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VOLUME VI NUMBER VDEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA COLORED INSTITUTE25 Cents the Scholastic Year 5 Cents Per Copy

Contents for March, J 9J 4

Editorials 4

Preliminary Declamatory Contest 5

The Children of the Model School Give Exhibition 6

Home Economics in the Rural Schools 7

"Booting the Pig-skin" . 13

The Alumni 8

First Students, Recital 9

. Judge Names Thirteen Mistakes in Life 10

Commandments For Teachers 10

Great Anniversary in Honnr of Crispus Attucks 11

Roster of School Organizations . 15

N. B. Communications for publication should be given or sent to the Editor,or Managing Editor. All news will reach these columns through the Editors

EDITOR BYRD PRILLERMAN

MANAGING EDITOR S. H. GussBUSINESS MANAGER C. E. MITCHELL

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EDITORIALS-eLSEWHERE In these columns WI' have

published a resolution that has deen adopt-ed by the State Board of Regents, as a wisemeasure, and one destined to be of valuedservice fo the cause of negro educationthruout the state.

THE authoritiec of tne school have longrecognized the necessity for devising somemeans to reach and better the condition ofa large body of negro teachers in the state,who are graduates of good schools, havetaught for years, and yet the hurry andpush of living has precluded the possibilityof taking any extended time from their vo-cations to devote to self improvement.

TillS same condition has been recog-nised by all the states most progressive inadopting modern methods af educationalbetterment, and they have been the pioneersin inaugurating plans to reach and upliftthese kind of teachers ,and by so doing, re-sults have shown, that the system, has beenbenefitted.

MUCH criticism has been engendered bythe present system of awarding certificates.It is claimed that a number- too great foreducational efficiency- of inexperiencedteachers, is turned loose upon the field, towork its own sweet will upon the public. Asto the justness of this claim, and the conse-quent dangers that are alleged to ensue, weare at liberty to doubt and not be consid-ered unreasonable, did we suggest that suchclaims would be more convincing if sub-jected ro the acid test of proof.

THE law as it stands may not be the

most ideal for either white or black; but sosatisfactory has it proved that no otherplan has assumed the dignity of seriousconsideration. The plan herein containedposesses the merit of appealing to quite anumber, of teachers of experience, who mayavail themselves of the opportunity offered,

THE Summer School is in session at justthe time when the teachers' vacationcomes. Surely, those who desire to growin the profession, to learn from those whodrink from the perennial springs of know-ledge, to lay up for themselves mostvaluable assets for the profession theyfollow, will eagerly avail themselves of thebenefits of this new departure.

IT is to this deserving class, whereveryou are, in West Virginia, THE MONTHLY,

desires to appear here in these columns.THE head of the school, in recommend-

ing this resolution intended it not for aflood gate, thru which might rush theundeserving, the inexperienced and theunqualified. It is hoped on the other hand,that it will be an incentive to those whoare about to dry rot in the profession.

THE plan offers the most convenient op-portunity for all eligibles to corne in con-tact with the best educators, black andwhite, and thus learn those pedagogic prin-ciples, without which, the teacher is buthalf equipped.

CLARKSBURG has been the first to in-augurate a style of entertainment, thatought to feature the literary and musicalfunctions of every city or town in West

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,'irginia. where two or more graduates ofthe West Virginia Colored Institute liveand work. The All-West-Virginia-Colored]nstitu1e recital that was held in Prides,.A ..M. E. Chapel. on the . night of 6th. inst,was unique and worth while. Commentsthat we have received anent the function,have been pleasing ..

THE Monthly is entirely in accord with

Preliminary ContestFor The State Inter-School Declam-

atory Contest.

On Satunlay night of the 7thinst., the local preliminary Contestwas held in Fleming Hall, forthe selection of two candidates torepresent the West Virginia Col-ored Institute at an Inter-SchoolDeclamatory Contest to be held atCharleston, some time in April,among representatives from Sum-ner High School of Parkersburg,Douglass High School of Hunting-ton, Garnett High School ofCharleston, and the West Virgin-ia Colored Institute.

