Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: Biography – Staff
GLADYS HILL Correspondence Part 2<\/p>\n
TAGS: Gladys Hill, Glyn Morris, teachers, Arthur W. Dodd, William D. Webb, Radford (VA) College, Burton Rogers, Dorothy Nace, Fern Hall Hayes<\/p>\n
1940<\/strong><\/p>\n [050] July 16, 1940 [052] Aug 17, 1940 [053] Aug 21, 1940 1941<\/strong><\/p>\n [071] n.d. Memorandum: Miss Hill is engaged to teach for school year 1941-42; terms of employment.<\/p>\n [051] Aug 7, 1941 [054] Aug 26, 1941 1942<\/strong><\/p>\n [055] Feb 28, 1942 [056] Mar 1, 1942 [057] Mar 7, 1942 [058] Mar 13, 1942 [059] Aug 24, 1942 [060] Aug 24, 1942 [061] April 11, 1942 1943 & 1945<\/strong><\/p>\n [062] April 20, 1943 [063, 063a] Aug 16, 1943 [letterhead: Mrs. Clyde J. Adams, Richmond, VA] [064] Aug 19, 1943 [letterhead: Mrs. Clyde J. Adams, Richmond, VA] [065, 065a] Aug 6, 1945 1947<\/strong><\/p>\n [066] Aug 16, 1947 [067] Aug 19, 1947 [068] Aug 19, 1947 1948<\/strong><\/p>\n [069a, 069] Aug 23, 1948 [069] Page 2: Arrival date; Had dinner with Lucille Christian<\/a> McKinney, Pine Mt. graduate, George McKinney, husband, and Helen Fresce ; all 3 are Berea graduates. George McKinney works for the Federal…[069b – reverse side of page 2]…Reserve Bank in Richmond, VA; Helen Fresce teaches weaving at R.P.I. [Rochester Polytechnic Institute].<\/p>\n [070] Aug 24, 1948 [071] n.d. 1949<\/strong><\/p>\n [072] June 7, 1949 [073] June 9, 1949 [074] July 4, 1949 [075] July 7, 1949 [076] July 10, 1949 : [letterhead seal: “Radford College Women’s Div. of V.P.I, Radford, VA”] [077] July 12, 1949 1950<\/strong><\/p>\n [078] July\u00a01950 [079] Aug 14, 1950 [080] n.d. [081] Aug 17, 1950 [082] n.d. 1951 & 1952<\/strong><\/p>\n [083] June 6, 1951 [084] Jan 28, 1952 [085] n.d. See Also:
[unsigned] to Hill in Richmond, KY: Relaying message from Glyn Morris<\/a>, Director, that teachers should arrive during Youth Guidance Institute (Aug 24 – 31) or on Sept 5th.<\/p>\n
Hill to Morris: “Papa passed away last night.” Will return to school as early as possible.<\/p>\n
Hill to Morris: Appreciates Morris’s call; Arrival information.<\/p>\n
[unsigned] to Hill, c\/o Mrs. Clyde J. Adams, Tappahannock, VA: Arrive at school on Aug 28 for teachers’ meeting and school opening; “Fresh airers” presented “Sleeping Beauty” dramatization.<\/p>\n
Hill to Morris: Arrival plans; “I spent a week visiting coops in New York City and Philadelphia…Wait until you see the July issue of Consumers Cooperation<\/em> magazine!”<\/p>\n
Morris via Western Union to Mr. Charles Wegener, Whispering Sands, Sarasota, FL: “Regret trouble for you, Hill decided visit sister. Deeply grateful.”<\/p>\n
Hill in Richmond, KY, to Morris: Hill’s plans to visit Bradenton Beach, FL, for 2 weeks.”I am feeling much better. I am taking treatments this week and will get two weeks of sunshine.”<\/p>\n
Hill to Morris: Describes recuperation in Florida; thanks Morris for all his help.<\/p>\n
Don W. Hill to Morris [handwritten]: Thanks Morris for “being so kind to Gladys. We appreciate the fact that you took her to see Dr. (Clark) Bailey<\/a>….”<\/p>\n
Hill in Tappahannock, VA, to [Arthur] Dodd<\/a>: Thanks “Dodd” for card and letter with news; will teach math class. [059a] Page 2: Ordering samples of new texts.<\/p>\n
Hill in Richmond, KY, to Dodd: Order more copies of “Useful Mathematics” by Dunn, Allen, Goldthwaite and Potter.<\/p>\n
Morris to Hill: Contract with PMSS for Hill to teach September 1, 1942 – May 31, 1943; Salary terms. Signed by Hill, Evelyn K. Wells<\/a> (Chairman of Personnel Committee), and Morris.<\/p>\n
[William D.\u00a0Webb<\/a> (Acting Director) to Hill: Contract with PMSS for Hill to teach September 1, 1943 – May 31, 1944; terms of employment. Signed by Hill, Evelyn K. Wells (Chairman of Personnel Committee, and Webb.<\/p>\n
Hill to Webb: Thanks Webb for the news; will arrive with Helen Kingsbury.<\/a><\/p>\n
Hill to Webb: Arrival plans; forwarding address: c\/o Mrs. J.C. Frazier, Buffalo, WV.<\/p>\n
Postcard: “Edgar Allan Poe Shrine, Richmond, VA.”
