The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-08
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school has been equipped for a science
room. The room formerly used for a
sewing room has been prepared for a
class room. At the present time the
crI ollment reaches 610, the largest In
the history OF the school. With three
additional teachers and with the organ.
Ization OF the classes worked out very
carefully the pupils will be we'll taken
csre Of. Principal Colebank has been
working in his office for several weeks
preparing the students program cards
and the daily schedule Of recitations.
Everything will be In perfect readiness
To start OF the high school without any
confusion or loss Of time.
Several new plans have been made
for the coming year which will in
crease the efficiency of the high school
and thus secure better results from
the pupils. An organization has been
worked out for the coming year which
will provide for closer, personal su.
pervision over the pupils. First year
pupils, or those entering for the first
time. especially need much help and
individual attention to get properly
adjusted to their new environment.
Practically all first year classes will
be of such size that individual atten-
ton can be given-by the teachers.
Most OF these classes will be in charge
OF the older, experienced teachers. In
fact. with the present teaching force,
classes can be organized of such size
that good, effective teaching can be
done.
The assignment Of classes to teach
ers has been done more satisfactorily
this year than ever before. Teachers
will teach those subjects only for
which they have had special prepare.
ton. For example, the English teach.
ers will be those who have specialized
in English, Science teachers will be
those who have specialized in sci.
ence.
Considerable new apparatus and
equipment has been provided for the
laboratories. Some new subjects OF
a practical nature have been added to
the course of study, such as elemen-
tary science. bookkeeping, community
civics, debating and survey OF voca-
lions.
The Board Of Education has made
provision for a girls advisor and Miss
Mary Oldham was named for the posi-.
ton. This will be a new feature in the
high school which, no doubt, will be
especially appreciated by the mothers
Of the girls in the high school. Miss
Oldham's experience with high school
girls. her patience. sympathy. self.
poise, culture, refinement should make
her especially qualified for her duties.
The girls OF the high school will now
have that close, personal supervision
which they especially need. Miss Old
ham will devote much Of her time in
personal advisory conferences with
the girls. She will have supervision
Of the girls during the lunch hour. She
will also supervise the girls In all
social affairs which they have in the
high school.
The faculty for the coming year will
be the strongest in the history Of the
school. A great deal OF care was Civ.
en- In the selection Of all new teachers.
Miss Virginia Gaskill. who succeeds
Miss Webster, of the domestic science
department, is a recent graduate OF
Mechanics Institute, q school Of very
high rank. Before entering Mechan-
les Institute Miss Gaskill had been
very successful as a teacher in the
public schools Of Fairmont.
Miss Clara Leamon comes as a spe.
cialist in her subjects Of English and
Latin. She Is an A. B. graduate Of
Dickinson College. Carlisle, Pa. Miss
Leamon has had four years Of success.
full experience In high school work.
Miss Beulah Davis Is an A. B. graduate
Of West Virginia University. She has
had three years successful experience
as teacher in high school. Miss
Cora Kincaid recently received the A.
B. degree from West Virginia Univer.
sity. Before going to the University
Miss Kincaid had taught In the public
schools Of Fairmont. ]. T. McClue,
teacher Of science, was recently grad
uated from Ohio State University.
having received B. s. degree. He has
specialized to considerable extent In
the sciences. E. NJ. Musgrave. B. s.
Ayr. from the, West Virginia Univer.