Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-12
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.


matter on March 23rd when the spring
term opens? This is a question fire.
cuenty heard as the winter advances,
for a number of the students have
friends or relatives who desire TO en-
ter for the spring term or in the fall
of 1920.
For some reason or other an un-
founded rumor had spread in parts of
the Eastern Panhandle that the new
student in the spring must have at
tended high school for one year. Ii is
quite true that the State Board cf Re-
gents some three or four years ego
ruled that the first year Of hign school
work should be discontinued in all the
State Normals not later than next fall,
and in one or two of the schools, TO
which the order was to apply at an
earlier date, there is no freshman class
this year. Nor is il TO be denied that
the new State Board of Education, now
in charge Of scholastic Affairs at The
State schools, about a month ago
reiterated the policy with regard to
first year work. There was no reason,
however, for thinking that this ruling
has anything to do with the question of
admission to Shepherd College this
spring or for the coming summer. A
common school diploma showing COM
plctiOn of the eight grades is all that is
necessary until next September, aud,
besides, the order is never intended to
apply to holders of teachers certificates
who would like to come for spring or
summer work.
Regardless of the purpose of the or
der. though, there is every reason 10
believe it will work to the advantage of
the BOYS and girls of West Virginia by
encouraging an increase in the number
of local high schools for them. There
is some speculation as to how it will be
applied in detail at Shepherd College.
1t is reasonably safe to believe, how
ever, that required subjects of the
junior high school, like first year
English and elementary science, will
not be offered next year, but that
ancient history, algebra and biology,
first year subjects which may now be
chosen by either freshmen or Soph-
omorcS will be taken by more students
than ever
The suggestion has been made by
one high among the educational
authorities of the State that it might be
possible for eighth grade graduates
this year TO complete the required sub
icctS of the first year during the COM
ing spring and summer terms al Shep-
herd College and thus be prepared for
aJm's ss!on next September. In some of
the counties where a school term of
SIX months prevails number Of
Young people took the examination
loT county diploma last Thursday
ant Friday. Others are preparing for
the next test on March 18th and 18th
and viii be ready to enter at the be-
ginning Of the spring term. If any
q r ha
this N it would be a tax on the
teaching force at Shepherd College.
nut no doubt every effort would be
made to accommodate them, especially
since this IS the last year such a con-
'Ingency may arise.
he deep snow of the past week has
broken in on the attendance some
NAt., though far less than would be
expected for the students who drive
aeEeTa. miles every day. One morn
ing last week the girls at the dormi-
i"rN were Snow-bound for nearly two
H"uia, or until several young galants
OF tn college found free time to dig
path out for them.
Professor Morrow scurried ouf
"hcdf o! The snow storm for a ten days
trip To Florida, where he is now find
ing winter location for his mother.
VINO a-cording TO her physician in
Huntington needs the benefit of a
Warm-I climate.
Nearly every week President Mil
l-r mas word concerning some grad
u2te OF the school who is rendering
exceptional service in chosen line OF
WoE<. DR.. H. G. Mnnich writes from
CN!or Ohio, that Mr.. o. w. Snarr,
"t the class of 1912, who later com
P.ci.d course AZ West Virginia Uni
NeTN.'N ana graduate WORK 1T the Uni
ycFs.tF OF Chicago, is now a professor
III hers College of Miami Uni
N.Fs'iN His work there has been
:" excel .cnt that he has been irvited
e" r,m2'n for part of the sumner.
a. y N:nnich saws, Mr.. Snarr re-
'e.is rroa' credit on his alma mater.
"ord has come from Morga 1town
,.5 y L. Snyder, Jr., of the class of
wv mas shown a genius for physics
,,a"i '# delight to the learned DR..
"a&goner, head Of the department
'-k i'nds some time for BASKETBALL
700, since Coach Stadsvold accidental
y discovered his ability, and has a
tooa chance for taking the big eastern
TIP With The Varsity team. Last Fri
day night he helped the University
'SNhlNon hcat the Fai-mont High
>cnooI team and was one Of the chief
POINT gcttcrs in the game, though his
ram -an into a landslide outside OF
airmont and the whole team had to
walk four or five miles to fill the en-
Eagement an hour or more later than
the appointed time.
Roger Clapham, of Berkeley county
now in the senior year of medicine al
Morgantown, was a recent visitor 10
me school from which he graduated