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Jim Comstock founded which one of these?
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Who was the first state superintendent of schools?
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In 1865, about how long did a school year last in West Virginia?
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How many new high schools were added between 1910 and 1925?
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What long-time institution of higher learning closed in 2023?
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Huntington's Black junior and senior high school was named for this abolitionist.
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Where was West Virginia's first teacher-training school (normal school) located?
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The Mason College of Music and Fine Arts was located in which city?
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Both Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and baseball player John Kruk attended this institution of higher learning.
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Charles Ambler created this part of West Virginia University.
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