The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-12
HIGH SCHOOL WORK
NOT YET DROPPED
AT NORMAL SCHOOL
It Will Be Carried On In
Full During Term Be-
ginning Tuesday,
READY FOR THE OPENING
Some Faculty Members Are
Already On Duty Pre-
pairing For Work.
READY FOR THE OPENING

It has been reported that beginning
with this year there will be no high
school department in the Fairmont
Normal School. The authorities OF
the school are letting it be known
that this is mistake and that the
high school work will not be dlscon.
ttnued until the faE of 1913. Begin.
ming, however with 1918, the freshman
year OF the high school course will
be dropped and the following year the
sopomore year will be DROPPED. Ac.
cording to this plan, within very
few years, the Fairmont Normal
School will be offering nothing but
regular teachers work, leaving the
high school work to be taken care OF
by the regular high schools which
have boone so numerous in his part
of the state.
The State Normal Shoot will open
Tuesday of next week with every pros.
pect for large enrolment. A number
Of the faculty are already to ue found
at the building busy with interesting
plans for the year.
Some faculty changes have been
made: Miss Luara F. Lewis, will
spend the year at Columbia Univer.
stty having been granted leave of alb
sence. Miss Beatrice Fitzwater, now
Mrs. Barnes, will not return and as
yet no one has been selected to take
her place. Miss Harriet Shredder, OF
Grafton will take the place OF Miss
Mulvey in vocal music. Miss Mildred
Zimmerman will teach Physical
Training. Miss Estelle Hamilton will
take Miss McConnell's place. Other
teachers are the same as last year
Walter Barnes, A. NJ. assistant to the
president, head of English Depart
ment and Extension; Morris e. Turn
er, Phi. D., head History Department;
E. L. Lively, B. Sc, Age, agriculture
and biology and director Vt short
course; H. D. Brake. A. B. geometry
and Latin, registrar; Mrs. y. y. C.
Morrow, A NJ. English; Jessie Ice
A. B. training school supervisor
Ethel Ice. A. B. modern languages
and algebra; E. E. Mercer, A. B.
English and mathematic; Dorcas
Pritchard A. B., history, dean of wo
istry and physics; Francis Shreve, A
w. 'Hedu VI EuuCdllOu department,
Inez NJ. Johnson, methods of teaching
Estelle Hamilton, domestic science;
Laura Briggs, drawing; Frank S
White, education; H. j. McGinnis, B
Sc, elementary science and rural soc
1ology; Harriet Schroeder, Vocal
Music, Amy Rogers Rice. piano and
organ; E. j Hawkins, manual train
ing; Mrs Emory +. Mckinney, Ii
brarian; Mrs. Alleda Snyder, precept
ress; Jane Conklin, secretary; Mild
red Zimmerman, physical training.
One of the greatest losses to the
Normal this year is that of Miss Nell
Mcconnell, for four years Domestic
Science teacher Miss Mcconnell
was educated for her work at Morgan
town and after term at Glennville
Normal acme to Fairmont. She gave
three strong earnest years to the
'old Normal and one to the new Nor
NAL. In connection with her other
work she had charge OF the dormitory
table and provided the hest food OBJ
tainable at less cost than had ever
been provided before. Last year, in
addition to her other work and under
her direction lunch room was open.
ed at the new Normal and successfully
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