The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-11-28

been felt IA the history ~ teaching
than that felt now and \ Is safe g
say tia not more than mali cf taoss
employed this year are up u standard,
Normal schools by Ire very greatest
enort viii met the demand 70 Sbe
made upon them. The EeaEest part
Of normal work now is the facility ioE
practice teaching @
During the addresses Of the after
noon ,thoseon the program sat in the
choir. seats near the organ according
to requtst made by DR.. Barbe. One Of
the speakers arose and asked. II BY
chance Dr.. Barrie had placed them
near the organ on account Of the wind
in their addresses. "Not at an" re-
piled DIT. Barbe. Twas thinking Of
the music In them" "All right. said
the second speaker, "then we should
be granted privilege to use our notes"
A number did use notes, saying they
had speeches prepared Just to last the
dequisite ten minutes.
James E. Allen was or the opinion
that real education. developed charac-
ter and responsibility, and that no
government was stronger than its peo-
pile. He wished that honesty might
be taught in the schools In every
sense Of the word and offered for ex-
ample OF dishonesty, the word war
founded on this.
NJ. p. Shawkey, his face wreathed in
the usual smiles, said he would mere
~ endeayor to harmonic the various
viewpoints just given on schools and
he began by telling a story Of a GER
tain woman who had given an address
very admirably, so covering the sub
ject that the next speaker remarked
upon rising; 81 feel when Mrs. --=-=--
gets on her feet, there remains little
ground to be covered" Mr. Shawkey
talked at length on the new school
code, on adequate revenues for schools
and of the states new way Of provid-
ing funds for schools where most need
ed. He rejoiced in the increasing team
work through the state and felt 1t es-
pecially necessary that more interest
should be shown in what the other
fellow was doing.
The new president of Marshall COL
lege, F. r. Hamilton, spoke briefly on
the ned for good roads in rural COM
munities He said people weren't in
earnest yet about education and that
educators must adopt new ways, blaze
new trails. A thorough investigation
of every school system was needed
and more men inoulated with new
ideas must rise above the handicap
Of working under superintendent who
had stopped thinking and growing long
ago. He advocated longer school days
and more business systems in schools.
He felt it was time the general popu-
aation understood the necessity for
education, and figures amounting to
S,500,000 as belonging to the illiterate
in the Tilted States, were named. The
school is the moot effective agency in
social progress.
Along about four O'Clock yesterday
the w. Va. and w. 81. football score
was announed. The figures seven to
nothing, werereceived with a thunder
GUS hand response. When the Rotary
nine began Just a Song At Twilight,
When the Lights Are Low" one OF the
pleasantest and most enjoyable breaks
in the education program caused stir
throughout the vast audience zone OF
those spontaneous movfngs about in an
eRort.rto rest. tense bodies, iammed
close to one another. Not only every
pew and chair in the church was oc-
cupied but all steps leading to the