Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-11-18
ANNUAL SESSION
Of TEACHERS HELD
One Hundred and Sixty School Tea.
cheers Answered to RoIlcal at
Opening Session Here.

0h~HhS 0~SSl0N T0F@.
The Potomac Valley Round Table
comprising teachers. principals and
surerintendents of Maryland and
West Virginia, convened in this city
friday afternoon at 10 In assembly
hall Of the High Schces Building.
Moderator W. G. Morton srssiding.
This is the fall session OF the asso.
citation and 1t Il also its first meeting
Ia Martinsburg. distinction that Is
appreciated by our people. Trains
brought large number OF teachers
this morning aud a reception COM
mittee OF High School boys met them
az the depots.
County SpperintsAAant James Gran
than, of Jeffersoa county, has the
right idea about neetins Of this
sort. He had the school boards all
ever the county ailcw the teachers
this day with pay so that they might
ATTEND the Round Table for their own
benefit. Berkeley county. as a whole.
vas not so liberal, some of the school
boards refusing to allow the day TO
the teachers for the purpose men.
toned. though, OF course. they can
attend Saturdays sessions when there
Ia no school
Among the educators who arrived
over the II. 4 o. railroad this morn.
Ing were County Supt, Grantham and
Supt. Wright Denny. OF Charles Town,
and teachers from that place; Prln-
opal Smooth, OF the Shepherdstown
schools and teachers; Principal Mil
ler and teachers OF Hedgesville: Supt,
F. r. Rathbun and teachers OF Pied
mont; Supt. Joseph w. Stayman aad
teachers OF Keyser: Supt, w. c
Thompson and teachers OF Morgan
county. Teachers are also here from
Hardy and Hampshire counties. Some
Eerkeley county teachers. together
With County Supt. Il. n zeiior. came
n over the C. v. railroad. So the
sessions Of the Round Table today
and tomorrow promise TO be unusual.
~ well attended.
A feature Of the meeting was the
first thing on the program this morn
Ing. After their arrival the teachers
and other educators made q visit to
the various city schools (which were
in ses sion till noon today where
they had an ocular demonstration OF
how the Martinsburg public schools
ore conducted. and which happily. are
beginning 10 be pointed to as models
la their line.
As stated before the Round Table
convened this afternoon at l.3o and
160 teachers answered TO rollcall.
After devotional exercises by Mr. d.
H. Doid. Supt W G. Morton. OF the
city schools, made the opening re-
marks, expressing the pleasure that
he and the Martinsbung teachers felt
In having so many teachers present
fri m far and near. Papers were read
on various school subjects By some
well known educators. Prof r. l..
Roberts. or Terra Alta. spoke on
The Reading Circle followed by
Principal NJ. l.. Wachtel. OF the High
School who had for his subject,
Science and Discipline" Dr. s. r..
Hatton. of Charles Town, president of
Powhatan College. made q fine adj
dress on THE Making Of the Tea
cher" One of the best addresses of
the session was that of Prof. l.. l.
Friend. of Charleston, state supervisor
OF high schools, who spoke on moral
Training" After a general discus
sion the Round Table adjourned till
s o'clock this evening
To Consolidate Rural Schools.
An important feature Of the meet
ing OF the Round Table tomorro.
morning will be the considerat' on OF
tic proposition OF consolidating rural
schools for their general betternent
This matter was forcibly brought to
the attent on OF the people OF Ber-
feley county at the Apple Carnival in
this city two years ago by Prof.
Hayes, Assistant Secretary OF Agri-
culture, Washington. He pointed out
that the plan IL being adopted in rural
sections Throughout the Central West
and spoke particularly of Iowa. whose
school system is perhaps not sur
passed by any state in the Union. The
idea. in a word IL that instead OF
having number of little schools in
section OF township or district Il
were far better 70 have one or more
big schools more or less centrally To-
Gated and we'll equipped for school
work. the pupils living at a consider
able distance away being taken TO
and from school in conveyance UNI
der contract.
A case in point. Plans are being
formulated to establish towns or set
Elements at Pikeside and Tablers.
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