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TheWest Virginia Collegiate Institute

INSTITUTE, WEST VIRGINIANine Miles from Charleston

THE LEADING SCHOOL IN THESTATE AND ONE OF THE LEADINGSCHOOLSIN THE UNITED STATESFOR THE EDUCATION OF NEGRO

YOUTH

OLLEGE Coursesin Education, Science,Arts, Agriculture, Industrial Education,Business Administration, Home Eco-nomics and Engineering. Degrees aregiven.

TEACHERS are prepared for HighSchools,Normal Schools and Elemen-tary Grade Schools.

GRADUATES receive Certificates toteach in West Virginia without exam-ination. .

Pre-Medical Courses are given. Sec-ondary work above the first year highschool is offered.

For In/ormation, AddressJohn W. Davis, PresidentInstitute, West Virginia

SUMMER SESSION June 12-August14, 1922. In the Summer special at-tention is given to

A. Problems common to rural andurban teachers;

B. Review of elementary work;C. Needs of conditioned students-D. Teachers desiring college credit~

toward a degree.Athletics, Debating, Christian Socie-ties, Healthful surroundings, Finedormitories, Low expenses, A com-petent faculty.

The Institute Monthly 1Entered as second-class matt~r. January 29,1914. at the post-office at Institute, West Vir-

gtrna, under the act of March 3, 1879.

Vol. XIV NOVEMBER 1921 Number 2

Devoted to the Interests of The West Virginia Collegiate InstituteTwenty-five Cents the Scholastic Year. Five Cents Per Copy

Table of Contents

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EditorialThe Teachers' AssociationsThe Institute FairArmistice Day ExercisesThe Agicultural PageAdvisory Grades of StudentsThe CollegeStudent and the Y. M. C. A.

Conference 12131416

School NewsAlumni PersonalsMarriages

EDITORIAL STAFF

D. A. LANE,JR.C. E. MITCHELL,BUSINESSMANAGER.

Communications to "THE INSTITUTEMONTHLY,"Institut W Ve, . a.

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The Institute MonthlyVol. XIV NOVEMBER 1921 No.2Entered as second-class matter, January 29,1914, at the post-office at Institute,

West Virginia, under the act of March 3, 1879.

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EDITORIALAT THE request of Superintendent George M. Ford, acting throughthe Teacher-Training Department of the State Board of Education,

representatives from all of the teacher-training agencies ofthe State=-private, denominational and public-met inFairmont on Monday and Tuesday, November 14 and 15.The object of the meeting was to consider certain problemsdirectly concerned with either the preparation, employment

or certification of elementary school teachers. These problems resolvedthemselves into four general classes: first, the instruction of teachersalready in service; second, the reorganization of the curriculum of thenormal high school and the standard normal schools; third, the articula-tion of these schools with the colleges and the State University; andfourth, the standardization of the entrance requirements of the normalschools and of the courses given in these schools.

The conference has put itself on record as being in favor of the prin-ciple of taking the schools to the teachers as a step toward the solutionof the problem of attendance. Hence, they propose the esta?lishm~ntof extension and correspondence courses, whereby teachers m servicemay be able, during the period of their school term, to pursue workunder the direct guidance of some teacher-training institution. As anincentive in this general direction they also favor the giving of oneyear's credit toward the standard normal course, for eight years ofapproved teaching. .

The conference declares further that the traditional curriculum Wlt?,its emphasis on "levels" in education and with its distinctions of "higherand "lower" courses must be radically reorganized in response to thedemands of modern educational theory. Some means must be devisedwhereby intelligence can have an opportunity ~o b~ d~veloped. unha]11~pered by arbitrary standards and technical hairsplitting requiremeuland prerequisites. To this end, the conference proposes that insteadof subordinating the courses of the normal schools to those of the

