Catalogs (1912) (14748814566) - Public domain book illustration

Identifier: catalogs19121916fair (find matches)
Title: Catalogs
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Fairmont State Normal School
Subjects: Fairmont State Normal School -- West Virginia -- Catalogs Fairmont State Normal School -- West Virginia -- History Universities and colleges catalogs
Publisher: Fairmont State Normal School
Contributing Library: Fairmont State University, Ruth Ann Musick Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation



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r Ross entered upon his work with Prof. M. C.Lough as Assistant Principal, and despite considerable opposi-tion from without, closed his first years work in a satisfac-tory manner, with the good will of students and faculty. Inthe autumn of 1902, Professor Ross went hopefully to histask; but soon ill health overtook him, and while strugglingbravely against it, and working with unflagging zeal for theschool, he succumbed to the disease, and his fine, brave spiritpassed to the great beyond. This was a blow to the schooland a shock to the entire community. Subsequently, an im-pressive memorial service was held, at which the principal ad-dress was made by C. W. Waddell, then a member of thefaculty, now a prominent physician of this city. Prof. M. C.Lowe became Acting Principal, conducting the school to theend of the year; shortly after which he withdrew from theteaching profession and subsequently went into journalism.During the administration of Professor Ross, Miss Ida Abbot, — 16 —
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Prof. E. E. Mercer and Prof. H. F. Rogers became members ofthe faculty. In the fall of 1893 Prof. W. L. McCowan, Principal of theWest Liberty Normal, was elected Principal of the FairmontNormal, with Professor Mercer as Assistant Principal. Othermembers of this faculty were Miss Mable Moderwell, Prof. W.R. Shaw, Miss Mollie Virginia Smith and Miss Willa HartButcher, a graduate of the West Virginia University. MissButcher was teacher of Greek and Latin, and a leading mem-ber of the faculty. The Departments of Music, of Art, and ofExpression were all operative under skilled teachers. An insistently growing demand for trained teachers be-gan now to make its impression upon West Virginia educa-tors, and Prof. T. C. Miller, State Superintendent of Schools,with the co-operation of the other members of the Board ofRegents, decided to establish a Department of Education inthe Fairmont Normal School, and accordingly in the spring ofof 1905, Professor Miller secured Miss Isabel Davenport, apost