Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-11-22
ROUND TAHLE AT
HARPERs FERRY
Teachers, prisslpais and supts. In
Fall session and Nearly all
schools Closed Today

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schools Closed To-day
The fall meeting OF the Potomac
Valley Round Table, consisting Of
teachers. principals and superintend
ents OF schools In West Virginia and
Maryland. began In the IFIl Top
House. Harpers Ferry this morning
At e:a0 and Will be in sessio tll Sat
urday afternoon.
The schools In Mals:nsburg we're
all closed today aud supt W c. Nor
ton and practically all OF the prin-
oipals aud teachers went 70 nar.
pers Ferry this morning on No. 40 to
attend the sessions County Supt.
Zeilor and nearly all the Berkeley
county teachers also attended the
sessions today. together with many
OF the Morgan and Mineral county
teachers while the teachers ia Jef-
erson county turned out on masse,
All will remain over till tomorrow,
The present officers of the Round
Table are Moderator. j. G. Sanders.
OF Keyser; vice moderator, + r.
Rathbun, OF Oakland. Md; secretary.
Lee Siler Martinsburg, treasurer.
Miss Sue Sheets, OF Keyser
The committee on program for
this meeting consists of D. n Dodd.
Maftinsburg, and j X Pentuif and
w. NJ Duke.
The following is me program in
full
Friday, $50 m.
Devotional Exercises
Reading the minutes OF last session,
Lee silef secretary, Martinsburg, W.
Va
Address By Moderator Prof J {,
Sanders, Eeyser, w Va,
Assigned topics:
A. Our text books the old and
the new Principal +. A. Byerly,
Shenandoah Junction, W Va
II The defects ia the compulsory
attendance law. Prof, J N. Fries.
Berkeley Springs. w Va.
c. The brain cell IN pedagogy,
Pres, J. r. Pentuff. powhattan Col.
lege, Charles Town, W Va.
Round Table discussions Of sub
iects from last page OF programme
Friday, Tao p. m.
Programme by Harpers Ferry
Schools
Assigned T5plcs--Ten Minutes Eaeh
Elementary Sciences IN our Public
Schools. Prin. +. NJ Miller, Hedges.
Vile. w Va
County Supervision, supt r. q.
Rathbun, Oakland, Md
How may moral instruction be
taught In the school room Supt
@. w. Conley, Piedmont. W Va.
Agricultural instruction In District
schools. Prin Edward r webb, FroHt.
burg, Md.
Cooperation Of the home with the
school. Miss Bingham. Charles Town,
w. Va.
Hand work in the primary grades,
Miss Fern Roush, Martinsburg, W,
va
General discussion. Rural Schools
by supt Thomas Thrush, OF Mineral
Zeilor. OF Berkeley and other County
superintendent present,
Friday, 7:3o p, m.
Address of Welcome, Hon, Tracy
l.. Jeffords, Harpers Ferry. w. Va
Response. Prof. Samuel A. Baer.
Frostburg, Md.
American rural education A. &.
Monahan, Washington, D, q.
Literature and life. Prof Robert
A. Armstrong. Morgantown, w Va.
Saturday, $40 a. m.
Opening exercises.
Assigned Topics
Little things that make the school
success. Mrs Margaret Wetzel,
Charles Town. W Va.
How can the County Superlntend'
ent be of greatest service 70 the rlir-
AL teachers. superintendent ), Y.
Edwards, Cumberland Nd.
Thu physical side of the Primary
pupil Miss Florence Curtis, Mar
tinsburg, w, Va.
Psychology and the tsaehel, ffep'
]. r. Apple. Woman's college, Fred
erick. Md
Primary language. Miss LILLIAN
Compton. Cumberlans, Md.
Some Fallacies in vocational tram
ing. Principal Martin L. Waehtei'
Martinsburg. w va,
General discussion
Saturday, 1880 p. m.
Experience meeting. Has this
Ronnd Table been helpful 20 your
win you attend the next meetinsf
Business meeting,
Adjournment