The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-16
Marion County viii
Celebrate On Fridau
LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL EN-.
TERTAiNMENTs WILL BE HELD
IN OBSERVANCE OF STATES
BIRTHDAY.

The various districts in Marion
county are preparing TO hold literary
and educational entertainments at the
school houses at one or more points
IN each district on Friday, June 90,
this being the states 50th birthday.
The various entertainments will b.
held in the school buildings. which will
be opened to the public. and the state
and national flags will be prominently
displayed al each school building in
the county, and In The state, they haY-
Ing been furnished with state nag
and national flag for use in this
celebration. by the semi.centennial
commission.
The flags will be retained by each
OF the various schools and will be
used as permanent decoration. The
idea Is especially good. as fully 90 ouI
OF each 100 children heretofore did nol
know what the state flag looked like.
The programmes at the various
schools where entertainments will be
held will consist of the reading OF the
new state code. the singing OF the new
state song, the reading OF the COVER.
nor's proclamation declaring June 20,
holiday, the reading of the Cover.
n0rs speech which he will be deliver
Ing in Wheeling at the same hour
that It is read In each of the schools.
the making OF short addresse by local
ana aeighboring orators and members
OF the school boards and county Off.
GERS.
County Superintendent Kennedy has
been working hard, as have members
OF the various boards of education,
preparing for the entertainments on
the day and much credit Is due TO
them for their part OF the work.
Exercises in Fairmont district will
be held at Barrackville, with +. B.
Fehnaht. 4 well known man ami pres.
ident of the board Of education there.
In charge. ....
In Grant district the Monongah cele.
!ration will be. in charge OF Colonel
Price, who is president of the board
OF trustees education there, while the
entertainment at Booihsville will bL
Under the direction OF Alfred Curry.
l.. II. Morton and Professor Maple
VIII be in charge OF the entertainment
At Pennington. while In Mann;rston
district many celebrations will be held
Warrington, Metz. Loganport and
range Il! all having programmes tie
rared lie C''
These celebrations will be under the
direction OF \. l.. Thomas. Supt. ID. A.
Ward, II. l.. Grim, L. &. Floyd and
other teachers and members of the
board assisting.
Paw Paw district will have n good
representation out. Baxter. Fairview,
Grantown and lRiresville all having
entertainments, NJ. A. o. Heck being
in charge at these various schools.
Grassy Run in Union district, and
Forksburg in Winfield district. will!
cover about all of the various schools
where celebrations will be held, al.
though persons residing near to many
OF the smaller schools will no doub.
gather at the school houses at some
time during the day 10 see the new
flags and 10 take some part in a 10.
cal programme.
These entertainments cover the en-.
tire county thoroughly. and no doubt
thousands upon thousands OF school
children and their olders will attend
the glad anniversary the 5Oth birth.
day Of the grand old State of West
Virginia.