The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-23
MINING
EXTENSION CLASS
LEADING DISTRICT
Harold c. Schwarm Elected
President at organiza9
ton Last Night.

outclassed Clarksburg last l!ghl
when thirty-three men were en-.
rolled in the mining extension
class. The local class has but a
lead OF two over Clarksburg
however. The fight is on tor nu.
merlcal strength.
~ 1t is expected that fully dozen
more will be enrolled by Clarks.
burg at Its meeting next Tuesday
night. Fairmont will, no doubt
come back strong with what wa:
calculated to be an influx OF any.
where from twelve TO eighteen
The woods will no doubt be
secured for pupils in the Clarka.
burg and Fairmont sections dur.
ing this week. Clarksburg is de
termined that II will not be trim.
med this year, and Falrmont Oh
the other hand is not going Il
stand by and let them get away
with 1t.
The Fairmont class organized
last night by electing Harold C
Schwarm as president, o. c. An.
krOn, secretary, and il. L. Multi!
gan, treasurer.
In the way OF Introduction
Adam Crawford, the Instructor
told how the work was financed
Jointly by the state and Smith.
Hughes Act, By which the FEEDER,
al government pays u certain sun
for every dollar that the state
spends for the work. There arr
six instructors this year, four In
the New observation-disclosures field:
with headquarters at Prince, Mt
Hope and Beckley. another In
Mcdowell and one In the Logan
field.
The course will run thLrty
three weeks. Eight weeks will bs
devoted, TO haulage, six weeks II
drainage and pumpage. six week.
in explosions. six weeks in mint
fires and explosions and 81,
weeks In review. with one nigh
as the final examination nigh.
These arrangements apply TO al
Of the classes in Northern Yves
Virginia.
Among the towns that are re
ported to desire classes are wyatt
Grant Town, Beechwood. Nc
Whorter and Almina. All Of tn,
classes are turning out cuch heavy
enrollments that there will b,
little chance Of the foregoin:
towns getting classes unless a:
additional Instructor is assigned
TO Northern West Virginia.
Enrolment in the classes Of
Northern West Virginia during
the week aggregated 116. This
Is forty-two more than were reg
istered during the first week o.
last year. The increase was more
than so per cent of the total ell
. rol!ment of last year. The enroll
ment In the various classes thi:
week was as follows: MI. Glare
is; Clarksburg, 81; Carolina, IS
Shinnston. IS; Falrmont, SO.
The scholastic standing of man!
of the students enrolled in thu
Fairmont class last night was un
usually high. Probably ten OF
more university men are enrolled
, including some from Cornell!
Princeton and other institutions
Those enrolling at last night.
session were: J. E. Hallam, Con
solidation Coal Co., Pennington
! w. N. Augustus, Arkwright Goa
| Co., city; T. J. Ashcraft, New
England Fuel 4 Transportation
Co., Grant Town; ]. +. Barry
Hughes Coal Co., city; Harold c
Schwarm. Consolidation Coal Co.
city; William A. Mahon, Jr., Del
mar Coal Co.. city; Samuel D
Brady, Jr., Brady-Warner Goa
Corporation, city; John J. u
Stoetzer, Robinson Coal Co., city
John Crawford. Arkwright Goa
Co., city; F. L. Bowman, Fou
States Coal Co., Worthington
Charles Carpenter. New England
Fuel & Transportation Co,
Grant Town; J. A. McElroy, New
England Fuel & Transportation
Co., Grant Town; F. ]. Bradley
Consolidation Coal Co., Watson
Harry Horstliamp. New England
Fuel & Transportation Co., Gran
Town; E. Skinner. New Englan'
| Fuel G Transportation Co., Gran
Town; j. w. Ely. Bethlehem
Mines Corporation, Barrackville
D. S. Snider, Hites-Barns Goa
Co., Rivesville:. W. E. Thomas
Whyel Coke Co.. Louisville; R. G
Conway, Bethlehem Mines Cor
poration, Barackville; Andy Ru
dol, Consolidation Coal Co. Bax
ter; Carl Rudol. Consolidation
Co., Baxter; William Crawford
| ArkwrIght Coal Co., city; HarolI
]. lothian, Consolidation Coal Co,
/ city; c. E. Jenkins, Clark G. & c
| Co., city: Mike SlepetSky. Consoi
idation Coal Co., Watson; Richart
]. Lothian, Consolidation oCal Co.
! city; Roy Patton, Henry B. Goa
Co., Everson; o. c. Ankron, Con
solidation. Coal Co, city; Rober
Beverldge, Consolidation Coal CO
city; Foster Mckenzie, Consolida
! ton Coal Co.. city; Frank Frank
lin, Arkwright Coal Co.. city; H
E. Mulligan, Butcher Coal Co.
city; Carl Wilson, Martin & Mar
tin mine, Monongah. .