D. G. Cooley
Principal of Berryville High School in 1925. The Clarke Courier names him principal in January and on the appointments list for 1925-26 in July, and reports him in charge of the new building in September. In October it records him as president of the Clarke County teachers' institute and in charge of the Berryville public health pictures.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier's list of teacher appointments for the 1925-26 session, printed July 9, 1925, names Mr. D. G. Cooley as principal of Berryville High School, and the Courier of September 17, 1925 reports him, as principal of the high school, in charge at the new building.
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The Clarke Courier's list of teacher appointments for the 1925-26 session, printed July 9, 1925, names Mr. D. G. Cooley as principal of Berryville High School, and the Courier of September 17, 1925 reports him, as principal of the high school, in charge at the new building.
What the source supports
That D. G. Cooley was named to lead Berryville High School for the 1925-26 session, and was in charge of its new building that September.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The July list records appointments announced for the session, not who taught during it. The September notice speaks of the principal of the high school and of two buildings without naming the school; it is read as Berryville High School because its principal and teachers match the July list.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The Berryville High School entry in the July 9, 1925 list.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., 9 July 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-07-09 (publication)
Locator: Printed page 1, teacher assignment list, Berryville High School
Relevant passageBerryville High School -- Mr. D. G. Cooley, principal, Miss Frances Wolfe, assistant principal, Mrs. Louise Kerfoot and Miss Willie M. Snouffer, high school; Miss Ella Holland, 7th grade, Mrs. Mary D. Sowers, 6th, Miss Beatrice Kackley, 5th, Mrs. Wilbur Price, 4th and 5th, Miss Agnes Fenton, 4th, ... Mrs. Ella Hughes, 1st.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: contextualizes. The headline and opening of the same list: the School Board's appointments for the 1925-26 session.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., 9 July 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-07-09 (publication)
Locator: Printed page 1, teacher assignment list, headline and opening
Relevant passageFILL POSITIONS COUNTY SCHOOLS. Teachers Named for All Schools and Grades -- New Boyce Principal. Appointments of teachers for the various schols [schools] of the County for the session of 1925-26 have been announced by Dr. C. O. Dearmont, chairman of the School Board, as listed by the Division Superintendent, Mr. Leslie D. Kline. The places are to be filled as follows:
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: supports. The September 17, 1925 notice of the old building, the high school principal and his assistants.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., September 17, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-09-17 (publication)
Locator: Page 5, item headed Miss Fenton In Charge: the old building, the principal and his assistants
Relevant passageMiss Fenton In Charge. Miss Agnes Fenton, teacher of the fourth grade in the old school building on Academy street, has been put in charge of the building. Mr D. G. Cooley, principal of the high school, is in charge at the new building, ... and his assistants in that department are the same. They are Miss Frances Wolfe, assistant principal, Mrs. Louise Kerfoot and Miss Willie Morris Snouffer.
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AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
The Clarke Courier of January 22, 1925 reports that on the birthday of Robert E. Lee, when members of the Woman's Auxiliary of Lloyd Williams Post No. 41, American Legion, presented a history of the 29th Division in the World War to Berryville High School, Mr. D. G. Cooley, principal of the school, thanked the Auxiliary on behalf of the faculty and pupils.
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The Clarke Courier of January 22, 1925 reports that on the birthday of Robert E. Lee, when members of the Woman's Auxiliary of Lloyd Williams Post No. 41, American Legion, presented a history of the 29th Division in the World War to Berryville High School, Mr. D. G. Cooley, principal of the school, thanked the Auxiliary on behalf of the faculty and pupils.
What the source supports
That D. G. Cooley was principal of Berryville High School by January 1925.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item reports one ceremony. It does not say when Cooley became principal, and it dates the ceremony only as Lee's birthday.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The Courier's report of the presentation and the principal's thanks.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., January 22, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-01-22 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item on the history of the 29th Division presented to Berryville High School
Relevant passageAbout twelve members of the Woman's Auxiliary of Lloyd Williams Post No. 41, American Legion, ... were present at the Berryville High School on the birthday of Robert E. Lee, when the History of the 29th Division in the World War was presented to the school. ... At the conclusion of Mrs. Williams' remarks, Mr. D. G. Cooley, principal of the school, thanked the Auxiliary on behalf of the faculty and pupils.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
The Clarke Courier of October 8, 1925 reports that a teachers' institute for Clarke and Frederick counties met at Berryville in the auditorium of the high school, with Prof. D. G. Cooley, president of the Clarke County institute, as chairman, and that the Clarke County institute was reorganized with D. G. Cooley as president, Prof. Winter Royston as vice-president, Miss Katharine Jones as secretary and Miss Frances Wolfe as treasurer.
