School Directors Hear Dr. Holcombe and Florence Hale

School Directors Hear Dr. Holcombe and Florence Hale

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An article on the 1935 Chester County School Directors Convention, where several professors and directors gave speeches and held conferences on finances and happenings at different schools. An African American WCU student, Geneva Henderson, had two performances alongside pianist Ernest Warren.

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Special Collections, Francis Harvey Green Library, West Chester University

December 14, 1935

Dalton Haggerty

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SCHOOL DIRECTORS HEAR DR. HOLCOMBE AND FLORENCE HALE .Financial Reports Presented To Group At Morning Session. Music Students Offer Selections.Ths Forty-Ninth Annual Convention of the Chester County School Directors was held here on Tuesday, December 10. Registration brgan soon after ten o'clock in the lobby of ths auditorium of ths Philips Memorial Building. The attendance was almo3t 100 per cent. County Superintendent Clyd; T. Saylor and his assistants welcomed the directors. The opening devotions were in charge of Rev. Gladstone Holm, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of West Chester. President Charles S. Swope, of the college, extended greetings; and the President of the Association, Franklin G. Evans, of Pcnn Township, gave a brief speech. Financial Reports. Mr. W. C. Herzog, assistant county superintendent, was then given an opportunity to deliver the annual financial report. In order to insure complete comprehension on the part of his listeners, Mr. Herzog presented a number of slides designed as state report blanks. The assistant county superintendent then proceeded to explain how each state report was to be properly filled out. A large number of problems involved in filling out these reports were ably discussed by Mr. Herzog. The audience was invited to ask any questions pertaining to the subject. Mr. Boyd A. Jarrett, also assistant county superintendent, gave his report on the transportation and aid society following that of Mr. Herzog. His report was short, but interesting. Miss Geneva Henderson, contralto Negro music student, rendered two solos, "Homing" and "Mr. Jay Bird." She was accompanied on the piano by Ernest Warren. After several other statistical reports, the morning session adjourned at 12:15 o'clock. The noon-day meal was served in the college dining room. The afternoon session was opened by Mr. Clyde T. Saylor who spoke on various bills affecting the schools in Pennsylvania passed recently by the legislature.