Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-03-18
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZE


The Sunday schools of Shepherds
Town district, through their pastors,
supermtenderts and secetaries, meet
ing IN the college library, Sunday af-
teInoon, erected an organization cal
euia'ed TO advance the cause Of Chris
tian education in the community and
to make Shepherdstown a front linz
district In West Virginia. Miss
Rachel Snyder. OF the ST. Peters Lu.
theran School in Shepherdstown, was
sieeted district secretary and Allen
nendricks OF Marvin Chapel, was
CHOSEN district treasurer. IL was
agreed that three departments could
handle the work Of supervision, af-
Ter which Z. r. Lyme, OF Christ Re.
formed, Mrs. Geo. M. Knott, of the
Shepherdstowp Presbyterian, and q
J. Knott, Of the Southern Methodist
School in Shepherdstown, were named
IN order-Superintendent Of Children's
DIVISION, Young Peoples Superintend
ent and Adult Superintendent.
Inc meeting was addressed by
county President ]. ID. Muldoon, who
had recently attended a State confer
Snee in Clarksburg, and by Secretary
". r. Licklider, always active in the
sunday school work Of Jefferson coun-
". Inc question OF district insti-
tute and other topics were up for con-
Supt. G. j. Miller, Secretary L. l.
Mcdonald, Miss Kenna Knott. and
Supt. E. E. Miller taking part In the
discussion. The officers named will
constitute an executive committee
having as one duty the preparation OF
a program for the district institute to
be held not later than the first week
In May. Prof. A. d. Kenamond, by
virtue OF his position as vice. -presi-
aent Tor Shepherdstown district, pre-
SIDED and will be continued district
president. Winters Folk was elect
cd temporary secretary to record the
proceeding Of the meeting.
Quotas for counties assigned 10 the
eastern regional Sunday School con-
ference, which will be held i'm Martins
burg on May IA, Is and 10. have been
announced as follows:
Berkeley 200. Grant IS, Hampshire
10, Hardy Is, Jefferson 100, Mineral
80, Morgan, Is, Pendleton is, Tucker
10; Total, nine counties with total
delegation Of 45O.
been announced as follows:
4 John l.. Alexander, Young People's
'Division Superintendent of the Inter
national Sunday School Association:
Grant Colfax Tullar. New York CITY,
IN charge OF music, a composer and
director OF national reputation; Mrs.
L. Alexander, Chicago, pianist: the
Rev. William N. Dressed, Evansville.
IND, pastor and superintendent, (those
who attended the Clarksburg conven-
tion two years ago met him): Mrs. I.
M. Bailey, Avalon, Pa. Children's Di-
vision Specialist; Rev. e. LeRoy De-
kin, Charleston, Adult Glass.
New Buildings for University.
Dean John Lee Coulter has an
nounced the general plans for effective
improvements and additions to the
agrlculture farms OF the College OF
Agriculture, West Virginia University
at Morgantown. This includes two adj.
ditional poultry houses, with a capac-
ity OF 400 laying pullets for the win
ter, machinery barn for the aeron-
omy farm. a large general barn and
storage building for the horticultural
farm, new barn for the livestock
farm, repairs TO about a dozen of the
present buildings, and the painting OF
the entire group OF farm buildings.
This includes the residence on both
dairy and agronomy farms as we'll as
the other buildings. There will also
be installed modern lighting and wat
er systems on three Of the farms. A
large amount Of new fencing, which
has recently been purchased, will be
put up. improvements will be made
on the roads leading Up to the farm
from the paved roads.
Another interesting thing will be
the work Of nearly 100 students this
spring and summer, who will take care
OF a small garden each 20 X 40 feet in
size on the newly acquired DR.. I. c.
Whites property. The actual garden
work will be done under the super.
vision OF Prof. H. A. Jones, assista nj
horticulturist, and will take the place
Of other laboratory work.
b. & o. Takes Over Branch Line.
The Morgantown and Kinpwood
Railroad. extending from Morgantown,
w. Va, to Rowlesburg, w. Va, a dis
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