The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-03
.HIGH SCHOOL
MOVEMENT
UNION AND WINFIELD DISTRICTS
VIGOROUSLY PRESSING PLANS
! FOR BETTER EDUCATIONAL IA.
clLlTlES.

The citizens OF Union and Winfield |
districts are vigorously pressing q |
plan recently adopted OF securing for
those districts the advantages OF high
school facilities. There has long
been need for the building OF high
schools in the rural communities, so |
mat the country Joy aud girl need not
leave home, at great expense and In.
convenience. in order to continue In
school beyond the elementary course
offered In the common schools. Tol
supply this need is now the aim OF
the leading citizens OF Union and Win.
field districts.
In order to establish high schools
In these districts, however, the con.
sent OF the people must be secured In
u regular or special election. While
the outlook for securing such consent
Is very favorable In each district, Il
is thought wise 10 canvass the situa.
ton thoroughly before submitting the
question to vote. Petitions are being
circulated for the signatures OF those
who are in favor OF the plan. Thus
far. very few rave refused to sign. In
addition, meetings will be held In or.
der TO explain the nature and scope OF
the high school project, and TO give
each citizen chance to be heard, no
matter what his views.
On the evening OF Tuesday, June II,
beginning at o'clock. a meeting will
be held at the Springer, or Swearingen
school, in Union district. All citizens
OF the district are invited to be pres
ent. The proposed high schoio for
Union district will be fully discussed.
and every one will have chance to
be heard. The members of the board
OF education. County Clerk Jonn ran.
lips. the county superintendent, and
perhaps other officials will be present.
The meeting should be n profitable
one, no matter what conclusion is
reached.
In Winfield district, series Of
meetings will be held. as follows:
June II. p. m. Catawba school.
This meeting Will be in charge OF B.
Y. Morgan, trustee OF Forksburg
school. and will no for tho c't'- rs o.
Murray and catawba, partlchlMlS.'O
June II, 2 p. m, Mt. Harmony
school. This meeting will be IN
charge OF J. o. Swisher, and VIII be
Tor tne patrons OF Mt. Harmony, Viola
and Laurel Run schols, though 1t will
be open TO any citizen OF the district.
June IL, { p. M. Winfield school.
This meeting will be In charge OF J.
y. Swisher.
June II. 3 p. m, Forksburg school.
Meeting TO be. In charge OF Abram
Page, trustee OF the school.
June IL, p. M Laymnn's school.
Meeting to be in charge OF Virgil
Brown. lift
June II, p. m. Lakes school,
Meeting to be in charge OF W. II. Bun
ner.
June IL, p. M. Nebo school. Meet.
ing to be In charge OF W. II. Bunner
and Luther Summers.
June II. p. m. Eureka school.
Meeting TO be Inc charge OF Virgil
brown. This meeting will be especial.
" for the patrons OF Eureka and Mo.
rams schools.
June ~, 3 p. NJ, Coalmlnes, or Mud
Lick Run school. Meeting 10 be in
charge OF Abram Page, and will be for
the patrons OF that school and OF the
Snaws school.
The schedule given above was ar.
ranged by the district high school com.
mittee OF Winfield district. of which
AbFam Page Is president and Virgil
Brown secretary. The other mem.
bers are: B. Y. Morgan, J. o. Swish.
er. W. H. Bunner and Chas. Bower.
In Union district similar commit.
tee is In charge OF the high school
movement. The members OF this com.
mittee are: ]. B. Miller, David L. Sat.
terrified. S. II. Rudy. James Morgan,
w. E. Morgan and W. y. Rice.
With committees such as these &C.
lively at work. II would seem that
high school will be secured for each
district IN very short time. Il Is TO
he hoped that the people OF the dis.
irict will run out In good numbers ut
all the meetings. What the commit.
tees Ydnt to know Is exactly how the
people OF the districts stand In regard
" the high school proposition. When
Efhis information has been obtained,
further action may be taken or not,
as the results warrant.
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