The heads of these Schools hadformulated this meritorious planfor the developement and encour-agement of oratorical work amongthe schools some time ago, and theresult of this action will be lookedforward to with more than pass-ing anticipation.

The local representatives, in thepreliminary, were, Clifford Gore

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the spirit that prompted its conception andinception. It is but another emphatic wayof carrying the School 10 the people. TheMonthly.hopes to hear of the foundationof West Virginia Colored Institute Clubsin every city of the state where a numberof its graduates may live, and work, and,reproduce in living deeds the ideals bornefrom the West Virginia Colored Institute -.

'15, Willian Ferguson '14, HolleyWells '16, Lula Allen '14, MargretFerguson '14, and Mabel Reynolds'14. Although the declamationsrendered were old familiar friends,yet there was such an air of indivi-dualism thrown around each, bythe respective declaimers, that theaudience; greeted each with un-stinted appreciation.

Miss Reynolds with "The thiefon the cross," was declared thefirst by a large margin. Secondplace was awarded to WilliamFerguson by a narrow margin.

Words of praise are due each ofthe other participants, but CliffordJ. Gore, with "The Black horseand his Rider," aroused more en-thusiastic demonstration than anyof the other contestants excetpMiss Reynolds.

Appended is the program in full:"The Supposed Speech of John Adams"

William Ferguson"Teussaint L'Ouverture"

Lula Allen

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"The Black Horse and his rider"Clifford Gore

"The Thief on the Cross"Mabel Reynolds"

"Cicero against Catiline"Holley Wells

"The Negro as a writer"Margaret Ferguson

The Institute band enlivened theprogram by rendering suitable se-lections between the declamations.

The Children of the ModelSchool Give Exhibition

The children of the Model Schoolunder the management of thePractice teachers, Misses EthelBrown, Marie Miles, Mary L. Mc-Gee, Lena M. King, Mrs. J. W.Jamerson, and Mr. Henry M. Payn-ter, gave a pleasing, exhibition toa large audience, the night of Feb-rurary 28. The extreme youth-fulness of the model pupils, theskill with which they performedthe various numbers on the prog-ram, and the beautiful appearancethey presented under the brightlights of the stage, as they marchedthru the intricate evolutions oftheir drills, were the subjects ofhearty applause. The recitationof "The Childhood of Hiawatha"and "Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech,by little Helen Jones and MauriceJones, were efforts that wouldhave reflected credit on tudents

of more matured years. The mod-el school, teachers and pupils, is tobe commended for its evidentsigns of high class work.

Following is the program in full:Chorus Song of Nations

Practice SchoolRecitation Little ~Iiss Tidy

Grace CantyRecitation My Teddy Bear

Ruth BelcherRecitation A Three Inch Grin

Janie WoodyChorous The Ginger Cat

Practice SchoolRecitation In (;"od Old Times

Bessie LovetteRecitation Happiness

Eulah JonesRecitation Baking Cake By Rule

Ruth Lipscom bSong and Game Butterflies Hide and Seek

Practice SchoolRecitation Which Loved Her Best

Ruth CantyRecitation The Little Maid For ),[e

Myrtle PrillermanJAPANESE MAIDS

Alice Curtis, Madeline Johnson, Eulah JonesHansel and Gretel March

Practice SchoolRecitation The Unfinished Prayer

Marie RobinsonRecitation What The Choir Sang

Rosa TaylorThe Flag SongPractice School

The Childhood of HiawathaHelen Jones

Lincoln's Gettysburg SpeechMaurice Jones

Drill Grandmother>

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r;==::-. 0 THE RURAL TEACHER: By request, we will give you someT idea as to what is being done in our school in the way of dom-estic science and art. ~ We organized a sewing class in ourschool four years ago, with all the girls as members. Quite a

~=='lnumber of boys took up the work and have done well. ~ Webegan with the first principles in sewing, such as basting, hemming,felling, gathering, making button-holes, and stitching. The girls wouldave the best pieces of the plain sewing and arrange them in a book.

