Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-03-10
SHEPHERD COLLEGE NOTES.

President W. III. .. "h.S hSa
Thursday from a six days trip 10 wash
acton and Atlantic City. In Washing
.n9 he attended the conference OF nor
m,al school presidents with represen-
,atives from all but hive or SIX States
All the normal schools OF west Viz
einia had their presidents on hand, but
Shepherd College was the only one OF
them TO put on an exhibit showing
campaign for recruits to the teaching
nrofess;on. This, however,. made no
rretense of rivaling the leading exhio-
!. shown bv the Maryland Normal at
Towson, whose vice-president is our
oU,n |, Dunkle of the class of 1907.
Last summer the press spread quite
.,idely the story of the twelve hundred
dollar film prepared by Towson to pic
trre the life of one of her students from
the time she decided to enter the teach
;no profession after graduation from
hon school, through the pleasant ex-
nsTience of school life, to the day her
pormal life diploma was handed her by
the Governor of Maryland last June.
The film presented at Washington had
been brought down to the present, show
inc the same normal school graduate
Successfully at work in a rural school
On Saturday President White spent
6ve or six hours in Philadelphia, long
enoupht to visit Independence Hall and
Wanamaker's, then proceeded to Allan
nc CITY 10 hear d. Van Dykes sermon
Sunday morning on cart and Morals"
in which il was shown that art should
not be FOR arts sake alone. Art should
not have beauty for its sole purpose,
for il must teach a moral also. Millet
for example. had no success as an ar
fist until he realized this truth.
In his chapel talk Tuesday morn
ing, President White told of the high
points in the meetings of the Depart
ment of Superintendence of the N. E. A
He first reported on the address by Dr.
". c. Bagley, who disproved the old
staement that the college yell of the
University of Hard Knocks is Silence
and its colors are Black and Blue, for
two often and very unfortunately the
graduate of this university is given the
bOaStng of his success without the
usual college education.
The most brilliant speaker on the
program, according to President White,
was Mrs. Corrine Roosevelt Robinson
who spoke on Theodore Roosevelt
Lover of Books" Roosevelt had a re-
markable power of concentration, was
persistent student of the lives of il
lustrious men. read quite widely and
always arranged TO have a good strong
book handy for spare moments in hotel
Office or Pullman. 1t was Mrs. Rob-
inSOn who at her brothers, request had
prepared the famous Pigskin Library
for his African trip.
President White has attended nine
meetings of the Department OF Super
intendence, and in that time has seen
ITS membership increase from 2400 to
l2,OOO. Many West Virginians were
IN attendance last week and several of
them had place on the programs,
among whom were Prof. L. B. Hill. of
west Virginia University, State Sup
erlntendent M. P. Shawkey, Supt c. L.
wright OF Huntington, H. R. Bonner
OF the U. S. Bureau of Education, and
supt. Ira Bush, now of Erie, Pa.
Miss Irotter was in Washington last
rrlday TO witness the death of the ole
ADMINISTRATION and the Inauguration of
resident Harding. Prof. !. D. Null
Soon was also there, having prolonged
MS stay in Atlantic City to be passing
time.
r. EXtempo held a business meeting
rnnaay evening, when the following
GmGerS HlHS were elected: president, Winters
rolk; vice president, Wilbert Frye; sec
Ips'arry, Stanley Hawse; treasurer. Leslie
NooihSon; reporter. Charles Musser {;
sergeant, Curtis Power.
Fof !. ID. Muldoon and the men,
,Sn .aS OF MS agriculture classes attended
e Dig dinner at Writings on Tues
uay and spent the afternoon inspect
ing me fine herd of cattle for which
Tile 'arm is noted
.F0 Interesting Inauguration day pro-
E.aG. E.G was given at the assembly period
IILal' 20 Captain. Ny Cartain" was
p TIC oe' Nv Rosalie Skinner. after which
,h,sSIuent ,h White spoke on Champ Clark.
ue gTea' Speaker of the House, who
eaSSeI away only two DAYS before the
NpIarion OF the recent Congress Then
%s,o'p or girls sang "America for Me-"
"d'"r Herr reviewed the life OF Will
so" ~. an' Winters Folk read an editorial
N.Y.. " con. Charles P. Harper gave a
ar a..rI'SIeFtul Grafton on Wilson. entitled
son, We Forget" after which the
p "rol sang the Recessiona'. George
inc nowlg's talk on Warren G. Hard
fr, fo ,eceived highly favorable comment
pro. ~ many of his hearers. The pro-
So Seoi vas rather impromntu. having
W., a.. arranged only the evening before
H. assembly was considered one Of
TIE best of the year.
ov. basketball BOYS rested last week
h., ~ 70 late cancellation pf the game
cH;.o 'SSanutten. but this week thew are
tr;. tG;-,, oUsy. They have a four game
Nnr.no 10 gettysburg High Sh'ppensburg
Ana PENNSYLVANIA State Forest
tea,, ViI'v m and Waynesboro High. The