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lleges, the normal schools themselves should be allowed to conferrees.No recommendations were made with reference to the standard-

ti0r: of t~e courses given by the normal schools themselves, the as-. phon bemg that the courses were already standardized and that then problem was that of a better articulation of the several schools.Generally speaking, the conference may be said to endorse the en-ement of the scope of the normal schools of the State as a solution

the t.ea~her-training problem. This is not surprising, however, sincemajority of the members of the conference were themselves teachers

the normal schools. The point of view of those engaged in collegiaterk. must not be overlooked. This purports that it is not the soleetion of the college to provide advanced courses for prospectivehers, .but that t~e college is equally, and perhaps greatly more, con-ed. w~th. p~epanng students for other professions. Consequently,n It IS insisted that the bachelor's degree should be granted by the.~es and uni.versities to normal school graduates completing twotional years m a college or university, it must be assumed that thetwo years of normal school work are essentially identical both in

• nature and sequence, with the work of the freshman and sopho-e college classes. Such assumption, say those representing thegiate point of view, is from the very nature of the case not justi-

Ie.It is encouraging to note that the State Board of Education recog-

these divergent points of view, and characterized the resolutionse body as merely advisory. To the Board this one fact was clear,ely, that reorganization must have, as its central consideration, theests of the student. To this principle all details, technicalities andrtmental jealousies must be subordinated. This reconciliatory andan point of view may be summed up in the wise words of Super-dent Ford, who averred that "our public school system must be soanized that an individual may travel through it, from start to finish,

out any waste motion caused by the system itself."

The Meeting of the Association For The Study ofNegro Life And History

The annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Negroand History; was held in Lynchburg, Virginia, November 14 and?~ering a period of two days. The day sessions were held at Therna Theological Seminary and Coll.ege. One of the evening ses-

S was held at the Eighth Street Baptist Church, and the other at the .

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Court Street Baptist Church.The meetings were addressed by Charles H. Wesley of Howard

University, Victor R. Daly, Business Manager of the Journal of NegroHistory, Professor John R. Hawkins, Financial Secretary of the A. M. E.Church, Washington, D. C., Dr.W. H. Stokes, Pastor of the EbenezerBaptist Church of Richmond, President Trigg of Bennett College, Pro-fessor E. Crooks of Randolph-Macon College, Dr. R. T. Kerlin, formerprofessor of Virginia Military Institute and Professor I. E. Doug-al ofthe Sweetbriar College.

The meeting was in the main to emphasize the importance of thedevelopment of the race from within. The aim was to show what theNegro can. do and should do to help himself in solving his own problems.Every person attending the meeting was impressed with this fact Theconference was in every sense a success, having a large attendance,arousing more enthusiasm, and securing more material support thanany meeting hitherto held.

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So near is grandeur to our dust,So nigh to God is man,

When duty whispers low, U Thou must,"~e youth replies, .f I can."

-Emerson.

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The Teachers' Associations. ?~November third and fourth, the second joint session of the West

~lr!pnIa State ,Teachers' Association and the Northern West Vir-gima Teachers Association was held in the city of Huntington.More .than three hundred teachers, from every section of the State,'Yere

III attendance. McDowell and Mercer Counties sent large delega-ons, and the schools of Keystone were represented by probably thergest group from anyone city in the State. At the close of the session

t was the commonly-voiced opinion of the teachers present that theyad been unusually benefited and inspired.

The enrollment from both associations was as follows:

nrolled from the Association of Northern West Virginia........ 49nrolled from the West Virginia Teachers' Association .. 281

Total enrollment... 330

est Virginia Collegiate graduates enrolled........................ 92eachers enrolled from elsewhere...... 238

ercentage of West Virginia graduates enrolled...... 27.8ercentage of teachers enrolled from elsewhere. . .. .. 72.2

It had been hoped that a union of the two associations would beected at this joint session, but such was not accomplished, and thext session of the Northern association will be held in Clarksburghile the West Virginia association will meet at a place to be designat-. A resolution was adopted, however, to the effect that each associ-ion, at its next meeting, should consider the question of union.

