Local School and Church Notices from Swarthmore Pa
Listing of local institutions including Woolman School Elbert Russell Preparatory School Stanley Co Howell High School Betty Sellers and Churches Friends Meeting Emilie G Pollard Methodist Episcopal John H Pitman Presbyterian Swarthmore Pa June 21 1918 Leslies Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolman
Elbert Russell
Stanley Co. Howell
Betty Sellers
Friends’ Meeting
Emilie G. Pollard
Methodist Episcopal
John H. Pitman
Presbyterian
Swarthmore, Pa
Movies to Help Farmers Get Labor
Federal Employment Service announces moving pictures to run in 15 000 theatres nationwide for the next month urging volunteers to join harvest work as a vital war duty and providing information for prospective farm workers.
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Washington
Federal Employment Service Today
Commencement Exercises at Cheyney Training School
The Cheyney Training School for Teachers held its commencement on June 1 with guests including Miss Lillian Elwyn Elliot who spoke on cooperation and race, praising the school’s work under Dr. Leslie Pinckney Hill. Graduates urged pursuing scientific education and manual training to prepare Black students for modern roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyney Training School
Lillian Elwyn Elliot
South America
Leslie Pinckney Hill
S. G. Mahan
Margaret M. Barber
Swarthmore
Marjorie Devere
Scouts Take First All Day Hike on Crum Creek Trail
Sixteen Boy Scouts led by W Keighton and Prichard hike along Crum Creek to a favorite camping site named Bull Durham. They built fires, cooked on site, swam in a deep hole, and practiced tracking and life saving before a return tramp. Tomorrow they plan an overnight trek with new four person tents and a trek cart built by Mr. Nichols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Keighton
Prichard
Hirst
Onyx
Mr. Nichols
I Ae
Law School tribute to Wilson Sharswood in noble halls
A commemorative piece honors Wilson and Sharswood as great jurists. It notes their enduring influence in a law school setting, where their legacy is celebrated through dignified halls and a spirit of learning. John Russell Hayes signs the remembrance.
Truck Fire in Ridley Park Damages Vehicle and Telegraph Pole
A fruit and vegetable truck driven by George Heacock of Chester caught fire on Chesterpike near Swarthmore Avenue Ridley Park. The truck crashed into a telegraph pole splitting it in two and flames consumed the vehicle but the gasoline tank beneath the driver’s seat did not explode. Firemen arrived promptly to control the blaze.
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Chesterpike
Swarthmore Avenue
Ridley Park
George Heacock
Commission Merchant
Chester
School Alumni Donate Silver Shield and Cups
The Grays won all school activities, making the society the permanent owner of a silver shield donated by the school alumni. A current graduate adds a silver cup for a future contest. Honorary promotions list several named individuals with high honors across senior and graduating classes, plus gold medals for several students in general improvement.
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Grays
G. Richard Klare
James W. Laws
Steet Hickman Powell
Joseph J. Rowley
William Roxby
Henry Sanchez
Willard J Schindler
Cameron Barr
Leigh Chad
George Yonge
Frederick Sherwood
Stewart Smith
John Quigley
Jack Stewart
Newlin Smith
Donald Murray
Francis Longworth
Clifford Clark
Preparatory School Commencement Exercises Ends with Honors
The ceremony lists sixteen graduates including Norman F Esibill Tom N Gephart Edward F McGinley and Carlos Manuel Benedetti. Honors awarded span senior year scholastic gold medals Lehigh Swarthmore and Haverford faculty honors plus a five year Garnet and Gray contest with a loving cup for loyalty and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman F. Esibill
New Jersey
Tom N. Gephart
Pennsylvania
Edward F. McGinley
TH. Veron Barhot
Carlos Manuel Benedetti
Panama
la Mar Hay Davenport
Daniel Landis Detwiler
Virginia
Lester G. Gerhard
C. Beverly Hannum
Frederick Byron
Washington
Albert Washburn Kelsey
Neale, MacNeill, Jr
Paul Sharpless
New York
Charles Laymon Terry
Delaware
John BD. Taggart
Kentucky
Reginald Bernard Weiler
Norman F. Estbill
Tom M. Gephart
Lester George Gerhard
Byron
Tom Gephart
F. Byron
Carlos Zenedetti
la. Mar Hay Davenport
Lester Gerhard
Tom Gerphart
Rensselaer
Swarthmore
Norman Fr. Estbill
Lehigh
Haverford College
Henry Veron Barhot
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Swarthmore News
Swarthmore Publishing Company
Bell Telephone
Keystone Telephone
Moore—7.D
Julia R. Hazard
Anna Camden Hall
John W. Adams
E. A. Stockton
Ulia R. Hazard
C. Percy Webster
Thomas W. Simpers
John Russell Hayes
Board of Health
Arthur E. Bassett
J. Milton Hazard
Fire Association
William F. Butler
Athletic Association
Samuel M. Dodd
Home and School Association
Julia C. Yarnall
Players’ Club
Thomas H. Calhoun
Associated Charities
A. Satterthwaite
Boy Scouts
E. A. Yarnall
Waldo Yarnall
Woman's Suffrage
Juliet C. Kent
Woman's Club
Rebecca Holmes
Woman’s Peace Party
Anna C. Preston
The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Anna Red Cross
Margaret C. Freedley
Community Gardening Association
Post Office
Leslies Weekly
Cheyney
Smith
Old Crum Creek
Axe Factory
Springfield Water Works
the Law School
University of Pennsylvania
Victor D. Shiver
Carroll Thayer
Swarthmore School of Music
Margaret L. Hill
Cornell Avenue
Margaret L. Hi
Abbie R. Keely
Ruth G. Hill
Margerite
Lippincott
C. Frank Williamson
Morton, Pa
Springfield Consolidated Water Company
Fidelity Building
N. Broad Street
Philadelphia
Darby
Lansdowne, PA
First National Bank
Main
Powell’s Dairies
Buffalo
City OF
Erie
U.S
Detroit
Cleveland Land
Buffalo P.M
Cleveland
Cedar Point
Buf'slo
Cle Rator
Seeandei
Lepage
Duffalo
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