After finishing plain sewing, we began the making of some usefularticles, such as aprons, bonnets, table covers, pillow shams, waists, dress-tng sacques, and other useful things that could be used in the home.

Weare glad to say tha t we have had the co-operation of the parentsin this work, which has made the work quite easy. The children losevery little time from their regular studies, for they become so interest-ed in the sewing that they take the recess and noon period for much ofthe work.

This term we have added cooking to our course. Some of ourfriends gave us a stove, table, cabinet, chairs, and other utensils, thatare needed in a kitchen.

We began this work by teaching the girls the care of the kitchen'from a sanitary point of view. We then gave instruction on plain cook-ing, as we have it in the ordinary homes. After they have learned this,they are ready to cook from a recipe. We go to work now and instructthem just how to prepare each meal and the things that are best suitedfor each meal.

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We find the children as much interested in this as they are in thesewing. The partrons and friends are both and helpful to us, as theygive us both support and material to be used in the kitchen.

We do not have cooking every day as we have sewing, but havecertain days of the week for that purpose; on these days we think thetime is well spent so long as we are doing somthing useful.

-Rural '/;arl/{F.

The AlumniSome Graduates who are succeeding.

E. C. Kimbrough, who gradu-ated in the class in 1896, is suc-ceeding as an Attorney-at-law inCharleston.

Mrs. Lottie Friend-Brown whograduated in the first class in1896 is a model housekeeper atInstitute. She lives in her ownbeautiful cottage, built by herhusband, Mr. L. N. Brown, also aformer student of the school.

L. R. Jordan, who graduated inthe class of 1897, is the efficientpricipal of the Water Street HighSchool, Clarksburg, West Va.

Richard L. Brown of the classof 1898 has for several years suc-cessfully operated the dynamo atThe West Virginia Colored Insti-titute.

A. C. Spurlock, who graduatedin the class of 1898, has for sev-eral years been teacher of electric-al engineering in the St. Paul,school Lawerenceville, Va.

Rollins W. James, who grad-

uated in the class of 1900, is the'efficent Director of agriculture in. the Kentucky State Nom alSchool Frankfor.t, Ky. .

Wirt W. Williams, who grad-uated in the class of 1901, is suc-ceeding as teacher and farmer atRed SuIph ur Springs, West Va.

Mrs. Zenobia Jones Payne, classof 1901, is succeeding as a home-builder in Allensworth, Galifornia.

Miss Emma L. Meadows' of theclass of 1902 is one of the mostpopular rural school teachers inKanawha Valley.

James A. Booker, class of 1903,is succeeding as a DemonstrationAgent in Agriculture under theUnited States Goverment at FortValley, Ga.

Miss Ethel B. Spriggs of theclass of 1904 is a music student atFisk Univesity, Nashville, Tenn.

Roscoe C. Deans, class of 1905has made quite a reputation as abookkeeper and business man inNorfolk, Va.

Andrew Robinson, class of 1907

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is succeeding as a teacher andbrickmason at Lewisburg, WestVirginia.

Dewitt Moss, class of 1909, ispracticir;g his trade as printer ona leading daily in Pittsburg, Pa.

Miss N eportia Allen, class of1910, is a popular teacher in therural schools of McDowellCountv.

Richard L Brown, who finish~dhis trade of painting here in 1910,i extending his art studies in,Boston.

Mrs. Mitchel, our music teacher,was generously congratulated.

Following is the program:Barcarolle in F Maj Engelmann

Ednora PrillermanLegende . """"""'''''' ... Tischendorf

Russel MossCradle Song " ,,, Thome

Blanch FletcherPoet and Peasant (Piano Duet) Suppe

Madge BanksLaurence Prillerman

Skylark's Morning Song Op 169 .... KollingKatherine Gamble

Tocatina Op 40......... .. SteinfeldtMadge Banks

(a) 0 Dry Those Tears ... Teresa Del Riego(h) Japanese Love Song .. Clayton Thomas

Clara BrownStudy No 4 (The left hand alone)

............................ A. D. TurnerDorcas Price

Spinning Wheel StojowskiScenes from an Imaginary Ballet No.3 .....

