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

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-w-- - , COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Y' , STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE ly fa WEST CHESTER. PENNSYLVANIA I .LSQA ' f ' :ffl J.'Z?P3 1, 1871 A GOODLY HERITAGE--FACING TOMORROW 1946 Greetings: It is fitting for the Class of 1946 to dedi- cate this Serpentine to three-quarters of a century of teamwork and achievement represented by the West Chester State Normal School, now the Teachers College, in the education of teachers. In Massachusetts, a century ago, it is re- coreded that any hovel was thought adequate for a school house, any primer Was considered good enough for a textbook, and any farm hand was acceptable to keep the school. This situation was typical then of the public or npaupern schools of our country. Leaders with concern, courage, and imagina- tion envisioned normal schools for the purpose of training capable teachers. The Normal School idea took root and rapidly spread to all parts of the country. The West Chester State Normal School admitted its first class in l87l. For three generations now, it has never Wavered from its original purpose of preparing better teachers. You are about to join the l2,000 living grad- uates of this college. You will have an opportunity to make significant contributions toward the enrichment of the educational and cultural life of the people Whom you serve. YOURS IS A GLORIOUS HERITAGE WITH WHICH TO FACE THE TASK OE BUILDING A BETTER TOMORROW. Recall often the words of Horace Mann: HBe ashamed to die un- less you have Won a victory for humanity.H , Sincerely yours, President 10

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CHAPEL WINDOWS 9

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PRESIDENT CHARLES S. SWOPE, AB., AM 11