The meetings of the joint session were held in the auditorium ofe Carnegie Library and in the rooms of the Douglass High School

the morning- of the third, the welcome address was delivered by Prin-pal J. W. Scott of tha! school, and the respo~se was given bv Mr. H.. Jones of Wheeling. These two addresses, WIth one on School Activ-. by Mr. S. L. Wade of Blue field, and another on Recent Education-A.dvancements-;-Their Requ~rements .and Responsibilities, hy Mr. J.Jefferson, principal of the Sumner High School of Parkersburg set

e key-note of the session. '

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In the afternoon of the first day, addresses were delivered by theHonorable Mr. George M. Ford, State Superintendent of Free Schook,and by Dr. Corbly, formerly president of Marshall Colleg~. Superinten,dent Ford congratulated the teachers upon their splendid record, espe-cially with regard to attendance at summer schools. He stated thatseventy per cent of the Negro teachers of the State attended summerschool last year-a percentage that is far above the average. Dr.Corbly's subject was The New Spirit in Education- Why Use Text-Books? He emphasized the fact that the visual faculties of the studentmight be so utilized in the class-room that even text-books mightbecome unnecessary.

At seven o'clock, Carnegie Auditorium was filled with an enthusi-astic audience, gathered for the purpose of hearing an address by MissNannie H. Burroughs, principal of the National Training School forWomen and Girls, Lincoln Heights, D. C. Miss Burroughs took as her"text" Put on the Whole Armor, and in her usual eloquent and stirr-, .ing manner she appealed to the assembled teachers to prepare them-selves and their students for the peculiar problems which the Negrofaces ann for the ultimate day of their full citizenship.

Friday's program was featured by the presence of the Governor ofthe State, who spoke with interest and helpfulness, assuring theteachers of his sympathy and cooperation, and by addresses by Presi-dent John W. Davis of the West Virginia Collegiate Institute, PresidentJohn W. Gregg of Wilberforce University, President R. P. Simms ofthe Bluefield Colored Institute, Mr. W. W. Sanders, Supervisor ofNegro Schools, and Prof. J. S. Price of the West Virginia CollegiateInstitute. Mr. T. Edward Hill, although not scheduled to speak, wasgiven an opportunity pf explaining the purposes and operations of thenewly-created Negro Bureau of Welfare Statistics, of which he is thedirector.

President Davis's address was a resume of the history of NegroEducation in West Virginia. President Simms spoke of the work ofthe Pan-African Congress in Paris, which he had recently attended.Dr. Gregg, in a stirring address, called upon the teachers to live up tothe unusual opportunities which are being presented to them at this time.

Music for the sessions was furnished by Miss Catherine Gamble ofBluefield; Miss CornelIa Lampton of the West Virginia Collegiate Insti-tute, Miss Truxie J. Warren of the Bluefield Colored Institute, and bypupils of the Douglass and Barnett schools. A number of folk-dancesand physical culture exhibitions were presented also by pupils of theHarnett School.

Colored citizens of Huntington furnished about thirty automobiles,

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in which a sight-seeing tour was made, on the second day of the sessionfor the benefit of the visiting teachers. On the last night of the ses-·on, a banquet was served at Douglass High School.

The officers of the past year were re-elected.

INSTITUT'E FAIRVERY winter for several years we have staged what isknown as The Farmers' and Home-Makers' Institute. Itmay be of interest to some to know when and how this

. Institute, or Fair, started. Teachers, too, may gain, frome history of the Fair, an incentive to start community fairs in theirIds of labor.

.This Fair, like many great and noble things, had a small beginning.nng the summer of 1912 some very large onions were grown on the

stitute Farm. They attracted much attention on account of the factt they were grown from seed. The Summer School was in session at

at time, and many teachers who had lived on farms expressed them-lves as never having known that onions produced seed. It was then

ided that these onions, with a few other choice vegetables, shouldplaced on exhibition in some conspicuous place, the campus, under

e elm tree near the walk. A sign with these words, "Onions Grownom Seed," was placed on the exhibit. This small exhibit blazed they to new trails; people began to ask questions, their interest was

oused, and they wanted to know not only about onions but aboutny other gardening operations. From that little exhibit on the

mpus, then, the project of the Institute Fair had its origin.The following December, at the end of the winter term, we staged

r first Fair, known as The Corn Show and Local Fair. The exhibitas composed of about one d~zen ten-ear samples of corn, some sewing,d a few jars of canned fruit and vegetables. It occupied the north-

end of West Hall, now quarters for teachers.The Fair has grown each year until space is now at a premium.

