The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-24
District Public Schools
Show Remarkable Progress
in Last Ten Year Period

being built In rural districts now
are as nearly as possible arranged
to give the comfort found In the
city schools.
Medical inspection has bran i'd
ded to the long list Of advanced
ideas in Mannington's educational
work, and DR.. W. r. Andrews.
the district medical inspector, Is
more enthusiastic than ever over
the work. He Is planning great
things for the entire district. and
when this department once really
gets started 1t Is believed medical
inspection Will prove one of thu
most approved additions to the
system.
Warrington High School has
sent forty four students to schools
Of higher learning in the last two
years, almost one third of this
number being from the rural sec
ton Of the district.
In 1920 and 1921 twenty gradu-
ates left Warrington High for
other higher schools. They were.
Warrington
Earl Brumage Alice Riggs,
Dollio L. Huey, Myrtle Magee,
Anna Petres and Elizabeth Storey
to Fairmont Normal; Edith Robey,
Emma Robey, Ruth Rymer and
Edith Charlton. to West Virginia
Wesleyan; Ruth Mari, Whining
ton, Dell; Dale Snodgrass, Uni.
versity Of Indiana; Elizabeth
Storey, Morgantown-this in. add.-
ton to a term In Fairmont in
Fairmont Normal; Virginia Mar
tin, Maryland College; Lester
Hess. Morgantown: Sara Louise
Furbee, Marshall College.
Ruai Section
Audrey Arnett, Mogantown;
Naomi Barr, Nancy Glover. Ine1
Montgomery and Stazie Morris.
Fairmont Normal.
In 1921 and 1922 twenty four
graduates continued in schools OF
higher learning. They were:
Warrington
Ruth Thorne, Edna v. Starkey,
Walter Price, Thelma Masters
Anna Liljelund; Katherine Fitz:
gerald. Elizabeth Clancy, Fa'rmont
Normal; Claud Kendall, Edwin Nc.
Carnes. Neva Monroe Paul H.
Stewart, West Virginia Uniyer-
S.ty; Blanche Petres and Heller
Hamilton, Elliott Business Col
lege; Lucille Clutter, Battle Creek,
Mich; Marian Baker. Bethany
College, Evelyn o'Neli, Bowling
Green, Ky.
Rural Section
Edna Yeager. Madeline Thomas
Clarence Ryan. Ruth Michael
Frieda Kendall, Alice Johnston,
Fa.rmont Normal; Z Amy Williams,
Elliott Business College; Glenn
Arnett, West Virginia Wesleyan.
Each succeeding year has seen an
increase in the number OF rural
students entering Warrington
High. and school officials expect
this to continue SO long as the
school reaches out into all parts
OF the district SO efficiently.
During the last decade the fol-
lowing men have been membe;s
and presidents OF the boards OF
education. cooperating with Dis"
tr!ct Superintendent A. L.
Thomas; ]. r. Trims, president;
A. J. Hess, J. D. Campbell,
George w. Bowers, president; A.
]. Mcmillan. B. E. Mitchell Frank
E. Furbee, president; and DR.. F.
W. Vance. The school superin-
tendents during the same period
were David A. Ward, ]. H. Pat
terson, and D. c. Tabler.
At present the board Of educa-
ton is composed of President F.
L. Furbee, DR.. F. W. vance and
A. j. Hess. The new board men,
Der to succeed Mr.. Hess is D. A.
Hibbs. District Superintendent A.
L. Thomas and City SuperintenL.
ent D. G. Tabler are cooperating
in every possible way for the bot
terment Of the district schools. anil
1922-1923 is expected to be tn4
best in the history Of Warrington
District.