The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-07
School Year Opened
Morning in This n
City
ENROLMENT gARg
Interesting Chapel Exiet &
cises Marked The
Opening

The schools OF Fairmont Inae
rendent and Union lndependeni
school districts opened this morn 4
ing for the school year Of eagss
81, and long before niue o'cloeEs
the hour set for the format one
ing, happy faced children, pfettg
girls and manly boys began g
Wend their ways to the various q
school buildings where they " "
study and learn during the ~
winter and spring months: a
GrlLIdren were enrolled ana
signed to their grades and shortly
nfterward dismissed for the day
and will convene in tho morning
when they will get down TO real
work and study. 9sfs II
At the B. L. Butcher schoo
day a committee Of four comp
OF ]. o. Gillispie, l.. @. Minor, lsass
Hazel Frey and Miss BeulahI Ralks
er wore busy asserting the 5000 fo4z
more free text books which
tomorrow be distributed to theep1s
pills to be used during the years
A neatly printed poster ds BENZ
pasted inside the cover OF
book setting forth the fact That Nc
books are the property Of the, y
mont independent school district
and that the pupil must not sdet aea
or mutilate the book IN any ~
ticuInr and il she or he does so
they are liable to a fine or must
replace same with q new book
The books are not to be takena
from the school room e1cep ttnG
by special permission.
Pupils who take unusually good
care OF their books will recetga
credit on their monthly report q
the column headed nentness. The
poster has space where the name
of the pupils having the book ta IN
scribed and the time the ools lga
issued City SupeS1nt dent
School Otis G. Wilson asks the ma
rents and the general publ4c 20
operate with the board IL the
OF the text books.
Mr.. Wilson stated this mofnlnG
that he believed this to he
step forward and thai he llf
er heard Of a community
adopted the free text book syn
ever going back to the old way
An interesting chapel e1efc1B9
was conducted this morning at the
Fairmont High school, DR.. John
Calvin Broomfield pastor Of the
M. P. Temple, conducted the des
votional exercises and made
practical application Of the Lesson
taught to the pupils. His remarks
were highly pleasing to the pupils
and faculty members. Following
this Superintendent o. g; Wilton
talked for few minutes TO the
pupils and during his remarks
ed how many boys worked at least
, n Vst nP fhn ygnnaffFV1 IA
asked how many boys had carmen
at least fifty dollars nearly every
hand in the building went up Mr.
Wilson ascertained that q laIRe
percentage of the boys had orlIed
at various occupations during E1e
vacation and had mode sumB9YaTys
ing from fifty dollars to 225 fot
the Vaction Of some as working
days. He also ascertained that
most Of the boys had saved at lea So
one-half Of their earnings. Later "a
the term Mr.. Wilson plans 70 a.lia
an inventory to find out the total
amount of the boys earning Tor
the vacation period. n ~
Nonresident pupils will report to
the various schools on Ihurgd
and wherever practical VIII he
mitted for enrolment,
With but two exceptions tl1a y
teachers OF Fairmont lndepenae4t
district were on hand for the cotls
vening OF school today, the
ceptions being Miss MaxWe ~ Pho
was injured a few days sag "a
automobile accident and who ~
be unable to report for duty 81
the Butcher school for some M
and Miss Mary Burns Scott oh
er of French and Spanish in tilss
High school who Is touring Cana ada
and will not reach here Tor
short time.
Interesting exercises were
Quoted at the opening chape 81
ercise at the Central schooi bnIl9:
ing Of the Union indie pend dent q
trict schools. Rev. "a. tlSi9S
pastor OF the Palatines se
church conducted deyotlona
cises after which DR.. " Io1tli
son, member Of the hoard 81
ucation made talk to the pul
Of the High school and pt 1tdent
OF the Board Harry ShHN and
sponsor for the graduating
also gave an inspiring tai 20 tte
pupils. According to Sup
dent W. A. Hustead the c1d4l
of this district started off with
bang" today. In the High acdopl
there was O recorded enrol
Of 1872 divided as follow;
men 95; sophomores 50i
81 and Seniors 20. "a slior
sion was held this moInlng
which the pupils were diafn
for the day and routine work
be taken up tomorrow. tl0g
sessions will be held dufit
week also. Parents are a9
SEQ that the children repbGt
ularly for work as the tfiiaii
fer promises to. be exae lfl1
active this year In rounding M
delinquents.
At the Paroei1laI ssh8o
st. Peters par1chia4 ctIool
yened this morning " ia
attendance. The pQpll
Mt St. Peters Chnrcli
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