ast year we did not have r?om for our sewing, cooking, canned goods,egetables, farm crops and live sto~k. Ample room for this Fair will berovided, however, in the new Agncultural Hall. The Institute Fair ise year older than the Kanawha County Fair, which was held in

harleston in the fall of 1913.When we enter the Fair, as exhibitors, in the right spirit, there i~ a

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peculiar inspiration that can be experienced only by a person ~ho takespart. The Fair is a place to "standardize" products. If sewing, cook-ing, canning, preserving, farm products or live stock ~re not up to thestandard, an opportunity is offered to study the specI~ens that. havewon the blue ribbons and thereby learn a lesson. To WIn a blue ~b~onis an exhilarating and satisfying experience, but more than the WIl}-mngof ribbons is the opportunity to compare products, learn how to Judgeproducts, and profit thereby.

The Fair is open to everybody from the youngest to the oldest, andfrom every walk of life. We welcome the student, teacher, preach~r,farmer house-wife and business man, and especially the boy the girlWe ur~e that everyone "boost" the Fair, for the Fair advertises t~eschool, the community and the State. Everyone who plays a part IIImaking the Fair successful is benefited himself, and helps some one elsein turn like the bee, that enters the blossom in search of nectar, andnot only receives nectar but aids the plant in perfot;m.ing its most im-portant function in life.

This year we shall have a class for those who wish to exhibit, notfor a prize, but simply to show their community .spirit. . Let eve~onesend something to be exhibited. Come, exchange Ideas WIth your neigh-bors and go back home with inspired thoughts.

Remember the dates of the Fair-January 25 to 27, 1922.-A.W.e.

~'.L..-_A_rm_is_t_ic_e_D_a_Y_E_x_e_rC_i_se_s __ ~Interest in most holidays is Ifain-

tained with difficulty, and a pro-gram for a yearly celebration islikely to become a thing of monot-onous sameness. It is therefore tothe credit of the Armistice Daycommittee, which consisted of Pro-fessors Ferguson and Lane andMessrs. Marshall, Harden, Colleyand Moseley, that they were ableto offer, this year, an ArmisticeDay program which was trulyunique.

At eleven o'clock on the morningof November eleventh, the studentbody and friends from the villagefilled Hazelwood Hall, where therostrum had been decorated withplants, flags and bunting. Afterthe singing of The Battle Hymn ofthe Republic by the audience, thescripture lesson (John 15: 1-13)was read by Mr. Alonzo Harden,College '24, and prayer was offeredby Mr. Richard Colley, Ist-yr, Pro-fessor Lane, who presided, then re-

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minded the audience of the three-fold significance attached to theday which marked, first, the sign-ing of the armistice in 1918, second,the burial of the "unknown sol-dier" in the Arlington Cemetery,and third, the opening of the world-wide Conference on the Limitationof Armaments in Washington. Hethen introduced, in turn, four menwho participated, respectively, inthe Civil War, the Spanish-Amer-ican War, the Mexican Expeditionand the European War, and eachof these men recounted some oftheir experiences while in the serv-ice. Mr. Taylor Brown, a gray-aired Confederate veteran living

Institute, described some of hisxperiences during the Shenandoahalley campaign, from 1862 untile end of the war. The immedi,

te causes of the Spanish-Americanar were explained in an eloquentdress by Mr. J. H. Hill, Ex-P.I:eS;

of the West Virginia Coloredstitute and a member of the Ninthmune Regiment which saw

rvice during that war. Mr. Da-id A. Cross, a student, formelyaember of the Tenth U. S. Cavalry,counted the history of that fam-sfighting regiment and described

manoeuvres along the Mex-n border in pursuit of Villa.

