Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-15
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.

so;,t Of size, at least, this mas peen
most successful summer school in
.Ls b;story of the normal. The final
un,oiIment u. stands at l52, almost a
s,,,5red more than last year. The
hu,,I isr"ity had to be increased to almost
Io"bIe 70 take care Of the large number
~ - operate the first demonstration
aanbooI a"- that has ever been attempted in
,Ss summer. Ninety-hve students had
"" Wv, Seen enrolled during the regular
',s,r and of the number many are al
!.so5y making plans for completing the
curse within the next year or two.
About thirty have asked permission to
.aLe one or more correspondence
courses during next year to get of
snhiects not usually offered in the
sTr;ng and summer terms, and thus it
Would appear that this phase of the
work At Shepherd College is due to ex-
rsnS considerably. From present in
srations. the yearly enrolment will
steadily increase, even though the
,lon Of the State Board of Education
as announced contemplates the discon-
tinuance of much of the elementary
bjoh school work and concentration
nf EFFORT on work more distinctly de-
signed for the development of stron-
teaching force in the schools of t.
Eastern Panhandle. Our public school
teachers are aroused 10 make better
preparaton for their work, and already
il has been remarked that next years
summer school enrolment is likely to
reach 200.
Good salaries are being offered
teachers and many students are con-
tractng for schools next year. Reg
ular teaching positions are being ac-
cepted at $50, Sis and Sl4O per
month. and principalships are being
taken at Sl35 20 Sl65 per month.
Calls for teachers are coming in reg
ularly, one district asking for as many
as fifteen Frank A. Hoff, who is COM
peting the short course this summer,
will return to a principalship at
ClarkSburg. Ray Power and Allen
Hawkins will also finish the short
course and go to Grafton to head
ward schools for Supt. l.. w. Burns.
Pearl McCaHrey will transfer from
prncipalship at Elkns to an at
tractive teaching position in Fairmont.
Agnes Bell will return to Elkins, and
Maggie Riner and Rose Hammersla to
Hedgesville. Minnie Chamberlain.
Frances Henshaw, Ethel Hollida and
Maute HoIlida will teach in Martins
burg. Harper'S Ferry district claims
four, Beatrice MiSkimon at Millvile,
Marie Kain at Silver Grove, Edna
Chambers and Ellen Webb at Hall
town. Matilda Rodgers will teach at
bunker HIII Ada Robertson at Sleepy
Creek, Blanche Gain at Ganotown.
Blanche Pine at Kearneysville, and
anna anna Turner at Dry Run, near
hedgesvilIe. Harry White, Grace
buhrman and Dorcas Golladay have
oeen elected to Leetown, Goldie Kid
wei wei TO Monaco, near Salem, and
ESther Mldmyer, Harriet Yost and Ada
oCo't VIII teach in Bath district, Nor
gan county Martha Beard goes to
OPpequonn Ara Keesecker to Hedges
Cl;.e district while Davis claims
odJyS Moreland. Velma Burley will
WaTI IN FAIRFAX district, Tucker coun-
", John Burch in the graded school at
HmooreheId, and Martha Dennison,
hsHa 1 Koderlck and Florence Rohrbach
III N'hGraI county near Keyser. Many
OusrS Oom. nave not yet decided, though
.I I.s are coming TO them from several
p''",:S p'aTeS, VI those who have properly
sua1'hed for positions, a few will at
ona SShooI next year, unless some calls
snGuld come that will be impossible TO
,,HIS SS!s'' :. Among this number are Ger
T. Tuae Muidoon, Worth Rice and Fannie
Won.p' Wvru..'p' VINO are planning to attend the
VI virginia University. Zenith
~ ""Sph and George Ludwig will return
" T5 T15nepherd College in September.
xaai. C'lNogue is due TO appear next
80 80 ana prompt distribution will be
nra-e as soon as it comes from the
RS, IL Ihe summer school issue n,
my r%s FI'Net IS also in the hands. of the
pm''er' viii and special orders for COME.
H.. . ge accepted at any fine new bv
W. TSuitoT' Ray Power, or bv Freel
I"""S' business manager.
iCin, week a special fature was the
49, b. program rendered by the Par
;Iah r;s,;I and Ciceronian literary So
i's, winch have been holding meet
lssS. 'eRuIarly during the term. A
p,sso sC ana appreciative audience was
piv'o i','I + to hear the splendid program
o, ,, ~ hursd evening. The members
canal S arr classes took a hike lid the
tooL s"c evening last week and par
tbi1o.o' VI a oountiful supply of good
jno jSS lot the palate before return
ira ne { chapel exercises Thursday even
Of rr...a.t -..at the last Of the term, will be
Of S.u.,u.,dl' interest. Mrs. John Ware.
Of h.. 'lnnee, Tenn, will play several
S. r,:.,,oIce piano selections, and DR.
fo-r, ..-"nger will give in abbreviated
Per,o-, new lecture entitled "The
hi, williamson will 90 TO Salem
daI Sa,l with Superintendent Ran
town - = D,eHaven will teach at Weii-
Lone THeley county; Laura Neal AZ
Arms.-Ig Fayete COUNTY: carrie
al Pr-U,..s at Thornton: Sarah Niece
at ...R,.00n; the Hickman brothers
tnslr-n ,,e; Cora LuttreIl in Mar
Lei rl GEORGIA Phelps at Davis
w. At Paw Paw: Anna Lee
'- ~ VanclevesvilIe anu" Lee