Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-12-13

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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
One of the chef aims of Relington
High School this year has been, to be-
come a member of the Southern Ac-
crediting Commission of High School
which is composed of the best high
schools south of the Mason and Dix
on line, so the teachers and student
body were very much pleased when
Principal Harper read the following
letter in chapel Monday morning:
"Dear Mr.. Harper.
/ am pleased to inform you that at
the annual meeting of the Southern
Accrediting Commission held at Rich
mond, December "a, your high school
was placed on the Commission held
accredited list for the year 1929.
want to congratulate you upon
the acceptance Of year school by the
Commission.
Sincerely yours,
L. L. Friend,
State Supervisor Of High Schools.
Superintendent Woodford and Prin-
cipal Elder of the Junior High at
tended the West Virginia Educat-
ional meeting in Wheeling from Nov.
20 to Dec. 1. Both report a well
attended and instructive meeting.
Those of the Faculty that attended
the annual Thanksgiving w. v. u
w. &. J. football game in Morgan
town were Miss Swecker, Superint-
endent Woodford and Principal Harp
er. Mr.. Woodford was so eager to
see the game that he rode on the sec
ond step of the railroad car from Fair
mont to Morgantown in the rain.
While in Morgantown, Mr.. Harper at
tended the installation of the Delta
Sigma Rho debating fraternity at
West Virginia University, he being
the thirteenh charter member.
Miss Gertrude Boggs spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with her par
ents at Big Otter West Virginia.
Rodgers McVey, of Lewisburg and
Ralph Buckley, Of Buckeye, visited
Miss Swecker during the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays.
Miss Nola Fraye of Cameron, w.
Va. and graduate of Bowling Green
College, Bowling Green, KY. has been
secured to teach in Belington High
School.
The Lyceum Literary Society will
render it's first public program in the
High School Auditorium on Wednes-
day evening Dec. 10Th at eight o'clock
This program will consist of literary
productions, music, and one act
play titled Popping the Question. "
The public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Mrs Wilson the English teacher has
been indisposed for the past week, but
it is hoped that she will be back at
work within few days. During her
absence students and other have been
conducting her classes.
Coach Waggoner attended abe en-
nual meeting Of the West Virginia.
High School Athletic Association in
he arranged an attractive schedule
for our High School basketball team.
This schedule includes such high
schools as Pennington, Warrington
and Morgantown. The outlook for a
winning team has never been bright
er and the payers seem to be full of
basketball pep. All that is necessary
for successful season is the Coop
Grafton of everybody, so let's all pull
together and win the State champion
ship.
\. The Lyceum Literary Society gave
another good program last Friday
afternoon. The Mozart will have to
go some to beat it.
B. H S. has basketball game sche-
duled with Fairveiw High School on
Dec. goth. 1t will be played at Fair
view.
A program commemoration the birth
day OF John Greenleaf Whittier
was rendered by the English classes
Of the Junior High School at chapel
exercises. It consisted Of poems, es-
says and orations.