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This group was known to the student body as the WRA.

Copies of the October, 1938 DAILY LOCAL NEWS article describing the visit of Eleanor Roosevelt to the West Chester campus.

President Charles S. Swope

A photograph of President Charles S. Swope standing at his desk in Philips Memorial Building.…

The Lounge

The lounge area of Old Main was the only public area in Old Main (which was by now primarily a female dormitory) where male and female students could meet and socialize.

Parking Lot

A 1936 photograph of the paved parking area of…

Old Main:

The large "T" shaped structure in the photograph. The top of the "T" is facing High Street.
Old Main was demolished in the Fall of 1971
Philips Memorial Building:

The large structure on the right side of the photograph.
Recitation…

West Chester State Teachers College Campus- 1936

Items on this shelf include photographs of the Aryan Literary Society Orchestra and the waiters who served in the Old Main dining room

Aryan Literary Society: This literary society was formed in 1879 as a counterpart to it's rival organization the…

Following the death of George Morris Philips in 1920 money was donated by students, alumni, and friends to the Philips Memorial Committee to provide a suitable memorial for Dr. Philips. The Philips Memorial Building was begun in 1926 and opened in…

The Senior Sleigh Ride was an eagerly awaited event each year. It would be held in February if there was a good snow fall. The last official Senior Sleigh Ride on record was held in 1934. The building in the background is Old Main.

Each Junior Class presented a class play in the Spring. The play was usually a work form Shakespeare and was presented outdoors on South Campus, which was the area bordered by High Street, Roseadle Avenue, and Church Street. The new Francis Harvey…