The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-08
EVERYTHING READYFOR OPENING.
Buildings Are All In Nice Condition
and the Teachers Will Be In Their
Places to Greet the Pupils as They
Return to Another Years Work
Next Week.

Places to Greet the Pupils as They
Return to Another Years Work
Next Week.
. The public schools of the Fairmont
Independent district and those OF the
First ward Of the city will begin the.
term OF 19l0.1911 on next Monday, Sen.
tember IL.
All of the school buildings Will be
open to receive pupils at $3.50 in the
morning, and throughout the district
the schools will be called to ,oruer At
nine o'clock. There will be but one
session OF the schools on Monday and
the time will be taken up In enrolling
pupils, and furnishing them with lists
OF books and necessary supplies for
their work. All pupils who do not
have promotion cards, or who have
moved into the district since last year
Will report to the office of the principal
for classification and assignment to
the proper grade. Pupils having pro.
motion cards will report directly to
the grade to which they were promot.
ed at the close of the last term.
Supt. Roster urges upon parents ana
young people alike the great import.
ance of all pupils In all departments
of the schools being enrolled at the
beginning of the term on Monday
morning. On Tuesday the schools in
every department will begin the regu.
lar schedule of work.
The Fairmont High School will be
open to students at O'Clock on Mon.
day morning and the opening exer-
cises will take place at nine o'clock
in the auditorium. A special pro-
gramme Is being arranged for Mon
day morning. There will be some spe-
cial music, and besides the usual ad-
dresses by the Superintendent and
principal, an outside speaker will be
present to give an inspirational talk
to the High School students. On Tues
day the schedule of class work in the
High School will be gone through.
Those High School students who did
not register and select their studies
at the close of the last term will re-
port to Principal P. C. McBee, who will
be In his office at the building on Fri
day and Saturday OF this week. It will
be greatly to the advantage OF stu.
dents who have not previously regis,
tered to attend to this matter on the
above days.
Text books for the elementary
schools can be secured from the book
dealers OF the city. High School books
are kept at the High School building.
Parents are advised to purchase no
books until children have been en-.
rolled, and have been furnished lists
OF needed books and supplies by the
teachers.
The annual general teachers meet
ing will be held In the High School au-
ditorium on Saturday morning at $3.50
o'clock. All the teachers of the dis.
trict are expected to be present at this
meeting.
Following the general teachers
meeting, there will be a meeting OF
the principals of the different schools
of the district, at which the superin-
tendent will outline plans of organiza.,
tion and discipline for the year. Pu-
pills living south of ninth street, and
those living on Virginia avenue. south
of eighth street, and those east of
Virginia avenue, will report to the
new Virginia avenue school building
at the corner of'Tenth street and Vir-
gin!a avenue.
Supt. Roster this year will urge
upon principals, teachers, parents and
citizens, the Importance OF co-opera-
ton in working for three definite re-
suits this coming term.
/. An effort to secure the largest
possible enrolment of the school pop
ulation Of the community. This
means an effective enforcement Of the
compulsory school law, and an ap-
probation of the value OF schooling
among all the people.
2. An effort TO maintain high rate
OF average daily attendance OF those
enrolled. This means that attendance
at school shall be the first and pri-
mary duty of children in every home.
3. Persistent and intelligent care of
the health and physical welfare Of pu-
pills In school. This means that teach
ers and school patrons must work in
sympathy and harmony for the healthy
development of the individual child.