Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-08-22
School Notes,

Salaries for teachers in West Virginia
have been materially increased in al
most all progressive school districts,
and yet school boards are finding con-
siderable difficulty in securing teachers.
This year the normal school graduate
has considerable choice as to his po-
sition, and many of the 1918 class at
Shepherd College have not yet an
nounced where they will teach next
year. However, we have heard from a
few. Margaret Appel and Glenna Car
per have accepted work in the Elkins
schools, Rama Bayer and Martha Best
will teach in Davis, and Hattie Koonce
will go to Halltown. Mrs. Wilmer Mill
Ter is at present in Washington with
her husband, but the patrons of her
home school at Horton are insisting that
she teach there in case her husband
leaves for France before the opening OF
the school term. Sarah Campbell will
teach the Wiltshire school, Olive Coop
er has been chosen to the principalship
at Hartman, and Marian Rogers goes TO
Marlinton. Mary Swisher will have
charge at Shenandoah Junction, and we
has not yet completed her course, Will
teach at Bardane. Andrew Mills will
hold forth at Big Pool and Madge Poi
fenberger will teach near her home in
Washington county, Maryland. Tracy
Gates goes back to her home school at
an increased salary, and Mrs. Grubbs
will teach again at Edgewood. Several
of the other graduates will also take
their home schools, and few have not
yet located Helen Selvey and Bessie
Johnson have gone into the govern
ment service, and Lucille Ewers and
Mary Carvey have talked of entering
an army nursing school. Mary Cath
crime Needy, who taught at Duffelds
last year, will 60 to Mt. Airy this year.
Martha Knode leaves Halltown for
Harper's Ferry. Agnes Bell and Mary
Williamson will 60 from the Elkins
schools to similar work in Morgantown,
and Virginia Garfield leaves Romney
for California.
President and Mrs. Thos. c. Miller
and Prof. and Mrs. J. D. Muldoon are
expected home this week by way Of the
Jefferson county teachers institute at
Charles Town. They have been making
an extended trip in the interests of
Shepherd College travelling several hun
dred miles in Mr.. Muldoon's automobile.
and visiting former and prospective
students at Moorefeld, Wardensville,
Franklin, Romney, Petersburg and other
points.
After five years of highly successful
work at the head Of the Harper's Ferry
schools, Prof. Boyd Randall has resign
ed to accept position as principal at
Cairo, Richie County. This leaves the
principalship at Harper's Ferry open
and we understand that the school au-
thoritieS there realize the necessity Of
increasing the salary of the head of
their school in order to keep them up to
their usual high standard.
Friends of Prof Lorain Fortney, who
taught in Shepherd College about seven
years ago, will be pleased to learn of
his appointment as Professor of Com
merce at Toledo University, at an in
crease of salary over the position he
held in Marquette University, Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin.
Prof A. D. Kenamond left this morn
ing for a few days at Berkeley Springs,
where he will attend the Morgan coun-
ty teachers institute in the interests OF
Shepherd College.