[3] History of Education in West Virginia (Edition of 1907), p. 274.

[4] See West Virginia Constitution.

[5] History of Education in West Virginia (Edition of 1907), p. 274.

[6] History of Education in West Virginia (Edition of 1907), p. 268.

[7] Ibid., 269.

[8] The Parkersburg Weekly Times, June 7, 1866.

[9] These facts were obtained from local records.

[10] History of Education in West Virginia (Edition of 1907), pp. 269-270.

[11] These facts were obtained from the local records, 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.