r. John Lettman, likewise a stu-nt, who served with the Britishpeditionary Forces in France,

esented interesting personal side-hts with reference to the Worldar. Each of these addressesas accorded rapt attention and

hearty appluase.Other numbers on the program

contributed patriotic fervor to theoccasion. The most impressivepart of the service was a two-min-ute period of silent prayer which,in obedience to President Harding'sproclamation, began at noon andcontinued until two minutes pastthat hour, in memory of those whogave their lives in the great Euro-pean conflict. At the conclusionof this reverential period, tapswere sounded by the school bugler,Mr. Earl Dickerson, College '24.Immediately thereafter, the entireaudience, led by Mr. Frank FairfaxCollege' 24, joined in the singingof Study War No More, a Negrospiritual.

Another musical number wasthe singing of the Marseillaise bya mixed student octette. The ex-ercises were concluded with theStar Spangled Banner by the au-dience.

The AgriculturalPage

This page is to be known as the Agricul.tural Page. All questions pertaining toagricultural topics will be answered by theDepartment. Questions should be sent toMr A. W. Curtis, director of the Depart.ment of Agriculture.

Question submitted by Mrs. T. H.B.

I planted some hyacinths, andthey produced very fine foliage,

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the semester's work, they do showto a student that he must "studymore" or continue to study as atpresent, as the case may be. Byhaving grades compiled before thestudent waives his right to changehis course or subjects, the schoolsaves time and money for the stu-dent or person whose ward he isin that the student may be reclas-sified or may be advised to laystress upon certain subjects whichserve his interests best.

tion of those in the CommercialDepartment. In this departmentare students of both collegiate andsecondary classification, and in thisdepartment, out of it possible 34 en-tries involving eight subjects, 7grades are "below passing", givingthe Commercial Department an ap-proximate passing average of 83per cent.

I) Secondary StudentsIn the Secondary Department,

students were not quite as succes-ful i n attaining the coveted"passing mark." Out of about1534 entries involving all gradesof this department, 415 werebelow the seventy - mark, whichfact gives the Secondary Depart-ment an approximate passing aver-age of 84 per cent.

The average attained by theCollege Department is especiallyencouraging, while remarks fromsome the teachers in the Second-ary Department indicate thatbetter progress may be expectedduring the next six weeks.

soil, with plenty of san~ to insuregood drainage. A pot sIXor seveninches in diameter will accommo-date three bulbs. Set the bulbsabout two inches below the top ofthe soil. After potting, waterwell and set away in a dark coolplace for the formation of roots.

The bulbs must be kept in thedark for five or six weeks beforebeing brought into the light.

This is the only way choiceblooms can be produced.

but did not bloom. Please tell mewhy they failed to bloom, ~nd giveme the secret of success III grow-ing hyacinths.

Answer by Mr. Curtis;

From the description of yourplants, I think that you failed toplace the bulbs in the dark forsever~l weeks. Success in grow-ing hyacinths is a simple matter.

Select sound bulbs of goodweight. Get good, rich, garden

Grades of College Students

The recent advisory grades arevery encouraging, as far as collegestudents are concerned. Out of apossible 581 grades involving thesestudents, in all work taken by themto date, only 51 grades are "notpassing". This gives the CollegeDepartment a grade passing aver-age of about 91 per cent. Theabove figures refer to all studentsin the Institute who are recordedas taking work above the Second-ary Department, with the excep-

J Advisory Grades Of Studentsset on account of indefinite knowledge of the student's ability.Thus the advisory grades of thestudents should prove their saviowith regard to their future advancement as well as in effectingbet t e r understanding betweeteacher and students.

F rom the Standpoint ofthe Student

From the student's point 0

view, moreover, a knowledge 0

the grades made by him durinthe first six weeks should be helful in many ways. A student asigned to a certain class "on prbation", can convince himself, ireasonable time allotted, of his ability or inability to carry the worWhile advisory grades do not signify a passing or failing grade Io

Advisory grades of students inThe West Virginia Collegiate In-stitute, for the six-weeks periodending November eighth, havebeen referred to the President's of-fice.

