The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-09-28
EDUCATORS HOLD
CONFERENCE
Harrison and Several Ada
cent Counties Are Well
Represented.
SHAWKEY P RESIDES
Morrison Of This County is
Chosen Secretary of the
Conference.

An educational conference of
county, district and city superln-
tendents and supervisors OF schools
Of several counties in this section OF
the state was called 10 order at 10
O'Clock Friday morning in the First
Presbyterian church here by NJ. p.
Shawkey, Of Charleston, state SUI
perintendent of schools, who pre-
sided over the conference and made
number of talks on the work Of
the same. A. p. Morrison, OF Sa-
lem, Harrison county superintend-
eut. was chosen secretary Of the
conference.
Those in attendance at the morn
ing session OF the conference were DR..
+Shawkey, F. ]. Marsh, L. L. Friend
and L. j. Hanifan, Of the depart
ment of education at Charleston
County Superintendent A. p. Nor
rison, of Salem; w. b. Golden, of
Flatwoods; c. o. Marsh, of Philippi;
D. Newton, OF Grafton; NJ. l.. B.
Linger, Of Weston; and William
Kennedy, Of Fairmont; District Su-
perintendents NJ. D, Teter, OF Oral;
\. L. Thomas, OF Metz; and ]. l..
Shaver, Of Rowlesburg: and A. +.
shroyer. OF Philippi. the Rev. j. e.
Bird. +. L. Burdette ad A. s. Law,
Of the city; Fred Cottrill, of Salem;
George w. swiger, OF the city; R. NJ.
Swlsher. of Sardis; ]. Walter Dun
can, Of Adamston; Thaddeus Curry,
of Lost Creek, a member of the
board of education of Union dis
trict, this county.
County Institutes were discussed
at considerable length and after a
number of informal talks, it was de
cided that they could not be dis
pensed with, as they afford the only
opportunities in which the county
superintendent can introduce plans
If work for the school year. They
also offer opportunities for the state
department of education to place
befort the teachers OF the state uni
form plans of procedure.
Three features of the institute
were then taken up-an educa-
tional conference, a school and
round table.
1t as decided that music instruc-
ton in county institutes is profitable
to high degree. Institute work in
general was treated upon and 1t was
that exhibits of maps.
drawings and the like would be
features of the institute next year.
Perfect attendance was then
talked about with the announcement
that 1900 were reported for per
feet attendance last year in the state
and the pupils were not heard from.
"a book for the purpose of reporting
average attendance was issued for
the year, 10000 being placed in.
circulation, and it was decided that
the book be used again the coming
year
The book referred to is known as
the Hornor Roll.
At the afternoon session of the
conference the enrolment was in
creased, County Superintendent l..
l.. sadler, of Doddrldge county, IRA
L. Swiger and Lloyd Barnett, Of
clarksburg; A. w. Carrlco, of.
RowlesburF; and f. G. Coffman, of
DoIa, reporting in addition to those
at the morning conference.
Medical inspection was discussed
in detail as the first number of the
afternoon session, general approval
being given the subject.
The grading OF rural schools was
among the several other subjects
talked on and 1t was the consensus
of all present that advanced steps
should be taken in this line.