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

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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

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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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Standing: Vandersllce, Hart, Wood, Rldgewoy. Seated: Mrs. Donahoo, Shortlidge, Mrs. Cooper. The Board of Trustees has the difficult job of acting as an interpreter of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania to the college and of the college to the Common A ealth. This is no easy matter because of the manifold activities of each group concerned. It is at the monthly meetings of the Board that Dr. Swope presents his summary of the college ' s academic, in- structional, social, financial, and spiritual progress. In betv een times, the various committees of the Board of Trustees gather information and conduct their affairs. New committees are formed as they are found necessary. A functional body like this one needs capable members who have dependability and good )udgment. The Trustees represent various phases of community and service area life and work, and are, therefore, better able to give sound decisions and sane advice. Evidently the State has chosen the members of our Board of Trustees well, because West Chester has made great strides within the past few years during the term of office of the present members. World conditions are confronting the Trustees with new problems, but we are confident of the ability of these men and women to work out with the college administration a practical, forward-looking program based on past experience. , Raymond S. Shortlidge President Vice-President Ashmore Clark Johnson Secretory-Treasurer Mrs. Francis Price Donahoo Members Mrs. Anna Bertele Cooper William D. Ridgeway Albert V. Hart Harvey R. Vandersllce Mrs. Edith Wood Powell Fred S. Wood G|2l}e