Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1916-04-18
Potomac Valley Round Table Meets At
HaTDeT'S EerV.

Remember .Clean up, paint up"
begins this week. Every body get busy.
Mrs, E. II. Shewbridge and son, of
Germantown, is visiting at MIR. and
Mrs. Jas. l.. Shewbridge.
MIR. 7. K. Faherty, of Grafton, spent
Sunday at his former home here.
Mrs. A. A. Hartman is visiting her
sister, Miss Ida Wentzell.
Miss Eugenia Tearney, of Baltimore,
visited her aunts. Mrs. j. G. Hurst and
Miss Jennie Tearney last week.
MIR. and Mrs. w. F. Hallam with
daughter and son, are visiting at their
home for the Easter Holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W.. Shewbridge
were in Washington last week.
Mrs. w. p Grove and son, Wentzell
is visiting at the home of Mr.. w. w.
Wentzell
Mr.. VIM. Beck left Sunday to take
up position at Pittsburgh
On Tuesday evening last there was
given at the home of Mr.. c. G. Krepps,
at Bolivar a reception in honor Of their
pastor. Rev. w. C. Brian. The attend
ance was large with greetings for each
other and extended welcome to the
returning pastor. Special music was
rendered by the Bolivar Glee Club.
| Cake and ice cream were served for re-
| freshments.
MIR. John Dittmyer, aged rs, died at
his home at Bolivar on Tuesday last,
from complication of diseases. The
deceased was partner and brother of
the late Mr. Geo. Dittmyer, dealer in
coal and lumber, for number of years.
Rev. r. Y. Nicholson has been re-
moved from this circuit of the M. P.
Church. He goes to Cherrydale, near
Washington, Rev. A. w. Ewell will
succeed him.
The Potomac Valley Round Table met
at the Auditorium of the High School
Friday 14th and Saturday 18th with a
program as follows: Friday morning,
8 to 1920 Regular session of school.
1920 to IL Chapel exercises. Rev. Mr..
Brian. IL to IL Address DR.. Nj. Bates
Stephens, State Supt. of Maryland. IL
Enrolment and Announcements.
Friday afternoon. 1:30 Music. 1:45 tt
2:15 Round Table. conducted by Prof
Thos. C. Miller, Shepherd College. Top
les as follows: l. What are the Creates
needs of the Eastern Panhandle? 2. The
relation of our schools to the Agricul
tural and horticultural interests OF the
State. 3. The teachers habits, morals
associations, dress, language and gen
eral relations to society. a. The phys
zeal condition of the school room ant
the school grounds; how to improv,
them. 5. Baseball, basket ball ant
athletics in general, discussion. 6 10
cal Historical Societies, designs, valu,
and influence. How may this work b,
carried on? z. The ministry of pictures
and other ethical Influences in thu
school room 8. Contagious and infec
tious diseases, how dealt with. g. How
secure Libraries and how use books anC
periodicals 10 Extension Work il
Rural and High Schools II. What il
the real test of Teaching? IL How
secure better spoken and written En-
glish in the Schools. Discussion: Supt
w c. Morton, Principal E. f. Webb
Dr.. Haas. Supt F. NJ Miller 2:l5-
Echoes from the N E. A. Meeting a
Detroit-Prof. 5 o. Bond, Shepherds
town. w. Va. Enrolment. 2:45 t.
BIS Reading. Miss Laura Josephin,
Bridgman. St. HiIda's, Charles Town
W. Va. Topics, Duties of a Princlpa
to his pupils and Fellow Teachers
oscar M. Fogle. brunswick, Md Topi,
Evidence of good Recitation. Pri
mary Section-Leader, Miss Lillian
Stump. Charles Town Topic-Readine
in the Primary Grades, It's Importance
Methods Rural Sectlon-Leader. Supt
H. f. Graves, Grant Co. Topic =
Especial Preparation of Teachers fo
Rural Schools" a to Address DR.
j. H. Cox, West Virginia University
| Topic Folk Lore. Friday evening
7:30 Pay "Baby Show at Pineville.
Address of Welcome-Dr. W. E. Dit
meyer, Harper's Ferry. Response
Supt. John j. Upton. Cumberland
Md. Address,. c. Mierman. Nation
al Bureau of Education, Washington
| d. c. Topic-"Rur Education" will
Stereoptican Views Saturday morning
9 a. m. Opening Exercises. 9;20 Bus
mess Session. 1000 Address-Dr. j
II. Apple, President of Hood College
Frederick, Md. Topic" From the Life
of School to the School of Life" 1l:0t
Round Table-Prof. T. C. Miller.
| The officers for this occasion were
Moderator Wright Denny Charles
Town, w. Va. Vice M oderator O +
J. Upton. Cumberland, Md. Secretary
Miss Grace H. Dando, Frostburg
Md. Treasurer Miss Sue Sheetz, Key
ser, W. Va.
1 The Program Committee.
Supt., John E. Edwards, Cumberland
Md: Supt. j. c. Sanders, Keyser, w
Va; Prof. T. c. Miller, Shepherdstown
W. Va.
The Local Committee.
Pres. Mcdonald, Miss Winters, Miss
Shugart, Miss Shuss, Mr.. Taylor, The