Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-01-15
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.

mas now reacneo l4U. his includes
only resident students, as the ap-
plications for enrolment in the cor
respondence study department have
only begun to come in: Late last fall
an attractive folder announcing cor
Turner, Mrs. Gardiner, Mr.. Muldoon,
Mr.. Morrow and Mr.. Kenamond, was
sent out to 500 teachers in the East
ern Panhandle and South Branch re-.
gion. This is a new feature of the
work at Shepherd College, but the
plan was thoroughly tried out years
ego by the big schools, such as Uni
versiiy OF Chicago and University of
Wisconsin, aid has more recently
been taken up by the leading normal,
schools OF the country. Hardy coun-
ty teachers in particular haze shown
their appreciation of the advantages
of instruction offered by mail, though
a few enrollments have already been
sent in from Berkeley, Preston, Nor
gan and Jefferson counties.
Some material equipment ordered
earlier in the year for various de-
partments of the school is being re-
ceived. A case of chemicals has ar
rived for the science laboratory, and
the home economics tables are being
equipped with electric hot plates fur
nishing three ranges of heat. These
we're secured from the General Elec-
trical Company through the agency of
J. Strider Moer, and John r. Crowl
is looking after the Installation.
Among our books for the library
already received is The South in the
Building of the Nation, in twelve
volumes, published by the Southern
Historical Publication Society of Rich
Mond, Va. Ii was a history designed
TO record the South's part in the
making Of the American nation; to
portray the character and genius, to
chronical achievements and progress
and to illustrate the life and traditions
of the Southern people" Three
volumes are devoted to a history of
the States and two to biographies of
prominent men of the South One
volume is given to fiction and another
to oratory, while the remaining
volumes tell the political and econ
omic history and describe the intel
lectual and social life. Eight prom
inent writer's of the South did the
work of editing, among them DR.. w.
L. Fleming, formerly of our own State
University, but more recently profess
sor of history in Louisiana State Uni
NNiS'y. INV SSl 10 pioNlHe d pcpu-
lar addition to the large CO lection Of
historical books in the library of the
school.
The college auditorium is taking
on a decidedly better appearance, now
that the painters are well along with
the work of decorating the side walls
w. r. Miller and Sons have had the
contract.
On Friday Rev. |. D. Worman, of
the Lutheran Church, conducted the
devotional exercises in chapel and a
little later, on behalf of all the church.
es of the town, invited the students to
attend Sunday school and church SER
vices and 70 take part in all the good
things Shepherdstown has to offer.
The response was noted on Sun
day, when Allen wilkins, of Rock
Oak, Hardy county, taught a large
group of students in his Bible class at
the NJ. E. Church South, and Tom
Reed, of Needmore, as president of
the Collegiate class at the Presby-
terian Church, welcomed sixteen other
young men of the col ege. Miss Ruth
Myers, head of the Queen Esther
class, also of the Presbyterian Church.
met almost as large class of young
women taught by Mrs. Geo. NJ Knott
and Mrs. / NJ. Lynch had more than
a hal. dozen college girls in her
Mary and Martha class at the Luther
an Church. Other students frCm
distance sat in the Bcreau class taugh.
by Pres cnt Thomas C. Miller at the
NJ. J.. Church, VIII lc -, C.-' students
met syG in GASES tai ~ Iy Mrs
Char sol 'siOTouCH a Tr'nty
Epi- .a. rev. {. =. sic -c,r and
Miss -.t.,, Banks at Chris Ts'ormcd
Mis- .r~H S-ytcr, Mr. Aston Bos.
well sI ~. RD'.r, lar," i. s.. Pc
ter's Lutheran. ard Mss L.cy Schop-
pert sad Mss Olive N.a-y al tho
Sou' 20 .hoj's. Cur a.
I'll various literary organization
OF tr1 school have been active in a
cam7a.c1 for new m2mh-r5, AMI at
their re-. m,eting for the winter term
rend re-. interesting rrogram5. On
Friday t"rnoon the Ciceron'an and
Par'hclian Societies had installation
of nov o'6cers.
Newton Mckee, OF Sheo1cristown.
Hilda Mackenzie, OF Hnc-rsfowl. is
vice.pr sident The o,her OF GERS are
Kathleen Lipscomb Jeaningston,
Tucker county, secretary: CeoIr'a B.
Phelps, Davis, treasurer; Bess Keim
Elkins. critic; Louise Kable, Kable-
town, reporter; and Fred Henderson,
SlancSvle, Hampshire county, SER
geant.
The officers of the Ciceronian So
ciety are Tom Reed, president; Allen
wilkins, vice-president; Margaret
Maddox, of Shepherdstown, secretary;
Margaret Ropp, Hedgesville, critic
Gertrude Denison, Aurora. treasurer;
Mcclure Moler, of Shepherdstown,
sergeant; and Virginia Frye, Ward
ensville, reporter.