifies well what can be
done in physical culture. He is
a good impersonatOr and was
especially pleasing i'm his i'm
persOnation of Shy lock.
We are sorry 10 announce
that our conductor, Mr.. Hill
man, was called back ~ his
home Monday morning, July
nth, on account of the sudden
change for the worse of his
brother at home, who has had
fever for some days past, and
was thought to be getting along
well, but this morning, July II,
the sad news comes that the
brother is worse and not expect
ed to live, so Mr.. Hillman had
TO leave us. His work is now
being done by the manager and
other instructors. We hope for
the speedy recovery Of his
brother.
Tuesday night, July 18th, at
$40 DIR. j. T. Mcconnell, of
Emory and Henry College gave
a free lecture in the school au-
ditOrium TO which everybody
was invited, DR.. Mcconnell is
a strong speaker, an education
al man of the first rank i'm the
State.
Mr.. w. l.. Ownbey. Division
superintendent Of Buchanan, is
visiting the Normal, and shows
Intense interest in the welfare
of his teachers. Buchanan is
coming Co the front education
ally, under the supervision of
Superintendent Ownbev.
superintendent !. c. Boat
right. Of Lee, was i'm attendance
on the Normal one day last
week. Thus far Lee has the
banner attendance in the
/ Normal. Mr.. Boatright thinks
ne can send us few more. He
is busy with building projects
in his county, consequently.
could remain with us but one
day.
Southwest Virginia ia being
heard from and already attract
ing the attention OF the other
parts of the State as Co our edu-
cational interest. We are max
ing substantial growth and pro-
gress in education, first, by the
5 erection of good buildings, with
good modern equipments, con
serving the interest of the rural
/ schools, establishing State Ii
r braries, and encouraging Civic
81 Improvement of every thing per
tanning 20 school and home life
. Of the pupils through Civic
Leagues organized, IL possible,
IN each school neighbOrhood
The other end Of the State will
/ soon have TO "step up and take
notice. for Southwest Virginia
D has II future Our enrolment
gradually grows toward three
4 hundred. We now have two
hundred and eighty one.
In a Faculty meeting Of the
o instructors last week, a commit
= tee ON resolutions, concerning
the death Of Mr.. Il. II. Sheppe
was appointed, and on Monday
morning presented in Chapel
the following resolutions, which
were adopted by standing vote
: of the whole school:
4 "Since it has pleased God, in
His Providence, To remove from
our midst Prof. X. II. Sheppe
\ who for number of years sue
2 cessfully conducted the Summer
Normal at Big Stone Gap, and
4 who is well known as one of the
\ leading educators i'm the State
'TherefOre, be il resolved 10y
q the Faculty and the student
j body of the Big Stone Gap Sum
4 mer Normal;
First, That the death O
q Professor Sheppe, we have los
q friend who spared neither
= time nor energy in making this