Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-11
PROGRAM FOR BARKER DIS
TRICT SCHOOL DAY

Inc le1cnefS OF Darker QiSlrlct
met at Dartmoor School Building in
their sixth and final meeting for the
school year, Saturday March 9th.
A very pleasant forenoon was
spent together discussing plans for
the District School Day, and compile
ting the reading circle books for this
year.
| am indeed proud to report thru
out our teachers meetings this year
that they have been practically per-
feet so far as attendance is concerned
and that much interest has been
shown in the able manner in which
every teacher filled their place on the
programs.
Every teacher in Barker district
has qualified for coupon of credit,
on account Of their perfect attend
ance at teachers meetings. Every
teacher also is member in good
standing of the State Educational AS
ISOLATION. Teachers I want to take
advantage of this opportunity to ex-
press my sincere thanks to each of
you for your hearty cooperation and
support throughout the entire school
year. / wish you success in your
future work whatever it may be. Be-
low you will find copy of the pro-
gram we hope to render on our
School Day, which by your own de-
cision will be held at Junior, on a
date to be named later by County
Superintendent Baughman, however,
/ it will be some time between the 18th
and 30th of April (Will publish date
later.) Each school in the district
will be expected to have as large d
delegation of parents and pupils pres
ent on School Day as possible. Par
ents we extend to you special in
vitaiton to come, bring your children
with you and enjoyt yourself by
watching your children through the
various exercises that will take
place on that day You owe it to
them to bring them. They want to
come and just stop and recall that
one time you were school children,
and loved to have fun and take part
in the many activities of school life.
Begin planning to come now, we
must have your presence if possible
as much of the success of our meet
ing will depend on your presence. If
the day happens to be a little cloudy
come anyway. We have large
school building here at Junior with
a perfectly good roof and we will
guarantee you plenty of shelter in
case it should storm. Also you will
find no friendlier or more sociable
people anywhere than at Junior. We
are also expecting to have with us on
that day Mr.. E. A. Hunt, state school
department, Charleston, who first in
PRODUCED or brought into practice
our School Day in Barbour county,
and has sponsored the movement
throughout this state and also other
states We will have also our county
superintendent and the Board of Ed
ucation of Barker district
Each school and patrons of each
school are requested to display the
following colors on that day: Gage,
j lavender and yellow; Junior, rose
and gray; Dartmoor, rose and blue i;
Beaver Creek, orange and black; Lau-
rel Hill, green and pink; Stringtown,
red and white; Hunters Fork, blue
and red; Shawkey, red and blue; Mt.
Veiw, blue and gold; Marysville,
white and blue; Corley, gold and
gray; Ten Mile, gold and white; PIT.
Pleasant, lavender and white; East
Bend, green and white. Each school
should display on a staff banner,
hearing tho NAM Of t,n,,, eoIo,1