National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers 1948 Publication
Organized in 1926, the National Congress of Colored Parents-Teachers Association worked to improve conditions in schools for children and teachers. Featured on the cover of this publication is the organization’s founder, Mrs. Selena Sloan Butler (1872-1964) of Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of Spelman College, she was a wife, mother, teacher and a leading clubwoman.
A life-long resident of Lawrence, Kansas, Ms. Dillard graduated from the University of Kansas in 1896. She began her teaching career in Lawrence at Pinckney School for their segregated class of African American students. Later, she served as principal of Lincoln School, an African American grade school in Lawrence.
Kansas Colored Parent-Teacher Association Convention.
Convention theme: Every Child An Equal Chance Sumner Elementary School, Leavenworth, Kansas. Staff F. Johnson Collection
Washington School PTA Fundraiser Program Topeka, Kansas.
The program featured the coronation of Donald Smith and Bonnie Dandridge as king and queen for selling the most tickets for the project. The event included performances by students from Washburn University and Lincoln University.
When Bishop William T. Vernon became president of Western in 1896, he rescued the school from its decline by reviving financial support from the Kansas state legislature for its operations, expanding its physical plant and fostering a dramatic increase in enrollment. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him as Registrar of the United States Treasury.
Commandant and Cadet Staff, 1916, Western University, Quindaro, Kansas.
Ward Hall and the Industrial Education Building, c. 1906.
Ward Hall and the Industrial Education Building
As principal of the Kansas Vocational School from 1939 to 1947, Mr. Jones advanced the school’s ratings and increased its enrollment. Previously, he had served as an instructor, registrar, and dean of Western University from 1932 to 1939.
Kansas Vocational School Students and Faculty, Topeka, KS, c. 1940.