The Cohongoroota, 1929 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Cohongoroota, 1929Dr. Miller was born at Fairmont in 1848, the son of William E. And Nancy Hall Miller. His early education was obtained in private schools and in Fairmont Academy. In 1864 he was one of the famous Seventh West Virginia Infantry.In 1866 he began teaching in Fairmont and the vicinity. In 1873 he left for Adrian College where he spent one year. More than fifty years later Adrian conferred upon him the degree of LL.D. In recognition of his achievements as an educator. He returned to Fairmont in 1874, as principal of the high school and district superintendent. In 1893 the board of regents chose him principal of the preparatory department of West Virginia University. After eight years of work here he took up the duties of State Superintendent of Schools in March, 1901. He helped to inaugurate the new uniform examination system and also created an awakened interest in our schools through a series of educational campaigns. He was editor of the West Virginia School Journal for four years and played a prom inent part in raising the standard of Normal Schools.In 1909 he retired from the superintendency and took a vacation. Upon his return he became president of Shepherd College and held this position for eleven years, during which time the school increased in attendance and in prestige, and sent out as graduates several hundred young men and young women who carried with them high ideals of service that were largely the result of Dr. Miller's in¿uence.Dr. Miller was widely known as an institute instructor in a half dozen states besides his own. He was the author of many educational treatises, among them being History of Education in West Virginia.His last service to the West Virginia State Education Association was as chairman of the committee on the history of the organization.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.