The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-11-14
THREE HUNDRED IN ATTEND.
ANCE OF M0N0NGAHELA
VALLEY ROUND TABLE.
MUCH GOOD DERIVED FROM THE
TALKS AT SECTIONAL
MEETINGS.
VISITORS OBSERVE WORK BEING
DONE IN THE LOCAL
SCHOOLS.

places of abode.
Fully three hundred teachers were
in attendance at the meeting, which
is generally considered by those in
charge OF it, to have been the most
successful gathering of the associa.
tion.
AS announced In this paper last
evening, tho opening session was
held yesterday afternoon at the Nor.
NAL school, when Prof. Robert a,
Armstrong, of the W. v. u, address
ed the association.
The evening session was held at
the High school and an address was
given by DR.. w. C. Chambers, dean
Of the school of education of the uni.
versity of Pittsburgh. A splendid
musical programme was rendered BY
the pupils of the High school, under
the direction of Miss Emma Oder
bulz, supervisor of music in the local
school.
A demonstration of educational
motion pictures was given by means
of the High school cameograph.
The Round Table convened in tho
closing session this morning at the
Normal when DR.. o. !. Woodley, pres
ident OF the Normal school, delivered
an address. Sectional meetings were
presided over by Principal II. R. Boz
mar, OF Grafton, who Is chairman OF
the high school section; Superintend-
ent F. l.. Burdette, Of ClarksburGr
chairman of the primary section ;
Superintendent D. A. Ward, of Man
nington, chairman Of the gramma.
school; e. B. Whaley, district super
intendent of Pennington, is in charge
of tile rural section.
Yesterday afternoon the visitors
payed visits to the various school
buildings throughout the city, the
new Miller school being the mecca
for the largest number of visitors.
Quito a number who failed to inspect
this building were given the oppor-
tunity TO do so today.
The local hotels afforded splendid
accommodations for the visitors and
the Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church, south, served quite a num-
Der at noon yesterday with an excel
lent lunch.
Those in charge Of the Round Ia
BILE meeting, expressed themselves as
delighted with the meeting brought
to clos today, as toe intrest mani
Tested and also as to the large num-
Der attending the sessions.
1t Is thought that much good. will
be gained both to the promoters OF
the association and the teachers Us
well as closer harmony will exist bE
an interchange of views and plans
for the betterment OF high school
work. The present meeting has, in
the opinion of leading educators, es-
tablished a precedent that will con
tinue to be felt In future meetings
Of the association.
The following is list of those II
attendance at the Round Table.
Those from Clarksburg and Subur
ban Towns.
j. Ranse1 Romine, A. G. Bumgarc'
ner, Clyde Altman, II. L. LcMasters
County Superintendent A. P. Nor
rison and Carl Lawson, county super
intendent elect, Mary sayre, Doroth!
Sayro, nellie Hurst, Lula Randolph
J Vivian Ash, Jermaine De Meister, Orr
Lcathcrmun, Miss Harbert, Veva Ell
lott, Alice Gilpin, Miss Starcher
Ncllo REESE, Bess Dorsey, Miss Jack
son, Herbert Williams. Miss Free
man, Mrs. Dora Tracey, Florenc
Martin, Mary Kern, Great Randolph
Stella Morris, Miss Leonard and Mis-
VILLA Leonard. Jane Yost, Haiti
| Harden, Miss Bessie Matthews, ella
rissa Maxwell, Rosa Folau, Mary eau
: field, Erfic Kidd, Earl McCarty, Arli
Harbert, H. l.. Poe; Shinnston-Prin
cipal lIaight and Miss Flora Robin
son, John Coffman; Lumberport, Lii
Ian Fortney, Blanche Fortney; vii
sonbrg, M. D. Teter; Bridgeport
Miss Lawson and Miss Nladgc Long
Cordclia Westbrook; Chiefton. Mist
Reynolds; Salem. Mildred Pepper ant
Nina Smith and Aubrey Morrison
District Superintendent of Tenmilt
districc Kcmper Maxwell, Hepzibah
Mabel Austin ZeisinG.
Teachers attending from the Fair
mont district schools:
High School.
Principal Geo. II. Colcbank, Emma
]. odorbolz, Laura E. Briggs, William
stanhagen, Hazel Frey. L. c. Minor
Russell Fetmer, Helen Webster aat
Ward Lanham. +"
William B. Whits School.
Principal Laurence II. White, Miss
cs Mimic Fleming, Myrtle McKin,
ney, Louis Virginia and Leonard
Riggs, Helen Fleming, Nellie Pep,
per, Ida Orr, Florence Wilfong and
'Vina Boydston.
Bernard L. Butcher School.
Principal William b. Buckley, Miss
es Blanche Henry, Florence White
Evelyn Prickett, Gertrude Creel
Jennie Harshberger, Susan Foiren
Agnes Irwin and Inez Brookfield.
U. S. Fleming School.
Principal w. a. Crow, Beryl Nor,
,,a,, fEfFio SLSnann sAfarparett Farrell