William Penn Charter School - Class Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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e ccafcon We of the Class of 55 take g1eat pleasule 111 ded1 catlng our yearbook to M1 Blaxton In Cl0lllQ so ue ws 1sh to shows oul 2iPplCCl3ll0l1 not only for the mstruc IIOH u1th Hl11Cl1 he has pl0YlClCll us but also lm the personal IIISIIJIYEILIUII that he has lllllllSl1LCl us By Ins oun qtuet 1nd unplttentlous Illllllltl Nh Braxton has earned tl1e laillllg ICSPLCI ol 1ll ruth ws hom opportumty to shows the lngh CSLCCIII Ill xxlnch ue hold llllll who IS lIlClCCCl a t1ue gentleman Ll U 3 U I u Q 4 4 K n y v n 1 j K 1 - Q .tt x 1 . v 'A v ' s 2 - 1 1 ' R- 2 1 -w A w. he has had contact. YVC are therefore glad to have this , Y . . Q E D , - 4 ,Q 5 1.4 .fl lt ,....lX.,....l Ml Q V I l wi z 1 V 5. 3 ' ' .

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fefs loolz ltaclz .... On january l7. l68f5, at a meeting ol the Provincial Council, it was Proposed that care he Taken ahout the Learning and Instruction ol Youth. to XVit a School ol' Kitts and Sciences. 'l'his proposal was not acted on until IGSSP, when XX'illiant Penn. writing liront lingland to lhontas Lloyd, President ol' the Council. instructed hint to set up a public gratnntar school in Philadelphia, which he prontised to in, corporate at a future titne. ln H589 an agreement was entered into with George Keith to take charge of the school as Head- master, In 1698 an ,-Xct ol Incorporation. which remained in force until Penn's next visit to the colony. was granted by the Pro- vincial Council. XVhen Penn retttrned to Philadelphia. prominent citizens. several ol' whom had been with the niovetnent from the first. asked hitn to redeent his promise to grant the School a Charter lront his own hand. Un the satne day that Penn chartered Philadelphia itsell. he granted S .1 XVilIiznn Pt-nn. Nlzty our sch: ts t ltxtnh Illtllltlllll to his glrztttiess. stand 1' 1 0 ' 1 - tonic' ol Pt-nn 5 s f 'ont IST-l to ff. i t' Oltl School s lotatetl at 8 South 1 SIIKCCI.