.............. S. Coleridge TaylorEunice Jones

The Awakeing of Spring op. 53 ..HarherhierScenes from an Imiganary Ballet No.1 .....

...... S. Coleridge TaylorLuetta Lipscomb

Joys of Spring (Six hands) ..... Adam GiebelKatherine GambleOphelia .DanielsBlanche Fletcher

Russian lntermezzo-(Piano Duet) ".. Theodore Fran ke

Lillian GussEdnora PrilJerman

A Merry House Party- (Piano Duct I

.................... Hans HarthanMarcia Canty

Myrtle WoodYHush a Bye BabY-(Piano duet) "

•First Students' RecitalAssisted by Miss Clara Brown.

On the evening of January 30,Mrs. C. E. Mit'~hel assisted by MissClara Brown, a member of the Sen-ior Normal Class of 1914, gave thefirst Student Recital of the Schoolyear. It was well attended andkeenly appreciated. The studentslittle and big, showed dash and fin-ish in the performance of theirvarious numbers.

Miss Clara Brown, who featuredas the vocalist of the evening, wasvery fortunate in the selection and'

. rendition of the double numberallotted to her. They were admir-ably adapted in range and tuneful-ness to her voice, and the effortelicited and encore demonstrationWhich the length of the programPreclUded.

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...... Gaynor 4. Teachers should be putwhere they can do the most good.

5. Change of position is subjectto three requirements: a) the goodof the school the teacher is leaving;(b) the good of the school tu whichshe is going; (c) the good of theteacher herself.

6. The personal and politicalpull must be eliminated.

7. Teachers of equivalent abili-ty should be kept in close compe-tition.

8. The method should be suchas brings an upward impetus insalaries.

9. A teacher should never haveher own testimonials.

10. Superintendents should notget rid of "undesirables" by writ-ing them good testimonials.

Marie RobinsonLillian Guss

Village F ••stival. Carl MeterMargaret Jones

The Blacksmith~(Piano Duet) LowBlanche Fletcher

Thelma BrownPetite Tonkinoise (Piano Duet)

......................... ChristianEdnora PrillermanMarcia Canty

Once Upon a Time KullakThelma Brown

a-Happy Dreams......... . .... Caynorb=-Two Little Birds had a Talk one Day ..................... . Gaynorc-Brownie's Dance Gaynor

Marie RobinsonThe Doll's Waltz-(Piano Duet)

...... Hans Hart hanMargaret JonesElouise Lovette

Dainty Daisy., . Kirkland HalphLillian Guss

Iris -(Piano Duet) HenardWilla Lipscomb

Harriet Lipscomb

•Judge Names Thirteen

Mistakes In Life•Commandments For Teachers

Prof Thompson of Colorada

Gives Them. San Francisco, Jannary 10.-1. Poor teachers should not re- Here are what presiding Judge

ceive positions as long as there are Paul J. McCormick has announcedbetter teachers. . as "Thirteen Mistakes of Life."

2. The more expert teachers "To attempt to set up your ownshould be given the more difficult. standard of right and wrong." .positions. "To try to measure the enjoy-

3. The individual genius of the ment of others by your own,"teacher should fit the particular "To expect uniformity of opin-requirements for the position. ions in this world."

California Superior Court Jurist DrawsConclusions.

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"To fail to make allowance for in-perience. ""To endeavor to m )!d all disposi-

ons alike."" ot to yield 111 unimportant

trifles.""To look for perfection in our

own action.""To worry ourselves and others

bout what cannot be remedied.""Not to help everybody, where-

ever, however and whenever we"can.

"To consider anything impossi-ble that we cannot ourselves per-form."

"To believe only what our finiteminds grasp."

"Not to make allowances for theweakness of others."

