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Title
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[Petitions (Colored schools) 1930 - Leesburg - request that new principal have qualifications and Emerick agrees]
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Description
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This document shows 2 letters. The first dated May 14, 1930, addressed to the superintendent and Public School Board of Leesburg School District in Leesburg, Virginia, demonstrates the efforts made by patrons and taxpayers of the Leesburg School District to advocate for the appointment of a qualified individual as the fourth teacher at Leesburg Colored Public School. The signatories express their desire for a High School and Normal School graduate to be appointed as the Principal of the school, highlighting the importance they placed on education and the qualifications of the teaching staff. The second letter addressed to Mr. Robert M Coe is the response from the Division Superintendent (O. L. Emerick) indicating a willingness to consider the request and states an intention to recommend a teacher with the requested qualifications or higher for the position.
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Tag
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Leesburg School District; Leesburg Colored School; Principal appointment; teacher request; High School graduate; Normal School graduate; African American education; community petition, school leadership; Loudoun County
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Date
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1930-05-14
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Identifier
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1015051
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Is Version Of
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1015051_EWP_PetittionLeesburg1930.pdf
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Is Part Of
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Black Petitions
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Source
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Petition is labeled "2.5.A Petitions C Leesburg (May) 1930 Req that new principal have qualifications. Emerick agreed" in the 2.5.A Colored petitions box in the Loudoun County Public Schools Record Office
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Language
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English
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Replaces
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/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest One/2 Petitions Plans School Board and Districts/2-5A_Colored_Petitions/Old_FIle_Petitions_Colored_Schools/PetitionLeesburg/EWP_PetittionLeesburg1930.pdf
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Transcription
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[page 1]
To the Superintendent and Public School Board of Leesburg School Dist.
We the undersigned patrons and taxpayers of Leesburg School District do hereby sincerely request that in appointing the fourth teacher in the Leesburg Colored Public School; that your Board will kindly appoint a High School and Normal school graduate to fill the Position of Principal in our Public School. Hoping that our request may receive your most favorable consideration, to which we sign the following;
Robert Coe
Alma Calvery
J Henry Berry
Carrell H Lee
Agnes L Manly
Jesse L Moton
John E Berry
Andrew C Jordan Sr
Grace A Allen
Rosa Fitts
Nellie Sidwell
Alice G Helms
Lela E Sims
Elizabeth Polland
Wilson Towsend Sr.
James E Sool (Swell)
Margaret Jackson
Hanson Taylor
Wm M Diggs
Mozille Townsend
Manzellar Gaskins
Geo. H Russ
Wm. H Roberts
Mary V Roberts
Irene Roberts
Gracie Stinger
Mr. Thomas Stinger
Mr. Edward Roberts
Eliza P Diggs
Richard Stevenson
Estelle Stevenson
Girdy Robinson
George (his mark) Helms
[page 2]
May 14, 1930
Mr. Robert M. Coe,
Leesburg, Virginia
My dear Mr. Coe:
Your request by yourself and others that in appointing the fourth teacher at Leesburg we select a high school and normal school graduate has been received. I desire to say that it has been my plan to recommend a teacher with those qualifications or higher to our board and assign her to do work above the seventh grade in the school.
Very sincerely yours,
Division Superintendent
OLE-RME