Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1919-08-26
JEFFERSON COUNTY TEACHERS
INSTITUTE CLOSES.

nick, of Miami University, Oxford,
Ohio; Prof. Howard McGinnis, of
Fairmont Normal School and Prof.
j. D. Muldoon, of Shepherd College,
music director.
DR.. Minnick, in series of able adj
dresses, developed the three great
detectives of Americas public
public schools as being-frst, to
bring about beggarless America
second, to develop people who can
appreciate the best things in life, and
third, unity of national feeling.
Prof. McGinnis explained with
great clearness the administrative
system of the State, the Child Labor
Law, and many features fthe new
School Code, notably its stringent
Attendance Law.
The music under Prof.. Muldoon's
leadership, was greatly enjoyed.
On Friday morning a beautiful
Soldiers Memorial Service was con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. S. Alfriend in
which Misses Margaret Maddox and
Grace Beall, of Shephendstown, and
of Charles Town, assisted.
Misses Bessie Licklider and Kath-
crime Donley led highly interesting
Primary Conference.
Mrs. Walker Boyd, of Winchester,
Va, explained the peace-time plans
of the Junior Red Cross.
In response to an appeal by F. R.
Yoke, practically all the teachers
promised to try to form Thrift Clubs
early in the session, and following
stirring address by l.. w. Burns,
large percentage enrolled in the
State Teachers Association.
County Agent E.. Hughes, in
on eof the best talks of the week, of
fered to visit the schools this coming
winter to interest the boys and girls
in agricultural projects by means of
tests. He also invited the teachers
to visit the boys and girls agricul-
tural camp at Opequon Park, August
| 81 to 20.
The Resolution Committee which
consisted of Prof. Wright Denny, Mr..
Kirkland Mckee, Misses Meta Shir-
| ley, Virginia Rider and Marguerite B.
Billmyer, expressed fittingly the
! thanks of the Institute to the instruc-
tors and others who contributed to
the success of the Institute, sorrow
fo rthe death of School Commissioner
John d. McGarry and well deserved
commentator of Supt. /. N. Bon
hams tactful and efficient manage
ment of this, his first County Insti-
tute.
Districts Boards of Education were
represented by Messrs. ChaS. Kable,
Harry P. Light, B. E. Beavers, and
DR.. Banks. Other visitors, many of
whom spoke to the teachers were Rev
Swami, of Charles Town, Rev. A. B.
Mitchell, of Middleway, Rev. C. M.
Hesser, Baltimore, Mrs. C. c. Bush,
Mrs. Flora Lyme and Prof. Herbert
Wolff, of Petersburg, Va.
Following is the enrolment.
White female-Mary Blanche Pine,
Kearneysville, w. Va, Gertrude M.
Polhamus, Summit Point, w. Va, Hell
en- L. Reed, Washington, D. c., Agnes
Gibson Reinhart, Shepherdstown, w.
Va, E. Virginia Rider, Halltown, w.
Va, Eleanor Worthington Selden, Ran
son, w. Va, Corine Hightman Shirley,
Shenandoah Junction, w. Va, Meta b.
Shirley, Kearneysville, w. Va, Jennie
E. Tavenner, Shenandoah Junction, W.
Va, Ruth Olverna Taylor, Shepherds
town, w. Va, Parthenia M. Thomas,
Rippon, w. Va, Nellie Gibbons Turn
err, Charles Town, w. Va, Lola Vir-
ginia Walker, Shepherdstown, w. Va,
Esther Virginia West, Rippon, w. Va.
Katherine Foulke Williams, Shepherds
town, w. Va, Mamie Lorraine Will
liams, Shepherdstown, w. Va, Olive
Butler Athey, Shepherdstown, W. Va,
Estelle st. Pierre Aldridge, Charles
Town, w. Va, Ella Bready, Charles
Town, w. Va, Ollie Blessing, Charles
Town, w. Va, Margaret Cochran Bish
op, Charels Town, w. Va, Marguerite
K. Billmyer, Shepherdstown, w. Va,
Bessie Bonnylin Bell, Bardane, w. Va.
Agness Bell, Shepherdstown, w. Va,
Katherine Mary Baylor, Charles Town
w. Va, Mrs. Annie Baker, Charles
Town, w. Va, Bertha Rae Baker, Har-
pers Ferry, w. Va, Mildred Banks,
Shepherdstown, w. Va, Frances
Grove, Harpers Ferry, w. Va, Mrs.
Pansy Cook, Harpers Ferry, w. Va,
Rose Crabbe, Charles Town, w. Va,
Ola Virginia Conner, Charles Town, w.
Va, Rose l.. Cockrell, Harpers Ferry,
| w. Va, Jessie Cockrell, Harpers Fer
ny, W. Va, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Kearneysville, w. a.,Laura w. Camp
bell, Charles Town, w. Va. Mary DON
ley, Shepherdstown, w. Va, RATHER
inc K Donley, Shepherdstown, w. Va,
Mrs. Nellie o. Dick, Charles Town, W.
Va, Shannon Denny, Charles Town,
w. Va, Frances Yates Daley, Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, Ethel Armentrout
Daley, Masontown, w. Va, Beulah
Engle, Charles Town, w. Va, Mary
" Engle, Charles Town, w. Va, Mary
Bowen Grantham, Charles Town, W.
Va, Florence NJ. Grubbs, Shepherds
town, w. Va, Ethel Standiford Ham
rick, Thomas, w. Va, Ida Pauline Hall
Hayfeld, Va, Mary Virginia Henkle,
Harpers Ferry, W. Va, Mary Thomas
Howell, Charles Town, w. Va, Mabel
E. Riggs, Charles Town, w. Va, Mary |
Elizabeth Kercheval, Charles Town,W
Va, Phoebe Virginia Knott, Shepherds |
town, w. Va, Hattie Young Koonce, |
Harpers Ferry, W. Va, Thelma Page |
Koonce, Harpers Ferry, w. Va, Bee
LaBoyteaux, Charles Town. w. Va, |
Kathryn Leslie, Charles Town, w. Va,
Laura Licklider, Shepherdstown, w.
Va, Ruth Licklider, Shepherdstown, w
Va, Frances Rachel Louthan, Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, Honora Ethel Nc
Garry, Shenandoah Junction, w. Va,
Florence C. McQuilkin, Shepherdstown
w. Va, Mrs. Virginia S. Milbourne,
Charles Town, w. Va, Ethel B. Moler,
Charles Town, w. Va, Julia l.. Moore,
Charles Town, w. Va. Juliet Adelaide
Crane, Bolivar, w. Va, Eva Lillian
Phillips, Charles Town, w. Va, Mar
tina Phillips, Charles Town, w. Va,
White Male-Ellis Clifton Bell, Bar
dane, w. Va, Earl Leora Daley, Mas
w. Va, Wright Denny,
Charles Town, W. Va, Gilbert Leo
Shenandoah Junction, w.
Va, Kirkland S. Mckee, Shepherds
town, W. Va, Reed F. Myers, Shop
w. Va, William Clayton
Myers, Jr., Shepherdstown, w. Va,
Franklin Robinson, Van