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The Clarke Courier of October 8, 1925 reports that a teachers' institute for Clarke and Frederick counties met at Berryville in the auditorium of the high school, with Prof. D. G. Cooley, president of the Clarke County institute, as chairman, and that the Clarke County institute was reorganized with D. G. Cooley as president, Prof. Winter Royston as vice-president, Miss Katharine Jones as secretary and Miss Frances Wolfe as treasurer.
What the source supports
That the officers the Clarke County teachers' institute elected in October 1925 bore the names of two principals and two teachers on the county's appointments list for 1925-26.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR garbles "president" in the chairman's title. The notice gives the officers without their schools: attaching it to the principals and teachers of the same names on the 1925-26 appointments list is probable, but the notice does not state it, and it does not name the high school where the institute met.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The Courier's report of the institute and its new officers.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., October 8, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-10-08 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Health Truck Coming Here: the teachers' institute and its officers
Relevant passageOne of the most interesting teachers' institutes for Clarke and Frederick counties ever held at Berryville met Friday in the auditorium of the high school. Prof. D. G. Cooley, ... [president] of the Clarke county institute, was chairman. ... The Clarke county Institute was reorganized, and the following officers elected: President, D G Cooley Vice-president, Prof Winter Royston; secretary. Miss Katharine Jones and treasurer. Miss Frances Wolfe.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: contextualizes. The July 9, 1925 list, which names D. G. Cooley and Frances Wolfe at Berryville High School.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., 9 July 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-07-09 (publication)
Locator: Printed page 1, teacher assignment list, Berryville High School
Relevant passageBerryville High School -- Mr. D. G. Cooley, principal, Miss Frances Wolfe, assistant principal, Mrs. Louise Kerfoot and Miss Willie M. Snouffer, high school; Miss Ella Holland, 7th grade, Mrs. Mary D. Sowers, 6th, Miss Beatrice Kackley, 5th, Mrs. Wilbur Price, 4th and 5th, Miss Agnes Fenton, 4th, ... Mrs. Ella Hughes, 1st.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
Evidence role: contextualizes. The July 9, 1925 list, which names Winter Royston and Katharine Jones at Boyce High School.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., 9 July 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-07-09 (publication)
Locator: Printed page 1, teacher assignment list, Boyce High school
Relevant passageBoyce High school -- Mr. E. W. Roller, agriculture, Mr. Winter Rovston [Royston], principal, Miss Ruth Royston and Miss Bettie Teel Miller, high school. Miss Katharine Jones, home economics, Miss Grace Johnston, 7th grade, Miss Audrey Fritts, 5th and 6th, Miss Ruth Berlin, 3rd and 4th. Miss Mary Thompson, 1st and 2nd.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
The Clarke Courier of October 15, 1925, reporting that the local arrangements at each place would be under the direction of the principal of each school there, printed a schedule of moving pictures on public health problems that names Mr. D. G. Cooley at Berryville on October 19 and Mr. Winter Royston at Boyce on October 20.
See the source and its limits
The Clarke Courier of October 15, 1925, reporting that the local arrangements at each place would be under the direction of the principal of each school there, printed a schedule of moving pictures on public health problems that names Mr. D. G. Cooley at Berryville on October 19 and Mr. Winter Royston at Boyce on October 20.
What the source supports
That D. G. Cooley and Winter Royston were each to direct, as principal, the local arrangements for a public health showing in October 1925.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The OCR prints "Scedule" and "bn". The schedule names places, not schools; that the men named are the principals follows from the item's statement that each school's principal directs the local arrangements. Whether the showings took place is not reported here.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The schedule for Berryville and Boyce, with the item's statement about the principals.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., October 15, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-10-15 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Schools See Health Movies, schedule for Berryville and Boyce
Relevant passageIt has also been learned that the local arrangement at each place will be under the direction of the principal of each school at that place. Scedule [Schedule] of Moving Pictures bn [on] Public Health Problems. October 19 -- Berryville, Mr. D. G. Cooley. October 20 -- Boyce, Mr. Winter Royston.
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Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
Also indexed as: Mr. D. G. Cooley; Prof. D. G. Cooley. Life dates that aren't known aren't guessed at here.
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