These grades are helpful both toteacher and student. From theteacher's point of view,an advisoryrecord enables him to ascertainwhether or not his course is toodifficult; it gives him a workingknowledge upon which to base fu-ture examinations, quizzes and thelike, and it serves as a check forthe classification committee. Whilethe classification committee exertsevery possible influence in givingto the individual student thosecourses which he in good con-science ought to have it is some-times unable to do this at the out-

I hold it true with him who singsWith one clear note in divers tongues

That men may rise on stepping-stonesII . Of their dead selves to higher things.

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THE COLLEGE STUDENT ANDTHE Y. M. C. A. CONFERENCE

DECEMBER 1 TO 4A ringing word of injunction

and inspiration to students of allraces and lands was uttered by thenewly-elected president of YaleUniversity, Dr. James Rowland An-gell, when in an address in Octoberof this year he said:

Modern society is calling as never beforein our lifetime for leadership, for men withvision and character, with trained intelli-gence, with hope and confidence in the finerhumanity that is to come. And where shallsuch men be sought, where shall they bebred, if not in our colleges and universities,where are gathered all that history and civi-lization and science and art have to teachus of God and man and nature?Surely, never has the call for rightthinking, for the practice of Chris-tian principles and for unselfishservice been so insistent.

This places particular emphasisupon the timeliness of the call is-sued by the Colored Men's DlI>art-ment of the Y. M. C. A. of N'orthAmerica for its twentieth nationalconference which is to be held inCincinnati, De c em b e r first tofourth. In this country there are120 colored student Y. M. C. A.associations with a membership of10,000 students. They, with thefaculties of the institutions con-cerned, constitute a basis for a rep-resentation at Cincinnati that, bothin number and in quality, shouldbe

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a conspicuous feature and influ-ence in the work of the conference.

Many educational leaders willtake part. Dr. John R. Mott, Gen-eral Secretary of the InternationalY. M. C. A. Committee, will makethe opening address. In additionto the daily general sessions, therewill be daily meetings for groupdiscussions of special topics. Themusical teatures of the programwill be exceptionally good. No ef-fort, in short, will be spared tomake the the entire program bothconstructive and inspirational.

Somany of our Christian leadersof to-day were Christian studentsin the past that the fact is signifi-cant. If the Y. M. C. A. has beenone of the factors in preparingthese young men for this service,it has justified all the efforts andsubstance that have been expendedupon it during all the years sincethat day in 1869 when the firstcolored students' association wasorganized at Howard University.The students of to-day are theleaders of to-morrow. Every raceand generation must look to thestudents of the next generation forleadership. That is why the Col-ored Men's Department of the y.M. C. A. has not only made stu-

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ent problems one of the subjectsf the Cincinnati conference, buturging that student associationswell represented there by both

culty and student members.Dr. J. E. Moorland,Senior Secre-

of the Colored Men's Depart-ent, says:It is our hope that the work and resultsthe conference will constitute a timelytribution toward the solution of prob-s conspicuous both at home and abroad.

The possibilities of this conference innection with these problems are beyondphecy. We need our faculty and stud-

members largely represented, becauseknow what help it is in their power to

e, both now and in the future.

School NewsContributed by Mr. Alexander Wash-gton '24 and Miss Thelma Brown '23.Get together, fellows!" Such

the slogan of the New Stu-ts' Reception given by the Y.C. A. on Friday evening, Sep-ber 23, 1921; and students didtogether, filling GlasscockHall

the echoes of Give Me ThatOld Institute Spirit.

e new students were warmlycorned to the Y. W. C. A. andY. M. C. A. by Miss Halliewood and Mr. Alonzo Harden.p" Brown, for the football, solicited the cooperation of

ld and new members of theball squad, and asked for thestance of every individual stu-t and teacher, in order that 110

team might cross our goal line.Remarks .concerning the variousactivities of the school were madeby the President and other mem-bers of the faculty.

