The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-31
HGMcREASEI IN
HIGH SCHOOLS OF
STATE ]. !: REPORTED
.faeportsofs State Supervisor of
Schools Received Here
by IA. Barnes.

szsssssssY$5U CONTEMPORARIES
There has beer. a general in
ereasesi III Ethe#number of students
enrolled@ lin the; high schools of
West Virginia, an increase in the
sntn1ber of teachers employed in
these schools and many improve
the courses of study dur
fssf E the lastsyear, according to a
gsreyiew prepared by l.. l.. Friend,
state supervisor OF high schools,
tinder5theS direction Of G. NJ. Ford,
superintendent
st copy Fof the report. received
here A. Barnes, county
superintendent of schools, shows
that the enrolment in the public
Is schools last year was 2O,73S.
Thfs was an increase over the pre-
sceding year$of 2,226. There was
asgtota1 of 3,039 pupils of high
school grade enrolled in the state,
chIrcfl and private institutions,
making a. grand total of 23,777
pupils Of high school grade enroll.
Fed sin all secondary institu tons in
thesstate.
There was an increase in the
number; of teachers employed of
IS Thestotal number of teachers
employed was 4 ,226. Sixty-five per
cent of hese teachers were Sradu-
E9ates of standard colleges or uni
and none were employed
vii less than two full years Of
standard college work.
Perhaps the most important i'm
the courses of study
have been the introduc of
courses in Characterization and
citizenship thrift and conserva-
Hon, current history, vocation and
Sextensfon OF the course in Ameri-
canshistory to a full year.
High school English courses
have also been i'm proved and a
mum err Of schools have added
subjects, home econ
Comics and manual training.
r. Friends says there is appar-
n enLsa more definite and more intel
ligentSeffort on the part of most of
the high schools to adjust their
courses ofEsstudy to the needs of
the4the5 pupils. He also adds that
nnentsTof the state university and
otherShi gherfinstitutions are max
ng9it posi- b1e5for the high schools
toinclude subjects in their courses
which theytwere formerly unable
tosincludeEbecause of the necessity
81 giving certain courses required
for college entrance.
II some of 1.-THE larger high
schools T the state courses in
automobile repairing, machine
shop practice, applied electricity,
dressmahng, millinery and other
tradesS courses have been introduc-
ed
part, Mr.. Friends report is
as blows:
N ormal Training
ssssEs g ompliance with an act
passed9 a t the regular session of
tte#lesisfature, 1921, authorizing
the state board of education to
establish 10 Traditional state aided
normal i3 training departments in
shigh schools, nine departments
have been established. These de-
apartments have been established
Sin he thigh schools at Beckley,
Burch, Bridgeport, Cairo East
Bank Hillsboro, Pine Grove, PIT.
Pleasantsand Ravenswood-
rh e8course of study for high
school ormal training depart
srnents IS prescribed by the state
boar of education and forms a
part Of four-year high school
course Normal training subjects
areSassigned to the fourth year of
theEcourse
School Libraries
During the year a substantial
growthin the high school libraries
Of the state has occurred The
unib err ofSvolumes added was
IS {. This brought the total
simber9 ofsvolumes in the high
Sschool sl ibraries of the state up to
s54,s
There has been a noticeable
improvement also in the selection
the books added to the lib
raries Inathe past many books
We're added that were flittle
value IN connectio with the work
The school. Reports from prin-
cjpIesgshow also that a more def
mite andsmore intelligent effort is
made in many of the schools
No trains.pu in the use of the
fpFary
High School Athletes
Quring the last year there has
beenNa of the develop
men tENs in high school athletics
note in the last report of the
tateFssupervisor OF high schools.
Us deyelopment has been parti-
ciIaTly oticeable in basketball
and track athletics. n$some com
IN unities perhaps there has been
/ an oFer-sti stimulation of athletic
interest.
There is much in the educa-
tfonal out1oo in West Virginia tc
stir tie enthusiasm of those who
# are specia lly interested in ou1
hig scho o1kdevelopment. In many
Sections OF the state where there
1 are no high schools there is &
1 CROWN 81 sen tim ent for the estab'
5 iisrinent# Of such schools. All owe!
the state even in its remotest
eorners thereEis an increasing in
tersstinSe ducation that is demand
hi gh school advantages where
f they d Snot already exist.
The building of hard roads i.
opening the way for new rura
Ii Ugh schools and for the trauspor
T. fation OF pupils where they have