The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-31
Last Year That Sessions
Will Be Held in Old
Building.
HAS A STRONG FACULTY.
Greater Interest Taken in
Athletics New Direc-
tor is Chosen.

The fall term OF the Fairmont State
Normal School will open on Wednes'
day, September 8. The prospects for
an increased enrolment are excellent
as the rooms In the Girls Dormitory
were all engaged sometime ago and
arrangements are now being made TO
place students in private houses
Many residents are offering rooms al
reasonable rates and 1t is assured that
all students will be taken care OF IN
comfortable manner.
This will be the last year that the
Normal School will occupy the pres
ent building which has been In use
since 1893. A new site consisting Of
eighteen and half acres Of land has
been secured in the Suburbs on the
west side of the city and the founda'
ton for the new main building, the
contract for which was awarded some
months ago, is now being laid. The
new building will cost about $780,
and when completed will be one OF the
finest school structures in the Sta
1t is expected that the Norma!
will move into its new "ame =
tember. 1916.
The .aculty Of the Fairmont Nor.
NAL School will be practically the
same for the coming year as in the
past, and It is recognized as one OF
the strongest faculties in the State.
Professor Chester P. Highly, who spent
last year In Columbia University, do
ing post. graduate work, will return TO
the school as head OF the history de.
partment and assistant TO the presi
dent. Professor Walter Barnes has
been made head OF the extension de-
partment, and under his direction the
Normal School will organize classes
outside OF school and arrange for cor
respondence study. Miss Daisy d.
! Prichard. we'll known member OF the
faculty. has been made dean OF wom
en- and in her new position will be-
come adviser OF the young women at
tending the school. The vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Professor
A. W. Martin Of the department of vo'
cal music, has been filled by the cleo
ton of Miss Virginia Mulvey, former
ily supervisor Of music in the Morgan
town public schools. 1t Is the inten'
ton of the Normal School TO place
special emphasis the coming year on
the subject OF vocal music for the
public schools.
The Normal School will give partic'
iular attention to the Normal training
short course, provided for by q recent
act OF the legislature. Professor +. h.
Lively has been made director OF the
short course, and he will give much
OF his time 10 the organization OF the
work of this department. The Normal
short course is designed for those
teachers who do not feel that they
can remain in school for the compile
ton Of full course and yet desire to
take advantage Of the professional op'
portunities In the Normal School. 1t
is a four year course with liberal cred.
n allowances for work already done.
Those completing the short course
are entitled to state certificate good
for three years.
Aside from the short course the
Fairmont Normal offers the regular
two year Normal course for high
school graduates which Is the stan.
dard of the Normal school OF the coun'
try. and which Is taken by all students
who desire to secure the standard nor.
nal school preparation. The Normal
School will also offer certain academic
courses for advanced credit which Will
be accepted by the State University
and other higher institutions.
An announcement OF interest TO
graduates and former students OF the
school is that Of the selection OF ar,
Ernest Bell. former West Virginia
University athletic star. as the ath'
letic director for the Normal. The
football squad is now in training at
Terra Alta, and lot Of good material
fIs being assembled. Under the train
ing of Coach Bell 1t is believed that
the Fairmont Normal School will
again be put on the athletic map
! among the schools OF the State. Mr..
Lindsay Frame, of Fairmont, has been
appointed manager Of the football
team temporarily until the regular or
ganization is made after the opening
Of the fall term OF the school. While
the school did not have team last
wear and is therefore at q disadvan'
tage In arranging games, the indica'
tIons are that an attractive schedule
will be arranged. Assurances have
been received that the alumni and
friends OF the Normal School will give
substantial support to the schools ath'
letic activities during the year.
SETTLE WALES STRIKE.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-The trouble IN
the South Wales coal mining district