Refreshments were served bvthe Y. W. C. A.

The literary societies of the cur-rent year have shown remarkableimprovement over those of lastyear. The interest manifested bystudents in their preparation forthese programs indicates thatsomething worth while will be theresult.

The West Virginia CollegiateInstitute, on November 11, 1921,presented MissRevellaHughes in arecital in Hazlewood Hall.

Miss Hughes is a native of ourown State, was a summer studentat this institution for several ses-sions, finished her academic workat Oberlin College, attended theConservatory of Music at HowardUniversity, and is now completingher musical education under pri-vate teachers in New York City.With such a substantial foundation,she is well prepared for the workwhich she is undertaking.

Miss Hughes has a wonderfullyric-soprano voice, which, aidedby an almost perfect techniqueshould be an inspiration to ever;Negro youth throughout the State.

By the ovation given and opin-ions which were expressed bythose who attended, it seems thatMiss Hughes is clearly on the road

THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY THE INSTITUTE MONTHLY14 15-School Union. Mr. Page has beenengaged in Sunday School workfor a number of years, and his e-lection to this office is a compli-ment to his efforts and continuedservice.Miss Rhoda Wilson is a teacher ofEnglish in the Garnett High Schoolof Charleston.

at Beaver Falls, Pa.1916

~iss Catherine. Gamble, havingachieved her musical education atthe. Oberlin Conservatory ofJ11USI.C, Oberlin, is now directingpubhc school music in the city ofBluefield.

Dr. Leon. Kincaid, D. D. S..~oward Umversity '20) is prac-cmg at 715 Broadway, Columbia,o.

to fame as a singer.

Mrs. Pagie Witcher Black is astudent in the College of LiberalArts, W. Va. Collegiate Institute.

in football, basketball and baseballand serving as captain of thefootball and baseball teams. Inthis respect his record is superiorto that of any student in the his-tory of the school.

Mr. Henry Davis, A. B., is ateacher in Garnett High School.Mr. Davis was a member of thevarsity baseball team and manag-er of the football team while atInstitute.

Miss Ruth Burke, formerlyGeneral Supervisor of office workand Secy. to the President of A. &I. State Normal School, Nashville,Tenn., has taken the position asclerk in the business office at theW. Va. Collegiate Institute.

1902Mr. Horace Preston is an editorand publisher in Hamilton, Ohio.

Mr. Preston is to be congratu-lated for this chosen field ofservice, as much credit can bebrought to the race by his publi-cation. His business address isThe Enterprise Publishing Com-pany, 31 Court Street, Hamilton,Ohio.

1920

, M~. Benjamin Goode (ex-College24) IS a student in Michigan Agri-cultural College, Lansing, Mich.Many clippings from papers ofthat section praise him for his ex-cellent work as half-back on theFreshman f 0 0 t ball team. Mr.Goode won his letter in football?aseball and basketball while play~mg for Instutite. Students andalumni are watching his careerwith interest.

Mr. Harry Jefferson (ex-'20) isa senior in the College of Arts ofOhio University, Athens OhioHe is a member of the varsity foot~ball team, and is recognized as oneof the best centers in the Ohio Con-ference circle. He is the son ofPrincipal J. R. Jefferson of theSumner High School at Parkers-burg.

~r. D. B. Scott, A. B., is a teach-er in Palmer Memorial Instit tSedalia, N. C. He was the 1f~r:t~nner of the best man prize at I _stitute. n

1918Mr. Walter Clarkson has beennnected, for two years, withe McDowell Times, a publicationthe southern section of the Stateprinter. His work has been ver;icient. During this period his

lary has been doubled and hes advanced to the position ofreman. It is reported that hes full charge of the work in theice. Mr. Clarkson took print-as a vocation subject while in

is institution, and received a cer-cate therefor.

Mrs. Margaret Ferguson Fosterhas changed her address fromBidwell, Ohio to Institute, W. Va.

