The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-09
BOARD. Of REGEN7S
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legislature make some special rprorf
sion for the preparation ot elementary
and rural teachers. tgllib bf4es Y
Akprher matter that was discussed
latlength and which will be acted upon
in the near future was the establish
ment in a number of the State institu.
tions OF Manual Training and Domestic
ScIence departments.
The following appointments were
made for the State University and the
Normal schools.
State University
Earl w. Sheets, a. graduate of the
State university, was elected to take
charge OF the Girls and Boys agricuL
turaI club work at the staVe uniyer
slty. The United States department
Of Agriculture will cooperate in this
work and will bear half the expenses
INCIDENT TO this position after July !,
\ West Virginia is the first Northern
State to receive recognition in this ca
pacity by the government
This is a new department Just es
tablIshed. by the Board of Education
which bids fair to become bopual
among the girls and boys OF the
State.
j. ii. Arnold, who has been for many
years in the department Of agriculture
at Washington, was elected professor
OF Farm Management. He will still
be connected with the United States
Bureau OF Agriculture, and half his
salary will be betrayed by the Gov.
eminent. The Board Of Regents con
siders itself peculiarly fortunate in Sc
curing the services Of Mr. Arnold, who
lis considered one OF the best authori
ties on agriculture in the United
States.
samuel Benton Nuckols Of the Mis-
souri, University was appointed ln.
suuctor in Agronomy.
Farmont Normal
L. L. Lively, a graduate Of the State
University, and recently connected
with the Tyler County High school,
was appointed 10 the position of teach
er OF Biology
Miss Cecil Wilcox OF the Ypsllantl
Normal school at Michigan, was ap.
pointed supervisor of the upper grades
Of the Fairmont Normal training
school Ms
| Trevy-Nutter was appointed teach
err for the spring term of the FairqmlSSinkt
Normal, M ,a ,,.,.,e. a,s ae4, 81.
4, Prof. WCodley was empowered 70
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cal school might need for the 5sprtiRls
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eIenvfae Normal ..r
Miss Mabel Scott, formerly Of the
Montgomery Preparatory school was
appointed special teacher,
II. d. Groves, of the State 'UniyCr-
sity, was appointed teacher in agriCul.
tural work.
II. C. Gammons, of Harvard Unlyer-
Sly, was appointed teacher OF lan-
guages.
Miss Hodges was appointed teacher
of 2locutlon.
Plans were made whereby Thomas
WIcne, the famous story teller, who
spent u week in Fairmont at the Nor.
nal school, during last year, will give
his series of stories before the stu.
dents OF the Glenville school during
the Spring term. Principal Rhorbaugl
announced that the school is now mOy'
Ing into lis new building recently COM
pleted,
Mabel Lynch was appointed music
teacher for the Concord Normal.
The new building which was erected
there to take the place Of one destroy.
ed by fire will be ready for occupancy
by April /.
| ShepherostoHn NORMAL
Addle II. Ireland, Of Fairmont. con-
nected with the art department OF the
local school was appointed teacher OF
art at the Shepherdstown Normal
Rebessa Core, OF Morgantown, was
appointed a regular teacher.
No appointments were made for the
other Normal scioolst though these
will be appointed as the needs OF the
schools become known.
The Board reports mat all the cdu.
cational institutions Of the State are
in excellent condition and the attend
ance unusually fine for this season Of
the year. The spring terms OF the In
stitutions open with bright prospects
| for banner terms work.
Appointments were made for the pre-
paratory schools.as wen as the colored
4 institutions Of the State