Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1921-07-12
SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTS
TEACHERS.

At meeting of the Board of Education
of Charles Town District July 1, Prof
wright Denny was reappointed principal OF
the Charles Town High School His assist
ants will be Mr.. H. X. Amber who taught
acceptably there last year for a few weeks as
substitute. Mr.. j. w. Field; Misses Lalls
Craighill. Bee LaBoyteaux, and Martha Phil.
lips. Mr.. Field, the member of the
faculty is Bachelor of Arts, of Richmond
College, Va, and is highly recommended by
school officials who know of his accomplish.
ments.
Mrs. Annie d. Baker and Misses Nellie
Turner and Margaret Bishop will have
charge of the Junior High School work
while instruction in the grades will be Civ
en- by Misses Mary v Engle. Katie B. Les.
lie. Mary T. Howell, Katherine Baylor, Julia
y. Phillips, Mary E. Kercheval Ethel La
Boyteaux, Mary Bowen Grantham, Dorcas
Goladay, Mrs. l. w. Dick and Mrs. W. Clyde
Russell. Miss Bette Beller was reappoint-
ed librarian and assistant to the principal
Miss Laura Campbell who taught in the
staff at st. Hildas Hall. Miss Parthena
Thomas who in the grades last year will
teach at Rippon near her home.
Only few teachers were appointed in the
districts, some being held up by petitions
against reappointments. Three only were
definitely agreed by the Board These
are Miss Ollie Blessing, Ransom; Miss Meta
Shirley, Ramey's, and Mrs. Texanna Strobe
Nicewarner, Riverside. The opening of the
Riverside school will be conditioned on the
cooperation of Harpers Ferry District
Many of the pupils near the school come
from that district.
The schedule of institutes to be held in
each county in West Virginia has been an
nounced by the state department of educt-
ton Besides the instructions given by the
reguhr ms tructors special lectures will be
given NJ prominent ducators from New
York. Pennsylvania. ashington, Ohio and
other stats. The counties, places, dates and
regular Instructors in these Institutes in this
section viii be as follows:
Berkeley, Martins burg August % W W
Trent Elkins j. II. Francis, Charleston
Hampshire, Romney, August %, Lewis
Chrisman. Buckhannon; ]. Ransel Romine,
Clarksburg.
jefferson. Shepherdstown, August %, H.
3. Work. Lancaster. Pa: Nellie HoIcomb,
Sutton.
Shepherdstown District Board of Educa-
ton rsappointed Boyd Link. Warren Hunter
and r. l. Jones trustees of the two schools
at Dufhelds. The salary of the principal of
the lShepherdstown Graded School was re-
dueed from 5000 to $3.50 month
Teachers were appointed as follows:
Graded School Shepherdstown-Geo. T.
Knode, principal; Mrs. Florence Grubs, eigh-
kelsy. sixth grade; Julia HILL fifth grade;
Louise Rightstine fourth grade: Abbie
Banks. third grade. Lola Walker second
grade Ruth Taylor and Mabel Thompson,
first grade
Molers-Evelyn Maddox and Mary Donley.
Edgewood-Lilly V. Stanley.
Henkle.
students to town from the Oak Grove and
Shepherd Grade Schools
l.. L. Taylor of Boonsboro, Md. was ap-
pointed principal of the colored school, with
Juaniata AFTER, assistant Harvey Bran
son was appointed custodian of the colored
school at Duffelds.
w. w. Winters was appointed truant off,
Ger for the ensuing year.