Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-01-08
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.
Live News From Our Popular Normal
School.

Shepherd College reosened Monda,
after a holiday period ,'of two weeks
which most of the students and a mum.
Der of the teachers spent out of town
Miss Sarah Landes spent the whole
time in Washington visiting and read.
| ing, while Miss Jessie Trotter went
to her old home near Aurora, Preston
county, after a few days in the capital
city, Miss Freese has been visiting
brother in Wheeling, and Mrs. Mabel
Gardiner enjoyed the holiday season
at her home in Martinsburg. The other
members Of the faculty remained in
Shepherdstown. President Thos. c.
Miller spent Christmas at the cottage,
and during the vacation period busted
himsslf with duties in connection with
the work Of the college.
Mrs. Alice M. Myers, who was called
TO Elkins on account of sericiis illness
OF her father, has been able to return
TO her duties as matron at the dvrmi-
tory. We are glad to note that her
father IS somewhat improved in health.
Miss Addie r. Ireland used the vaca-
tion period to good advantage, for her
two nieces found her comfortably set up
in her new apartments in the Rumsey
Hotel when they returned from their
'aSit iNAabNSS III NlOl kdlllONH.
The enrolment for the winter term
has already reached i35, with more
students to come in. As would be ex-
pected, Jefferson county has the largest
number OF representatives, but there
are good-sized delegations from Berke-
ley, Morgan, Hampshire, Hardy and
Tucker, while one or more students
have come from Grant, Pendleton,
Randolph, Mcdowell, Monongalia and
Wetzel counties.
From Shepherdstown and vicinity
Richard Ferrell, George Mcdonald,
John w. Unger and Sarah Huyett have
re-entered after an absence of one or
more terms, and William L. Reinhart is
beginning his career at Shepherd Col
lege. He is welcome addition 10 the
Freshman class, which made an un-
usually good record during the term
just past. A number of the young peo-
pie of this class who live in Shepherds
town have been wearing a broad smile
of satisfaction over the high grades
they made for the fall term.
Hampshire county has sent the high
est number of new students for the
winter. Rev. Charles Scanlon, the
prom'ne preacher and prohibition
worker of Pittsburg, Pa, and Three
Churches, w. Va, has treasured mem
ories Of student days at Shepherd Col
lege for more than thirty years, and
now desires that his daughters, Alice
Ellen and Ruth, complete courses here
Miss Ruth enters the senior class, and
her sisters also take advanced stand.
ing in the college on account of one or
more years in Pittsburg high school,
Their mother is here with them for the
present.
The junior class, which has been
able to boast less OF quantity than
quality, is very happy over the enroll
ment Of two new members. Besides
Miss Alice Scanlon, they claim Miss
Great Cacapon, taught by Mr.. Guy
Alvey.
Miss Gladys Moreland is new
senior, coming from the Davis High
School and Fairmont Normal. Stanley
Fulton is back for the winter, and il
is needless to say his enrolment has
given big boost to basketball pros
poets. Ii will be remembered that
Stanley gave up his work as a senior
two years ago to enlist in the aviation
service, eager for chance to get over
into the fray. For several months he
served as first sergeant at Kelly Field
but at the time the armistice was sign
ed was getting used to the air at fly
| ing school connected with the Univer-
| sity of Illinois. He has recently been
managing big orchard near his home
at Cherry Run, but has secured tenn
| porary release this winter to finish the
course interrupted by the war.
! Recently the school has been visit
ed by several alumni or former stu
dents. Mr.. Hobart Roby, now taking a
law course at the West Virginia Uni
versity, and Mr.. George Ludwig, of The
Wardensville graded school, both spent
several days in Shepherisfown visit
ing friends. MIR. Edwin Miller came
down for day from the farm at Ger
rardstown, where he has taken retreat
/ for the winter after several months in
Canada in the employ of a big construc-
ton firm OF Pittsburg, and Miss Nellie
CAN'T was here making plans for
! further work after the close of the
school she is teaching near Cherry
/ Run Mr.. Paul West, now in his third
year Of medical work at the University
Of Maryland, and Mr.. Frank Yates, OF
Washington, were here also for short
| time
There have been numerous calls
| for teachers at good sa'aries, but SC
/ far only Miss Tracy Gates and Miss
! Armetha Haines have yielded. They
I have withdrawn from school and begun
/ teaching in Morgan county. Mr.. Ed
ward Johnson has also given up study
/ for this term and joins a number oil
( Shepherdstown boys at work in Ak.
/ ron, Ohio.
/ Hearing IN Telephone Case.
Manager H. c. Getzendanner. of the
Jefferson County Telephone Company