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

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In this picture of the reception room of Dr. Philips ' s time (now the Adviser to Women ' s outer office) may be seen two of West Chester ' s material treasures still in our possession: an original painting of George Washington by Charles Wilson Peale, for which Washington gave the sittings at Valley Forge during the memorable winter of 1777-78; and a mahogany grandfather ' s clock of Ben- jamin Franklin ' s. In 1890 the Old Gymnasium was built and declared the finest in the country with the possible exception of Yale ' s Gym- nasium , and Green Gables and Recitation FHall — as well as the kitchen and store room — were constructed. New educational techniques at the turn of the century gave us the Demonstration School (formerly called the Model School) and the Library. The latter has lately been remodeled, and during its reconstruction we had the experience of using a makeshift library in Recreation hiall (located in the basement of Philips Memorial). g|15|c)

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The West Chester Normal School hod five principals from 1871 to 1927: Ezekiel H. Cook, A.M., Ph.D., 1 871 -72, William A. Chandler, A.M., Ph.D., 1 872-73; George L. Maris, A.M., 1 873 81; George Morris Philips AM , Ph.D., 1881-1920, Andrew Thomas Smith, A.M., Ph.D., 1920-1927 During Mr. Maris ' s administration, one of the first summer schools in the country was held here. It was for Dr. Philips, the fourth principal, that the auditorium and admin- istration building (the Philips Memorial Building) was built and named in 1927, through the efforts of Dr. Robert F. Anderson and John hHollinger on the site of the Principal ' s Residence. In Philips Memorial are housed the college ' s famous collection of auto- graphed books and letters. Through his vice. Dr. Philips to education of be proud, hie stood a builder. When the school, there on the campus, what part and north wing dormitory. During i m i Tl ' « f • lit GREEN GABLES The Principal ' s Residence a number of valuable long term of ser- made contributions which we can all out pre-eminently as he took charge of was one building is now the central of the women s his principalship the plant was gradually increased with additions to the Main Building, including the South Wing (1882), the Dining Room, and the Chapel. The latter took up the space n occupied by the corridors of rooms along Chapel Alley . ow THE MAIN DORM CHAPEL Before Chapel Alley Days THE MAIN DORM LIBRARY Do you recognize the Y Room ? QlUfd

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In 1911 Wayne Hall, whose dedication is shown here, was built on the site of Camp Wayne, which was used for recruiting purposes during the Civil War. Today all that remain of this cannons in the rear tennis courts. In administration of Dr. Smith (a scholarly executive),the State given the power to several fields. In came the State At that time the title activity are two of the Wayne hiall 1926, during the Andrew Thomas and deeply loved Normal School was grant degrees in 1927 the school be- Teachers College, of principal was )m changed to President, and Dr. Smith became the first president of the college. Fror 1927 to 1935 Dr. Norman Cameron, A.M., Ph.D., served as president of the college. During this time other additions to the campus were made, including the Philips Memorial Building, the Ehinger Gymnasium (named for the first head of our Physical Education Department), and the President ' s hdome on Rosedale Avenue. Dr. Charles S. Swope became our president in 1935, and his administration thus far has shown an increased enrollment, an extension of educational and social opportunity, many minor improvements and repairs, a better organized program, the modernization of the Library, and the construction in 1938 of the New Education Building. This latter project necessitated transplanting some of the largest trees on campus, part of the remarkable tree collection compactly distributed on campus. We are proud of our college and of our alumni, among whom are found the famous names of Mark Sullivan, Elsie Sing- master and Dr. Francts FHarvey Green. DR. NORMAN CAMERON DR. GRttN and MARK SULLIVAN e{ie} D