[Petition (Colored schools) 1937 - Hughesville - request to retain Miss E Randolph failed because different teacher hired and Randolph didn't apply] · Edwin Washington Project

[Petition (Colored schools) 1937 - Hughesville - request to retain Miss E Randolph failed because different teacher hired and Randolph didn't apply]

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Hughesville, Va.
May 21, 1937.
Mr. O. L. Emerick,
Leesburg, Va.
My dear Mr. Emerick,
We, the parents and patrons of Hughesville, wish to express our appreciation of hte most excellent work which our teacher, Miss E. Randolph, has done for the pupils of Hughesville School.
She has also begun several projects which we hope to complete under her guidance during the next term.
For this reason we request that she be returned to us for the next school term.
Signed–
E.V. White,
B.E. Ramey
M H Tate
Jenny Cross
Edmund Russ
Emma L. Jones
Henry O Bryant
Maud Thompson
Miss Mary E. Hughes, note want this teacher because of my interest in welfare by the community
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May 22, 1937.
Mrs. Edith V. White.
Hamilton, Virginia.
My dear Mrs. White:
I have the petition which you and others signed. Miss Randolph did not file an application for a position and another teacher has been appointed. It is therefore too late for us to take any action on this petition.
Very sincerely yours,
Division Superintendent.
OLE:RME

Title: [Petition (Colored schools) 1937 - Hughesville - request to retain Miss E Randolph failed because different teacher hired and Randolph didn't apply]
Description: Parents and Patrons of the Hughesville colored school request that Miss E[sther] Randolph be retained for the coming school year. They appreciate her excellent work and want to complete several projects she started. Loudoun County Public School Superintendent O.L. Emerick responds that Miss Randolph did not apply and so another teacher has been selected.
Tag: Petition, Hughesville, Virginia, Teacher, Retained, Denied, Appointment, Historical document, Preservation, Accessible
Date: 1937-05-21
Creator: Loudoun County PatronsSee all items with this value; Emerick, Oscar L.See all items with this value
Place: Hughesville ColoredSee all items with this value; VirginiaSee all items with this value
Identifier: 1040852
Is Part Of: Black Petitions
Format: application/pdf DocumentSee all items with this value
Source: Petition is labeled "2.5.A Petition C Hughesville - May 21, 1937 Req to retain Miss E Randolph failed because different teacher hired and Randolph didn't apply" in the Colored Petitions box in the Loudoun County Public School 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 Two/EWS Special Projects/Lost_Letters Project/Ed Washington Folder/2.5A Colored Petitions/2.5.A Hughesville/2.5.A Yr 1937 Petition 21 Hughesville Requests Miss Esther V. Randolph.pdf
Transcription: [page 1]
Hughesville, Va.
May 21, 1937.
Mr. O. L. Emerick,
Leesburg, Va.
My dear Mr. Emerick,
We, the parents and patrons of Hughesville, wish to express our appreciation of hte most excellent work which our teacher, Miss E. Randolph, has done for the pupils of Hughesville School.
She has also begun several projects which we hope to complete under her guidance during the next term.
For this reason we request that she be returned to us for the next school term.
Signed–
E.V. White,
B.E. Ramey
M H Tate
Jenny Cross
Edmund Russ
Emma L. Jones
Henry O Bryant
Maud Thompson
Miss Mary E. Hughes, note want this teacher because of my interest in welfare by the community
[page 2]
May 22, 1937.
Mrs. Edith V. White.
Hamilton, Virginia.
My dear Mrs. White:
I have the petition which you and others signed. Miss Randolph did not file an application for a position and another teacher has been appointed. It is therefore too late for us to take any action on this petition.
Very sincerely yours,
Division Superintendent.
OLE:RME

Item sets: Black Petitions