Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-05-10
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Scouts of Belington High School
liked to J. J. Calls farm, six miles
from town, where they canped dur
ing the week end Those present
were Goldie Lazarus, Ernestine Hill,
Virginia Woodford, Leora Heavener,
Lucille Cain, Ruth Summers, Evelyn
Gall, the second lieutenant Nilda
Pill, and Scout Captain Helen Pow
NALL
| The coat Of tan and numerous
scratches and bruises on the hands
and faces Of the, Scouts, speak Of the
| good times and various happy ex-
periences of camp life. ~
The visitors at camp were William
Polling, Frederick Parks, Orion Gall,
Opherd Polling, Donald Stewart, Carl
Booth, and Tugh Gall.
On receiving the themes from the
Senior High | class week, the En-
glish Department has gained much
interesting information about The
Future Needs of Belington High
School W. A few Of these needs are
given below:
1. Teachers who have specialized in
the work they are teaching.
2. More teachers who have had
thorough training in first class
schools.
8. More teachers with college de-
grees.
a. More room for the accommodation
of the steadily increasing student
body.
5. More attractive school grounds
including broad, picturesque stcIs
leading from the street up to the
front entrance of the High School
Building.
6. A new up-to-date Senior Hig'.
School Building - the present build
ing being scarcely adequate to e
comodate the Junior High School,
7. The new building to include a
well equipped gymnasium and a
carefully planned auditorium in
which all civic and community meet
ings and performances may be held.
8. More courses to be offered in
(a) the Commercial Department,
(b) Home Economics Department,
(c) Manual Training Department
I'd Vocational Department, and
(e) Music and Art Department
The Senior ii class of the Beling-
ton High School acting under the
suggestion of Superintendent Rohra-
baugh has made plans to have the
School Library open during the sum-
mer. Three responsible Librarians
were chosen, namely, James Sim
mons, George Row, and Stark Shomo
The library will be open one day each
week, the day and rules governing
will be announced later. The object
is to give the students access to the
magazines and books, if they care
to do any reference work or read |
books to sketch for next year they |
will have the privilege to do so.
President of Sr. ii Glass, Ida Off |
hause spent the week end visiting
friends in Philippi.
The piano has been moved from
the Public School building to the
High School library to be used in
Orchestra work in, "a Strenuous
Life" to be given by the Senior class
Friday, May 18th.
Mary Brown and Bessie Shepherd
were in Philippi shopping Saturday
afternoon.
Edra Stalnaker was absent from
school Tuesday on account of illness.
She was reported to have had meas
les but the report proved false
Miss Lillian Chrislip of Philippi is
planning to give instruction in music
to any persons interested. She Of
fers class or individual instruction
It looks funny to us to see high |
school girls pinning wild flowers on
the lapel Of Mr.. Woodford's coat and |
to see Mr.. GUNNER giving Miss I
Davidson a ride in Mr.. Odbert's
wheel chair. We wonder too why
Miss Davidson does not sit on the
stage any more during chapel exer-
cises. Mr.. GUNNER might come |
front too