from Mr. S. H.
Guss and from Mr. D. H. Kyle, both of whom served as teachers in
Clarksburg.

[12] _History of Education in West Virginia_ (Edition of 1907), pp.
273-274.

[13] These facts were obtained from local records.

[14] _History of the Howard School, Piedmont, West Virginia_, 1919,
passim.

[15] This fact is stated in a letter of J. E. Robinson.

[16] _History of Education in West Virginia_ (Edition of 1907), pp.
264-266; and _Storer College, Brief Historical Sketch_, by K. J.
Anthony.

[16a] These facts were obtained from Mrs. Brady's daughter.

[17] Facts obtained from a former teacher at this place, Freida
Campbell.

[18] _History of Education in West Virginia_ (Edition of 1907), p.
243.

[19] Facts obtained from local records.

[20] These facts were obtained from the teachers and oldest citizens
of the town, who actually participated in these early efforts.

[21] These facts were supplied by Mary Campbell, an old citizen of
Union.

[22] _History of Education in West Virginia_ (Edition of 1904), _Negro
Education in Fayette County_.

[23] Facts obtained from old citizens and former teachers.

[24] These facts were obtained from old citizens and from local
records. See also J. P. Hale's _Trans-Allegheny Pioneers_, 385.

[25] This is largely Mr. Davis's own statement verified by several
other authorities and by local records.

[26] These statements are supported by the records of the Board of
Education of Charleston.

[27] In the summer of 1874 there was circulated among the teachers of
this school a petition in behalf of Miss Bertha Chapelle, who was
chosen to teach the second term of the high school. In this way the
last month of the session was taught with but one scholar attending.
In the year 1875 Miss Mollie Berry was chosen to teach this school,
and she was followed in 1876 by Mr. Frank C. James, who had taught
previously the first public school in the county at Kanawha City, in
1866. He was succeeded in 1877 by Mr. Pitt Campbell, who was followed
by Mrs. Bettie Cabell in 1878. She was in turn succeeded by Mr. Brack
Cabell the following year. In 1880 the school was moved to the site
now occupied by the two-room village school, and was called the Piney
Road School. Mr. J. B. Cabell was chosen teacher for the first year.

In 1881 Miss Emma Ferguson was selected teacher. Miss Ferguson, now
Mrs. Emma Jones, is still an active teacher. In 1882 Miss Addie Wells
taught this school. She