West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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. 1 ' O — Q ,0359 ., n I AuiiiTiu u luimafl i mttb, A. iH., JJii., S. J rtitripal nf S ' tatc Normal Srbmil aipst (Hhratrr. Xia. OREW THOMAS SMITH, A. M., Pd. D., Principal of the West Chester t ' tate Normal School, well known in Pennsylvania and other states as an edu- tjtiir, was horn near Norristown, Pa. He was graduated from the West C Hester State Normal School in 1X83 and became first assistant in the Chester Springs Soldiers ' Orphan School and, later, Principal. In 1SS6, he accepted the position of Professor of Pedagogy in the West Chester Normal School and be- lame Vice-Principal in 1892, he was granted a year ' s leave of absence and received the degree of Doctor of Pedagogy from New York University, resum- ing his old position in 1898. He served as Acting-Principal for four months and, in 1899, was called to the Principalship of the Mansfield, (Pa.), Stale After fifteen years of etficient service tliere, he accepted the Principalship of the , State Normal School, and later that of a Normal Training School at Detroit, Smith rendered valuable service in all of these positions, in school, church, and communis. In May, 1920, having previously served as Professor of Education, Dr. Smith was unanimously elected Principal of the West Chester State Normal School to succeed the late Dr. Cjeorge Morris Philips. Dr. Smith is in constant demand as a speaker and lecturer, is an Elder in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Vice-President of the Chester County Historical Society, and a member of numerous other organizations. In 1886, Dr. Smith was united in marriage to .Miss Elizabeth F. Ogden of Cape May, New Jersey, and she has proved to be a worthy help-mate to her husband in all his various endeavors. While we thus esteem Dr. Smith as a careful administra- tive and educational head, an Interesting and inspiring lecturer, it must not be forgotten that these phases of endeavor have permanent value only as they portray the character back of them. It is, therefore. Dr. Smith, the man, the Christian gentleman whom we most love. His Christian charac- ter illuminates and emphasizes what he does, not only as an administrative head, but also in the capacity of an advisor and counselor, as he tries to make the young men and young women under his care see his point of view, thus leading them to higher levels of thinking and acting, and as he aims constantly to make them happ in the endeavor as well as in the achievement. ifr j - ' Normal School. Clarion, (Pa.) Michigan. Di t-