"To estimate by some outsidequality, when it is that withinwhich makes the man."

•Great Anniversary in Honor

of Crispus AttucksAt Pride A. M, E. Church, Clarksburg,

By Hev. H. F. Hurley, D. D., andan All-West Va. Colored Institute Cast.

An affair, that has created morethan ordinary comment in Clarks-burg and the northern end of theState, was the program renderedby the graduates of the West Vir-ginia Colored Institute on the eve-ning of March the 6, at Pride A.

M. E. Chapel.Unusual interest was manifest-

e::l in the probable effect of suchan entertainment because it wasthe first time that a function ofsuch note, and composed of rep-resentative graduates of this schoolh 1d been staged in one of the firstcities of the state.

On the evening of the 6 thec'iurch was filled with the bestNegro citizens of the city and anumber, of visitors from Grafton.Weston, and Fairmont were pres-ent. Each number received gen-erous appreciation.

The musical numbers were ap-plauded to the echo. The papersof Prof. and Mrs. L. R. Jordan,were revelations, of imformation tomany of the audience, who hadnit previously known of the possi-bilities for prac.ical, literary andmusical uplift offered at the State'sforemost Negro School.

We regret that the lack of spacemakes it impossible for us to givean analytical review of the pro-gram.

The address of Rev. Hurley wasinstructive ard enthusiastic.

From the opening notes of thelilting music of the "InstituteSchool Song," to the last dulcettones of Mr. Jones' cornet solo, itwas a treat, increasing in richness,appealing to the ear and intellect,

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leaving an enforced impression thatthe School which the grad natesrepresented, was truly a School'in West Virginia, founded by WestVirginia, and for West Virginia.'

THE PROGRAM'

Selection, ';Institute School Song": ................ .. J. McHenry Jones

. InvocationVocal Solo (a) "Call Me Back": Denza

(b) "I Know a Lovely Garden"......... . DeHardelot

Miss Willa LeeAddress "Crispus Attucks"

Rev. R. F. Hnrley, D. D.Cornet Solo, "Grand Fantasia Tramp;Tramp, Tramp" Barnhouse

Mr Don, W. JonesEssay, "The Advantages Derived from At-

tending W. Va. Colored Institute"Mrs. L. R. Jordan

Violin Solo, "Air Varie No, 5" DanclaMr Don. W. Jones

Address, "Why Are You Here?"Prof. L. R. Jordan

Vocal Solo (a) "Summer Storm" .............................. Liza Lehman

(b) "Rosa Resurget" ..... Liza Lehman

Miss Amelia LowryViolin Solo, "Canzona" Carl BOhrn'

Mr Don. ·W. JonesInstrumental Solo, "Scenes from an Imagi_nary' Ballet No.4" S. Coleridge Taylor

Miss Ophelia Washington-Cornet Solo' "Prismatic Polka';

••. Rollin~~~Mr Don. W. Jones

GRADUATESPARTlCIPATING'

PROF. L. R. JORDAN;Principal of Water St. High Schoch

MISS WILLA. LEE,Primary Teacher, Water St. H. S.

MISS OPHELIA WASHINGTON:Music Teacher •. Water St. H. S.

MISS AMELIA LOWRY,Teacher at Monongah, W. Va,

MRS. L. R. JORDAN,Teacher of Suburban School Clarksburg,

W. Va.

Mr DON. W. JONES,Bandmaster, Teacher of Printing,

W. Va. Colored Institute.

REV. R. F. HURLEY, D. D.,Pastor Pride A. M. E. Church.

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.:C~:~~I".~~:"'~~~~~'~!~':"~0[ -I' BELIEVE most of you who have a fair knowledge of the gameI of today, will agree with me when I say, football is becoming__ more scientific each year of its existence; and for that reason- the writer has selected the above subject, "Booting the pigskin".

