Petition (white schools) Philomont wants to keep second teacher

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We, the undersigned do earnestly petition the School Board to continue Philomont as a two teacher school. We pledge our active support in the effort to keep a lawful average for the school.
Signature of parent / No. children to enroll
Truman A Hawes / 1
Julius D Craum / 2
R L Leith / 3
C L Ryan / 1
William Hawes / 2
Mrs. Norman Fletcher / 1
E. H. Fincham. / 1
H. C. Ashby. / 2
Henry Mercer / 2
Ernest P Pierce / 2
R [illegible] / 1
West A Pearson / 1
J. T. Lam / 2
Thos Hawes / 1
T. C. Pierce / 1
[page 2]
J C Beavers / 2
J. T. Dillon / 1
P. E. George / 2
J. B. Thompson / 1

Title: Petition (white schools) Philomont wants to keep second teacher
Description: Nineteen parents request that Philomont remain a two teacher school. The parents list their combined twenty nine children as a reason for the second teacher. Petition is believed to have been written around 1929.
Tag: petition, parents, community, school board, Philomont, two-teacher school, small schools, education advocacy, grassroots efforts
Creator: Loudoun County PatronsSee all items with this value
Place: Philomont WhiteSee all items with this value; VirginiaSee all items with this value
Identifier: 1041407
Format: PDF DocumentSee all items with this value
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 Two/EWS Special Projects/Lost_Letters Project/Ed Washington Folder/2.5B White Petitions/2.5.B Philomont/2.5.B Yr 1929 Philomont Want to Keep School Open.pdf
Transcription: We, the undersigned do earnestly petition the School Board to continue Philomont as a two teacher school. We pledge our active support in the effort to keep a lawful average for the school.
Signature of parent / No. children to enroll
Truman A Hawes / 1
Julius D Craum / 2
R L Leith / 3
C L Ryan / 1
William Hawes / 2
Mrs. Norman Fletcher / 1
E. H. Fincham. / 1
H. C. Ashby. / 2
Henry Mercer / 2
Ernest P Pierce / 2
R [illegible] / 1
West A Pearson / 1
J. T. Lam / 2
Thos Hawes / 1
T. C. Pierce / 1
[page 2]
J C Beavers / 2
J. T. Dillon / 1
P. E. George / 2
J. B. Thompson / 1

Item sets: White Petitions