Alumni and ClassPersonals

1905Miss Llewellyn Spriggs is teach-

er of Domestic Science in the KellyMiller High School, Clarksburg.

1914Mr. Frank H. Marshall is assist-

ant in the Agricultural Depart-ment of this institution. His inter-est and excellence in operating theInstitute greenhouse has broughtmuch favorable comment fromvisitors. Mr. Marshall has recent-ly completed an attractive five-room bungalow, with modern im-provements, at Institute.

Mr. Hunter and Mrs. Hunter(nee Miss Anna Dawson) may beaddressed at Beaver Falls, Pa.

Miss Blanche Fletcher is located

The body of Lieutenant Nor-wood Fairfax, who lost his lifewhile engaged in active militaryservice in France, was recentlybrought to this country and in-terred at Eagle Mount, W. Va.

He is survived by his parents,Rev. and Mrs. Fairfax of Ronce-verte, by five brothers and foursisters. A brother, Frank, andtwo sisters, Clara Mae and Paulinare now students at Institute.

1920 (College)

Mr. Amiss T. Bartlett, A. B., iseacher and Director of Athlet-

at Garnett H i g h School,arleston. Mr. Bartlett has cre-

ed unusual interest in athleticsthis school and as coach he isining distinction for himselfd the institution. W h i I e adent at the West Virginia Col-iate Institute, he was an all

ound athlete, winning his letter

1896Mrs. Mamie Pogue Patterson ispostmistress at Peace, Arkansas.

1901Mr. Frederick D. Page is presidentof the Eighth District Sunday

16 THE INS TIT UTE M 0 NTH L Y

1921 (College and Normal)

Mr. Russell Moss, A.B. and MissNaomi Grant (Normal) are teach-ers in the city school of Gr~ton.Professor Ferguson of the Institutefaculty visited this school on Octo-ber 20th and delivered a short ad-dress. He was very favorably im-pressed with the interest and workof those teachers. Both of theseardent supporters 0 f the 0 1dGold and Black were presentfor the pur p 0 s e of witnes-sing the Howard-Institute foot-ball game, although Miss Grantwas called away, before the game,on account of the serious illnessof her father.

~ Marriages ~

CUNNINGHAM-PAGE:Mr. A. B.

Cunningham, '16, and MissWinnie R. Page, ex-College'24 at Charleston, West Va.M:. Cunningham served inFrance with the 317th Engi-neers Pioneer Infantry. Mrs.Cunningham won the firstprize in the T. G. Nutter ShortStory Contest in 1921. Mr. andMrs. Cunningham are residingin Pittsburg, Pa., where Mr.Cunningham is actively en·gaged in the real estate busi-ness.

HAMLIN-RAMSEY: Mr. Mac eoHamlin, '20, and Miss BessieRamsey, '20, in November,1921. Mr. Hamlin is a stu-dent in the Dental College ofHoward University. Mrs.Hamlin is a teacher in thepublic schools of this State.

Fair play, and may the best man win

Nothing is so strong as gentleness; nothing so gentle as strength.

WEWANTYQU

to attendCJ"he NINTH ANNUALFARMERSt and HOME-MAKERSt INSTITUTE

January25 to 27

1922At this School

FEATURESDemonstrations, Exhibit, Conference,

A Hthree day school;'

REMEMBERTHE DATESJANUARY25 TO 27

For detailed information, write toA. W. Curtis, Director of AfJriculture

Institute, West Virginia

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WORKLet me but do my work from day to day,In field or forest, at the desk 'or loom,In roaring market-place or tranquil room.Let me but find it in myself to say,When v grant wishes beckon me astray:"This is my work-my blessing, not my doom;Of all who live, I am the one by whomThis work can best be done in the right way".Then shall I see it not too great nor smallTo prove my spirit and to test my pow'rs.Then shall I cheerful greet the morning hours,And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fallAt eventide, to love, to play, to rest,Because I know for me my work is best.

HENRY VAN DYKE

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