Salisbury High School - Beacon Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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‘ Wi, I A: Ae ee a a a a el Sastry ache ate Ut? eels cat aS Fae oe Our Principal Mr. Charles H. Chipman, a native of Cape May, New Jersey, who attended both the elementary and high schools of Cape May, came to Salisbury, Maryland, in the year of 1915, to serve as the school principal of the Salisbury Industrial School. We proudly present some actualities relating to the history and historical nature of his numerous achievements. After completing his high school course in his home town, he entered Howard University in Wash- ington, D.C., and completed the courses leading to B.S., B.A., and B.Ped. degrees. Always filled with zeal, there was no end to future development. Through summer sessions, extension courses and workshops, both in study and instruction, much time was spent in studying the following schools for graduate work: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia; Penn State University, Penn State, Pennsylvania; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Chicago University, Chicago, Illinois; Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama; Bowie State Teachers College, Bowie, Maryland. It was at Princess Anne Academy in Princess Anne, Maryland, that he taught State Extension classes in Negro History, Mathematics and Chemistry. Other extension courses taught were at Bowie State Teachers College, Bowie, Maryland, Morgan College, Baltimore, Maryland, and St. Clair High School in Cambridge, Maryland. Down the years Mr. Chipman has been associated with many civic, religious and educational organizations on local, state and national levels and has held offices in many of these organizations, some of which have been: President of Region V of the American Teachers’ Association which is comprised of the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland; President of the Maryland Education Association; an active member of Pioneer's Educational Association of Maryland; Secondary Principals’ State and National Association; Past President of a local Frontiers Association of America; Past President of The Wicomico Educational Association; an official of the E.S.P.G., Fraternally served as an exalted ruler of the Independent Benevolent Order of Elks, and a member of the Keystone Masonic Order of Cape May, New Jersey, and of the Knights of Phythias. He is a member of the State and Nation- al Mathematics, Science and Foreign Language Associations, the National Education Association, the National Administration Association and the Middle States Association of Colleges, the Maryland State Teachers Association and its legislative department. He has been a delegate to many national N.E.A., a A.A.S.A., and Mathematics and Science conventions in many states of the union. He was president of M.E.A. which sponsored the erection of Frederick Douglass statue on Morgan College campus. In religion and religious affairs he has been active, not only as a member of John Wesley Church, Salisbury, Maryland, but is also president of the Trustee Board, a member of the Financial and Education- al Boards. He has made other contributions to religious development throughout the county and state. He is engaged many times as a speaker and lecturer on various church, civic, fraternal and educational programs not only in Maryland, but other states as well. His hobbies are reading, writing both prose and poetry, music and athletics. At present he maintains a high rank in the Maryland Credit Union. as the state director for the East- ern Shore Credit Unions, a member of the Wicomico County Credit Union, the Eastern Shore and state organizations. He is a member of the Youth Commission of Wicomico County, Treasurer and director of the Big Brother Organization, and is a member of the Boy Scout Council. He is committee chairman of John Wesley Church Scout Troop 115 and Salisbury High School Explorers. He is a member of the In- terracial Commission of Wicomico County. Some of the many citations received have been from the Pi Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Del-Mar-Va Boy Scout Certificate for Merit and Outstand- ing Service, and the National Credit Union Certificate for Faithful and Outstanding Services. We are justly proud of our principal, Mr. Chipman, and wish to extend to him our sincere thanks for his continous efforts to promote student activities, for his infinite loyalty to the school staff and community and for his never ending interest in us and our future.

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A quiet evening at home is a rarity to our civic-minded principal and his wife. Here they enjoy one of those evenings. : sit J : Watching wrestling matches is a