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

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PRESIDENT CHARLES S. SWOPE President Swope was born thirty-six years ago in Huntingdon County where he spent his childhood and early youth. After receiving his elementary education there, he matriculated at West Chester Normal School and then at Dickinson, from which institution he was graduated in 1925 with on A.B. degree. He was supervisor of the grade work and head of the history department at the Pennington School for t5oys. After serving as superintendent of schools at Everett, Pennsylvania, he accepted the call to join the faculty of the State Teachers College at West Chester. About eight years ago Mr. Swope married a former classmate. The following year he received his M.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he is now completing the requirements for his doctorate. His elevation to the Presidency of our College is just recognition of faithful work. Twenty-one

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE WEST CHESTER. PENNSYLVANIA April 30, 1935 IM To the Members of the Graduating Class: What is the best education? was asked of Plato centu- ries ago. His reply was significant; It is that which gives to the body and the soul all the beauty and all the perfection of which they are capable. Pat beauty into your lives at every opportunity. Search for the secret charms of the sunset, the mountain, and the tree; train the eye to see beauty in every leaf and flower; listen for the melody in forest, field, and stream. Remember the vision that you hold in your minds, the ideal that is enthroned in your hearts— this you will build your lives by; this you will become. My wish is that you will help to make the world a bit better and more beautiful because you have lived in it. Cordially yours. .. .U f -- — Charles S. Swope President BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mr. Merrill B. Conn President Dr. John A. Farrell Vice-President Mrs. Howard Mellor Secretary-Treasurer Mr. Thomas L. Hoskins Dr. Joseph Scattergood, Jr. Mrs. Jean Kane Fouike Mr. Fred S. Wood Mrs. A. M. h olding Mr. Gordon Cilley Twenty

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Winfield W. Menhennett, B.S., M.A. Dean of Instruction Greetings to the Class of 1936: Today, as never before in the world ' s history, vital challenges are conning not only to the youth of our own nation but also to those of the world. Your training, your hopes and aspirations, your idealism and your courage are factors that will spur you on in the struggle for success. As the last act in your college life draws to a close and you receive the rewards of graduation, you pass over to that great and worthy group of alumni of West Chester, hdere you will find your name written among the names of the many who have achieved fame. Some day others may look back and find your name surrounded by the glory that comes to great and noble souls. Your college needs you in the future even more than she needed you in the past. You are a part of West Chester, and whatever West Chester becomes in the future will be, in part, due to you. We give you our blessings and good wishes. May your success be reflected in a greater West Chester. Sincerely yours. Twenty-tvv ' o Dean of Instruction