\::_J It is hoped that those of you who are desirous to become grid-iron "Stars" will put into practice the coming season, some of thesepoints: but before stating some of the important points relative to thesubject, I believe it would be expedient to impress upon the reader theimportance of each position that makes up the squad as a whole. Weknow nhat eleven (11) men constitute a team, and each position is tobe filled, with the best men in order to expect a good strong team; andthen, if this be true, you who are desirous of becoming gridiron "Stars"must find the position that you are bes tfitted for, and develope your-self for that position, because there are few fellows who can play anyposition on the team well. So many fellows get the idea that the menwho play in the back field, and carry the ball most of the time shinehigher in the estimation of the spectators than the men playing in theline; if any of you have, it is a mistake, because the men who make itPOssible for the men in the back field to make the required gains areto be given as much credit as the ones who made the gain. I haveknown players, and have even had team-mates, who had the abovestated idea of shining and would change from the line to the back fieldand make a complete failure in the back-field, when they had all pros-Pects of developing into a star guard, tackle, center, or end. The pointI am trying to make clear is this: it is much better to be a Big "4" in

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the line than to be a cipher (0) behind the line; so we can see that eachposition is important, and when they are well filled the team may bethought of asa chain of eleven (11) strong links. ow for few pr acii.cal points on "Booting the pig skin".

"KICKING OFF"

This part of the game is not emphasized enough among the srrall.er teams, and it is probably due to the fact, that it appears to be oflittle importance; but when we look at it from this point of view, thata good high "Kick off" makes it more difficult for the opponent tojudge the ball and make a successful catch, and will also allow theteam mates to get down the field and down him in his tracks. Then itis of some importance. This good kicking can be brought about, fii st,by training the eyes as to the place you wish to plant your foot agairstthe ball. Eye training is as essential in kicking as it is in batting thebase ball. Ty Cobb, the world's greatest batter, says that his successis due largely to eye training; the same point holds good in kicking.I have seen players in kicking off to the apponent s get back from .heball ten (10) yds. run up to make his kick and miss the ball entirely.Again I have seen the player dig enough earth with the toe of his shoethat a kid would have all he could remove in a wheelbarrow and sendthe ball to the side line, these are just some of the cases of badly trainedeyes in "kicking off." There is no established rule as to how to setthe ball for a kick off, because different kickers have different ways toset the ball, but it is for you to find the way, from which you can getthe best results, and practice that way. See to it that you get yourfoot under the ball so as to riase it sufficiently in the air. It is alsoimportant that you have perfect control of the swing of your leg.

(To be continued)

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ROSTER of OFFICERS of CLASS, and OTHER SCHOOLORGANIZA TIONS

Y. M. C. A,

E. W. Hughes PresidentJ. A. Kenney Vice PresidentThurmond Straughter. SecretaryWm. Vaughn Treasurer

Y. W. C. A!

Ester Granderson PresidentRay Rowles Vice PresidentHattie Hicks SecretaryCatherine Chandler. Treasurer

HEXAGON CLUBR. B. Lee PresidentF. H. Marshall. SecretaryA. B. Cunningham Treasurer

DOUGHLASS LITERARY SOCIETY

lIatthew Ballard PresidentJas. H. Taylor Vice PresidentCleola Gray SecretarylIildred Webb CriticIrene Bowles ReviewerClaUdine Washington HistorianEva Bibbs Manual ReaderJ. Henry Harris Sergeant-at-arms

SENIOR CLASS

Thurmond Straughter PresidentLouise Smootz Vice PresidentJ. W. Johnsou SecretaryF. H. Marshall Treasurer

JUNIOR CLASS

Catherine Chandler. PresidentMabel Cardwell Vice PresidentOphelia Daniels SecretaryEstella Patterson Treasurer

FRESHMAN CLASS

Joseph Peters PresidentLorenda Davis SecretaryBeatrice Wilkerson Treasurer

SABBATH SCHOOL

W. A. Spriggs Sunday SchooolSuperintendent

A. W. Curtis AssistantMinnie Wilson Secretary

A CLASS

Lee C. Scott PresidentIrene Bowe Secretary

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