Shepherd University - Cohongoroota Yearbook (Shepherdstown, WV)

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Subject of an article in the National Education magazine, Shepherd's unique Little House pro- vides opportunities for observations of children in unusual situations-a world their own size. Even the furniture is built to scale. lts erection in 1929 was due primarily to the efforts of Florence Shaw, Professot of Education, 1923 to 1961. Students prepare in classroom before going out to co-operating area schools to practice in earn- est. Shepherd College sends out approximately 100 student teachers a year. ' -ip,-Q W: -- , 1 5p,,.t,.prW . . -A 15.551, 1. , . 3.5.-1 are , l 1 1.f'G'?i?Qsg w--r., .-f,..,.e. We A - 1,-, , -T fl... A , - .w,5,,L, I 2 .. J i Mu :X . ,Q-igggizvi

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, . ,fun Qpfffi Wm ,Nh veg., , ' is Qeofcafeoffo zfe geffermefzf gfzzzaniflfzof ffro uyf 906100295 Stately Shepherdstown High School, a typical example of the numerous schools from which Shepherd College students come, is significant in one's college education as a setting for observa- tions and student teaching. Over a century old this little red schoolhouse stands as a monument to free education through- out West Virginia. Deeded to the State for Shep- herd College, the little building is being restored to a geniune old-time classroom, furnished with authenic period equipment. 6

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9-eesourcqqzfzb zzafure . This old mansion, Bellevue, tranquilly overlooking the Potomac from the crest of the hill, is a voice retelling Shepherdstown's past. The pioneers for whom the town and college are named saw the beauty and the promise of the Valley, and new generations in their turn conserve and appreciate this beauty while developing the Valley's promise. 8