Evening star., 1921-05-29


in the business district there are six
collections and deliveries daily .ia
the residence districts are three de-
liveries day. The postmaster -iS
Frank /. Sublett and Sistant pox1-
master w. &. thardi...
HarriSonhurE has a complete pubic
school system comprehendinE kin
dergartcnS. primary schools. gram
mar schools. Junior high school and
senior high school. The members
Spitzcr. chairman; L. X. Linew eavef.
clerk. and W. L. Dechert. The su-
perintcudant is w. n keister. who
took office in 1894 and is rounding ou'
his twenty seventh year of service
| When he came TO the Harrisonhurr
schools there were seven teachers,
and 2i5 pupils =
When the state Normal School was
established at Harrisonburg. IN 1908.
Arrangement was made that the cty
system be used As training school
for the young ladies who are TO go
out TO teach. and this plan is in use
today
The state of Virginia operates four
! institutions for the exclusive train
ing of white women for the profession. 7.
! of teaching. The school at Harri (
| sonhurg. the second to he established
! in the Virginia system of normal
! schools for women, was opened t.
! students in September. 1908? In III"
[ 'atN en- years II mas given iuStTutilbI
/ to $500 persons. so Of whom have
! gone out as full graduates. and many
| hundreds have gained teachers cer-
! tificatcs of various grades. The or
| GERS of administration of the schoo.
| are:
James e Johnston. secretary to tho fsrnt!
! virginia Harn>irrr"r. Librarian: Natal"
Lancaster. social director. Grace a. M'nuirc
diriitisn and direc;or uf the dining hal!
teorge ". CiapIelrar. jr.. manager Of
! buildings and grounds. Thomas e. Firchsurb,
, NJ H.. >'h"o physician. Manic n MrcrN.
+ hood nnrs": Julia T. SprnkHi. TREASURER
Alma ReIier. s"crrrnr, {" III" president. anu
ANN" X. bwypr. postmi>tress and clerk.
! The members of the faculty are:
Samurl Page Duke, A. H.. \ NJ, president;
John Walter Waylnnd. A. r.. rh. H.. hl>iorv
and social sciences. Elizabeth Pendleton Clev"-
/ land. \. r. English and French: Natalie Ian
caster. H. $. mathematics; James thapman
: Bell. phy siology and hygiene: Margaret Vance
/ Hoffman. H. A.. Latin and piano music; Ruth
Smoot Hudson, Il. o.. express on Mary Louise
Seeger. H. n. education and director OF kinder
sartens: Frances Isabel Mackey. manual ar.s
I Edna Trout Shaeffer, piano organ and schooi
music: Pearl Powers Moody. u, s, home eee-
nnmics: Raymond Carlyle Dingedine. r. =,
NJ y. mathematics and physics: Ethel Spii-
man. 4. r.. geography: George Warren Char
l~!"ar. jr;. H. s: NJ. s., biology and aTricul-
! ture; katherine Miner IIuthnny. II. S, cduca-
| tiun and director of the training school: Henry
! H. Converse. II. A.. rh. u. mathematics: ws!
ter John clifford. a. r.. A. NJ. Ph.. d., ed0ca-
tion: Mrs. James Cha pman Johnston. 4. X. e..
| physical EDUCATION: Conrad Travis Logan. A. p.
| A. NJ. English: Grace Adele Mct;uirr. r..
dietitian and institutional management; Mamie
X Myers. II. y. school and home nursing:
Mrs. W q. IL. Hew writing; Virginia Zifkle
Brock. II. *. home economies: Grace Brinton.
Phi. D.. NJ A. home economies: Myrtle Leone
Wilson. H. =. home economics; IottR Day
Phi. H.. NJ. S. home economics: Anne Virginia
Harnshergpr. A r.. librarian; Mrs. y. u. Haw-
kins. 4. H.. vocal music: Miss Eliza BE- b
Trappe. violin; Mrs. s. l.. Rlalock. piano.
| y
d OCKINGHAM county was created
in 117s out of Augusta county.
and the town of Hatrisonburg was es-
tablished in May. 1850. and named for
Thomas Harrison, on whose land at
was surveyed and plated. II you are
Interested in the history OF Rocking
ham county and Harrisonburg you
| should consult DR.. John w. Way
lands work on those subjects. All the
information is there. The county and
city are rich in those events and
names which make up what we cali
history.
The battle of Cross Keys was fought
about three miles south of Harrison
burg on June s. 1862, and the spot
where the brave Turner Ashby fell. in
an engagement two days before Cross
| Keys. is marked by monument. Let
DR. Wayland tell it:
"On the evening of June s. 1862. GER.
Turner Ashby was shot and killed
wnlle leading an infantry charge
against the Pennsylvania Bucktails
The place of his death. now marked
by a monument. is about two miles
south of HarrisonburS. Gen. Thomas
| l.. Kane. commanding the Bucktails, a
brother of the famous arctic explorer,
y, L a. =
lat the same time. in cavalry fight
near at hand. Ashby's men. led by
Munford. captured Sir Percy Wynd-
ham. whose highest ambition was to
capture Ashby. Ashbys body lay next
Kemper. Port Republic. wrapped in
the Confederate flag. Coz. O'Ferrali
says that at evening the flag and bier
were wetwith the tears Of strong men.
The next day. Sunday. June s. while
Cross Keys was being fought. the
/ body was taken to Charlottesville and
buried
The Rockingham Memorial Hospital
established October l, 1912. is one of
the important institutions of the city.
1t is a well planned and well admin
istered hospital At present. but an
addition. nearing completion. will
double the capacity. A nurses home
has been purchased within the past
three years.
|
Wilton. president: T. n. Haas. vice
president: c. G. Price, secretary and
treasurer: J. H. Hoover. J. H. Rue
bush. J. S Sellers. V. W. Zfrkle. bust
ness manager; NJ. H. Myers. DR.. c. E.
Conrad. William Dean. w H. Cum
ningham. J. f. Reherd, S. B. Martz
and Miss Phyllis Nelson. superinte nd
ent.
Harrisonburg has its daily newspa-
per. the Daily News-Record. and il
lives up to the name. 1t is a hand
somely made-up paper Of eight or
more pages. carrying the Associated
Press service and faithfully covering
its local field. Its average daily cir
culation for the year ended March 81.
1921. was 7.0S9. The Star man did
not call at the Office, but next time he
will drop in.
| After looking the great little city Of
Harrisonburg over The Star man went
back to the hotel. The orchestra in
the Fountain was playing, ice cream
sodas were disappearing. feet were
twinkling in the dance and "Ritch.'
the hotel clerk, introduced me around
and good many of us one-stepped,
two stepped, trotted and toddled very,
very gently. They were all extremely
pretty and mighty good dancers.