Petitions (Colored schools) 1944 - Middleburg Grant -request to expand school in Middleburg to avoid spread of disease · Edwin Washington Project

Petitions (Colored schools) 1944 - Middleburg Grant -request to expand school in Middleburg to avoid spread of disease

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Grant School
Middleburg, Va.
Nov 7, 1944
Mr O. L. Emerick
Division Supt.
Leesburg, Va.
Dear Mr Emerick
We the parents of Grant School, Middleburg, Virginia feel that our children are too crowded which creates a problem for our teachers.
We are also afraid that an Epidemic might break out because of crowded conditions. We are wondering if it is possible to get another
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room . This is the only thing that will solve our problem.
Sincerely,
Secretary (Mrs) Melvina Beal
Parent Teachers
Meeting
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Mrs Melvina Beale
Miss Laura Stewart
Mrs. Mary Douglass
Mrs. Hattie Hall
Mrs Sarah Grayson
Mrs Jane Butler
Mrs. Mary A. Hall
MRs Hannah B. Perry
Mrs. Laura M Harris.
Mrs Martha Chinn
Mrs Ella Thomas
Mrs. Anna M. Edmead
Mr. Joseph R Butler Jr.
Mr Henry Page
Mr Robert Thomas
Mrs Eva Stewart

Title: Petitions (Colored schools) 1944 - Middleburg Grant -request to expand school in Middleburg to avoid spread of disease
Description: In this petition, dated 7 November 1944, parents of the Grant School in Middleburg, Virginia, express concern that the overcrowded conditions at the school, along with being difficult for teachers, will lead to an epidemic. They hope for another room as there is no other way they can solve the crowding.
Tag: November 1944, Grant School, Middleburg, Virginia, O.L. Emerick, Superintendent, crowded conditions, disease, additional room, James H. Raby, Loudoun, School Board, PTA, Community League, Maxville.
Date: 1944-11-07
Place: Middleburg Grant ColoredSee all items with this value; VirginiaSee all items with this value
Identifier: 1014856
Is Version Of: 1014856_2-5A_Yr_1944_Middleburg_Must_Expand_to_Avoid_Disease.pdf
Is Part Of: Petitions
Format: PDF DocumentSee all items with this value
Source: Petition labeled "2.5.A Petition C Middleburg - Grant 11/7/1944 Req to expand school in Middleburg to avoid spread of disease" in the 2.5.A Colored Petitions box in the Loudoun County Public Schools Records Office.
Publisher: Digitized by Edwin Washington ProjectSee all items with this value
Rights: Loudoun County Public SchoolsSee all items with this value
Language: English
Replaces: /Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest One/2 Petitions Plans School Board and Districts/2-5A_Colored_Petitions/2-5A_Middleburg/2-5A_Yr_1944_Middleburg_Must_Expand_to_Avoid_Disease.pdf
Category: 2-5A Colored PetitionsSee all items with this value
Transcription: [page 1]
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Grant School
Middleburg, Va.
Nov 7, 1944
Mr O. L. Emerick
Division Supt.
Leesburg, Va.
Dear Mr Emerick
We the parents of Grant School, Middleburg, Virginia feel that our children are too crowded which creates a problem for our teachers.
We are also afraid that an Epidemic might break out because of crowded conditions. We are wondering if it is possible to get another
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room . This is the only thing that will solve our problem.
Sincerely,
Secretary (Mrs) Melvina Beal
Parent Teachers
Meeting
[page 3]
Mrs Melvina Beale
Miss Laura Stewart
Mrs. Mary Douglass
Mrs. Hattie Hall
Mrs Sarah Grayson
Mrs Jane Butler
Mrs. Mary A. Hall
MRs Hannah B. Perry
Mrs. Laura M Harris.
Mrs Martha Chinn
Mrs Ella Thomas
Mrs. Anna M. Edmead
Mr. Joseph R Butler Jr.
Mr Henry Page
Mr Robert Thomas
Mrs Eva Stewart
Date Created: 1/7/24See all items with this value

Item sets: EWP 02 Petitions Plans School Board and Districts; Black Petitions