The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-19
Teacher Commit
tee Will Decide What
Not To Wear
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Architect Burchinal Tells
of Fire Risks and Fire
Escapes

That the Fairmont High school
girl is not improperly dressed as a
class was shown last night at the
Parent-Teachers' meeting when a
report wa sread by Miss Crisswell,
teacher OF sewing, who has made a
survey since the beginning of the
agitation some months ago for a
uniform dress for high school
girls. OF the 229 girls examined
in the survey, 80 evidently had
never heard. or If they had, had
not needed, ShakesDeare's lines:
"To gild refined gold, to paint the
lily
Or add another hue unto the rain
bow,
To seek the beateouS eye of heaven
to garnIsn, !.
Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. "
The survey also showed that
only 35 .combed their hair in an
ultra bizarre style, while only 70
were improperly dressed.
A discussion following the re-
port resulted in the passing OF a
resolution to have committee ap-
pointed by the newly elected Off
GERS Of the association TO inaug1r-
ate regulations regarding the kind
of dress that will not be permitted
in the school.
Other business transacted was
the election of new officers, a talk
on the new method of preventing
danger of fire by making the stairs
absolutely frepro0f, made by J. G.
Burchinal, the we'll known archl-
tect, and q number of matters OF
minor importance, .,-,s.az.-. {,
The meeting was Bop9ned with g
selection, lover the Waves, by
Rosas, played by the High School
orchestra, who acquitted them
selves in manner that earned an
enthusiastic round Of applause.
This was followed by a Thanks
giving pantomime, under the dlrec-
tion of Misses Jean Billingslea and
Elizabeth Koletka, teachers Of CIV
les, and was performed b va num-
Der of pupils. Tho action of the
pantomime illustrated the words Of
a poem written by Dorothy Brack-
ett and read by Lorraine Altman,
and made q big hit with the audi
ence. The story IL that of poor
widow and her children, who found
the Thanksgiving season upon
them with an empty larder, but
who are lifted from the depths OF
dependency by the advent Of q
good fairy, who instils into the
hearts of number Of more FORUM
ate children the Idea that to allie"
vfate the distress Of the unfortun-
ate is, after all, the best way OF
celebrating Thanksgiving.
Those who took part in the pan
tomlme are: Lorraine Altman,
Brownie Harrison, Laura Staggers,
Valda Wilson, Mary Hamilton
Dorothy Bracket, Teresa Rosseti,
Martha Jenkins, Gertrude Smith,
Alphonsus Ginkel and Charles
Hart.
The subject OF the uniform
dress was then broached by Presi-
dent Cunningham and a lengthy
discussion ensued.
Mrs. r. NJ. Glllis, in the absence
of Mrs. ]. Frank Richie, who was
to present the affirmative side,
read a letter fromR Los Angeles,
Cal, high school principal describ-
ing a uniform dress consisting OF
a MILDLY waist with detachable col
lar and cuffs, and a blue skirt
which had been adopted by the
girls of the school and had proven
very popular. In that school there
was also a "dress up day." when
the girls were permitted to depart
from the routine style.
Mrs. W. T. Black spoke against
the uniform, stating that one
mother objected that she had
bought all her chlldren's clothes
for the season and did not like the
idea Of the extra expense; another
said that the uniform would be too
expensive; another objected. to the
monontony; another naive objec-
ton was that the school boys are
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