Director William Henry Matthews, left, with son Bruce Matthews. An Episcopal priest by training, William Matthews instead served people through social work and political advocacy. He was friends with William Ward of Ward Baking Company and in...
Photograph of the newly constructed Oakland Avenue Chester High School on University Heights showing the wooden steps above Main/High Street, before the concrete steps were made.
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Dr. E. K. Fretwell speaks at the dedication ceremony for Bowne Hall and official presentation of the college to the community. Seated opposite Mr. Fretwell is Miss Sarah Blanding.