The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-24
More Than Hundred Students
From Rural District
in High School.

MANNINGoN, Nov. 2s.-Alons
with other phases Of community
life, the public schools in Manning.
ton District have kept step with
the march OF progress and the last
eleven years has seen many
changes and improvements IN the
district and city school system.
In 1911 theer was only the Cen.
trail School in Warrington, but this
building was already too small t.
take care Of the students who ask.
ed service. It was about this time
that the board began to rent rooms
In the Episcopal Church. The WI.
son School in Jericho with four
class-rooms. was built In 1913 t.
relieve the congested condition rt
that tine. This school was built
during the period when j. Il.
Trims was president Of the bourl
Of education, by direct contract.
In buildings alOno Warrington
District has made n splendid re-
cord in the last decade. During
that perlod>new building have been
erected rs follows: Upper Dents
Run. one room; MILESTONE, two
rooms; Logansport, one room;
Grangeyille, two rooms; Upper
Glade, one room; Sn.der one
room; Dudley, one room; Junior
Hight, Warrington, four rooms and
gymnasium and Glover Gap four
rooms. All these buildings have
been constructed along modern
plans and are equipped much bet
ter than the old fashioned little
red schoolhouse.
In these newer buildings spec
ial attention has been given to the
correct lighting. to the inside
finish, and to the convenience o!
all arrangements. This last In
cludes the seating arrangement for
the pupils and the seats them
selves.
During this decade all the
boards Of education and tho dis.
trict superintendent have given
hearty cooperation in the estab-
l.shment of school libraries, and
at tho present time the rural
schools are equipped with APPROX
cd libraries ranging from seventy
five volumes to nine hundred. At
resent the Rymer schools holds
first place with respect to libraries,
having slightly in excess Of nine
hundred books.
In addition to this added equip
mont Of various sorts has been al
ded to the schools, making pos
sible better work, more OF 1t. and
calling for less exertion. Work III
the rural schools has also become
much more pleasant because Of
the additional facilities.
A geat deal has been done by
the various boards Of education
together to link closer the city
and rural schools. and TO further
this desire supplementary high
schools have been located at Ry-
mer, Grangeville, Metz, AMI
Glover Gap. These schools ha7e
done a great deal to extend the in
fluence Of Warrington High School
into the rural districts and to crs-
ate greater interest in education.
AS proof OF this, In 1911 there
were about twelve not more than
fifteen, pupils from the rural part
of the district attending high
school. This year Warrington
High has 112 pupils from the rural
schools enrolled as high. school
students, taking the regular high
school work In what Is considered
one Of the best high schools In this
part Of the state.
Another thing that has Seen de-
veloped by tho boards Of education
cooperating with A. L. Thomas.
district superintendent Is the
present plan Of holding eight graGs
commencement exercises at vari-
GUS places throughout the district.
1t was formerly the custom -
have the graduation exercises held
in Warrington. This later plan has
resulted in bringing able speakers
and prominent educators, including
members Of the faculty OF West
Virginia University. into the rural
districts directly in touch with the
rural conditions. 1t Is believed
that this has made possible q l1t-
ter understanding betwecc, the
highest and the lowest Of fhe COM
munity educational system, the ru-
raj school representing the flrst
step in the educational ladder, aud
the state university the highest.
District school officials feel taht II
the plan has resulted in q closer
union and fuller cooperation Of tho
two extremes the extra effort has
been worth while.
One reason for holding thlse ex-
orclses at various points Is that
Warrington District is peculiarly
in a class by itself. All the other
districts in Marion County have
towns near the center of the rural
section, but in Mann T\!on District
the rural portion lies almost en-
tirely in the northwestern end Of
the district. This makes II neces-
sary for some pupils to travel more
than ten miles to reach Manning.
ton. For this reason. Huntington
is not the most logical place for a
social center.
The two latest additions to tho
district schools are the new buitu-
lngs ut Glover Gap and Dudle'.
The Glover Gap School will hi
four clnss rooms and a roomy base
ment and the equipment will be
much above that possible In one
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