Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13
KENSINGTON SUPPORTS
WOMAN FOR PRINCIPAL
Committee From All Walks of
Life Urges Miss Fenimore
for Girls High
CLUBS BACK CANDIDACY

Kensington is back Of Miss Beulah A..
Fenimore. who for seven years has been
nominal principal of the Northeast High
School for Girls. although listed as an Eng
lish teacher, with an English teachers sal
ary, and Kensington wants Miss Fenimore
for principal of the new kensington High
School for Girls, which Will be opened next
fall.
Mothers and fathers are organized for
her, Business men are backing her. Stu
dents who have graduated under her are
back of her Women who went to the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania with her are back
ing her and action has been taken in her
behalf in one of the citys leading clubs
And these people have organized to let
the Board Of Education know how they feel
about her candidacy for the position OF
principal Of the new 100000 high scnool
for girls which is being built now in their
section of the city.
The Kensington Board Of Trade, the
Alumnae of the Northeast High School Tor
Girls, the Alumnae of the University OF
Pennsylva MIA the Civic Club and the Ctti-
zens' Association of the kensington school
District. well as the faculty members
Of the Northeast High School and the VIII
liam Penn High School, have all passed
resolutions or taken steps TO let the Board
Of Education know that they are in favor
of her candidacy.
Miss Fenmore has done such wonderful
! things with almost no facilities at the old
building York and Memphis streets, where
| she has been nominal principal for the last
| seven years" said one member of the Board
| Of Trade, that now that chance 10
| reward her for the work she has done has
| come, we do hope that the Board of Educa-
| ton will see At to give the position to her.
| She has been wonderful Her executive
! ability has accomplished the almost impos-
| sible. Kensington business men have been
| able to get girls from the commercial course
| Of the Northeast High School for Girls, and
| the girls are well trained. II it had not
| been for Miss Fenimore there would not
have been such course at the Northeast
| High School The board was going TO send
| that department to the william Penn High
| School. If this had been done many of the
| girls could not have gone, because they
| did not have the carfare to go downtown
| to school. Through the untirng efforts of
Miss Fenimore the school procured the COM
| mercial department, and the Kensington
girls were able to get the training. Ken
| sington business men apply for the North
east High School graduates long before they
! are given their diplomas, and often the
| girls have their positions many days before
| graduation"
The Kensington business men say they
hope now, that a real position is open, that
it will go to the motherly little woman who
| has accomplished much for Kensington
The Civic Association of the Kensingtor
school district is so much in earnest about
wanting Miss Fenlmore elected to the new
position that it has organized and appointed
a special committee. composed of men from
| all walks in life, .lnisters, politicians
physicians and dentists, to work for the
candidacy of Miss Fenimore This com
mittee is doing all in its power to bring
| Miss Fenimore's achievements to the atten'
| ton of the board. The committee is headed
| by Thomas NJ. Rice a practical business
man. He Is assisted in the campaign by
| the Rev. Robert Hunter, pastor Of Unior
| Tabernacle Presbyterian Church; the Rev
| John Goodfellow, rector Of the Good Shep
| herd Episcopal Church; A NJ. Waldron
Select Councilman from the Thirty-firs
| Ward; Philip G. Sterling, State Repre-
| sentative from the same ward: DR.. Edwir
| r. Green, dentist DR.. Edwin B. Miller
| physician ; John B. Tuttle, Hugh NJ. Wilson
| president of the Citizens Association
| Henry Cook, Charles Lambert, Bidwell n
Shaver, William II. Bertolet and Hiram
| Hendrickson.