[reverse side of postcard] Hill to Dorothy Nace<\/a>: Thanks Nace for letter; arrival date.<\/p>\n
[unsigned] to Hill: Asks if Hill will give up her room to Miss Lanier [Ruby Lanier].<\/p>\n
Hill to Nace: Thanks Nace for bus ticket and letters; gives permission to move her belongings to accommodate Miss Lanier ; keys ; bookcase previously owned by Vera Hackman ; Lois Finn and Mrs. Bishop [Birdena Bishop<\/a>] donated 2 bookcases. Thanks to\u00a0Mr. [H.R.S.] Benjamin<\/a>, Director,\u00a0for his letter; arrival plans.<\/p>\n
[unsigned] to Hill: Arrival dates for Miss Christensen, Miss Merrill, Mr. Nichols.<\/p>\n
[069a] Page 1: Hill in Richmond, VA, to Mr. Benjamin: Staying with sister and family; will visit Alice Cobb at Huckleberry Mountain; …IMAGE OF REVERSE SIDE OF 069a IS MISSING.<\/span><\/p>\n
Hill to Nace: Leaving for visit with the Cobbs at Huckleberry Mt; then to Pine Mt.<\/p>\n
Christmas Vacation Memorandum: Miss Hill’s schedule; will be charged board of $5.00 for the week she is staying during the vacation period.<\/p>\n
Hill to Mr. Benjamin: Hill requests statement from W. B. Walker that Hill taught in high school at Campton, KY, during 1928-1929 school year; asks that PMSS send copy from her file to Miss Louise Combs, Frankfort, KY., and Mr. Cawood.<\/p>\n
Hill to Burton Rogers<\/a>, Director: In order to get her life certificate for teaching in KY public schools, Hill requests that a statement from W. B. Walker that Hill taught in high school at Campton, KY during 1928-1929 school year be sent from her file to Miss Louise Combs and Mr. Cawood. Margaret Motter<\/a> is sending recommendation for 1929-30, 1930-31; indicating that Hill taught 3 consecutive years after graduation.\u00a0[073a] Cannot locate Mr. Walker.<\/p>\n
Hill at Radford (VA) College<\/a> to Burton Rogers: Attending a small college for a month; observing teaching of 5th and 6th grades in the McGuffey Elementary School and taking a course in methods.\u00a0[074a] Page 2: Asks to arrive at PMSS early instead of returning to Richmond.
[074b] Miss Combs has not returned my certificate yet.<\/p>\n
[unsigned, possibly Burton Rogers] to Hill at Radford (VA) College: PMSS staff updates concerning Miss Binford, Sally (?), Ida Cornett (hospital staff); Hill’s room will be in Laurel House with Miss Parker; Hill can work for her week’s vacation stay at PMSS by serving as Laurel House<\/a> hostess to visitors and supervising kitchen workers (Janice, Mona Sue, Marjorie Harris, Delphia Baker); Mrs. Holsinger, housemother; Miss Ruby; Miss Davis; work will begin on West Wind<\/a> hospital ; Heid, Lonnie, and J.A. at Boys House with Hobart ; the Tuckers<\/a> ; Brit ; Junior Boggs ; Mr. and Mrs. LaRue<\/a> ; hope to sell milk to Chappell Dairy in Baxter ; installed a milking machine ;<\/p>\n
Hill to Burton Rogers: Thanks Burton for a letter; agrees\u00a0to live and work in Laurel House;
[076a] Page 2: Hope Miss Binford can return.\u00a0[076b] Page 3: Hill confirms that she will be a paid worker for August; glad to have attended Radford; Travel plans.\u00a0[076c] Page 4; Hill sorry that she will miss seeing the Rogers family.<\/p>\n
Burton Rogers to Hill in Radford, VA: Staff updates: Ida Cornett, Sally, Miss Binford; Hill’s work assignments; Dorothy Nace<\/a> has been given a Standard Elementary Certificate for Kentucky.<\/p>\n
Fern Hall Hayes<\/a> (Secretary to Mr. Rogers) to Hill in Richmond, VA: Needs to know the length of term of schooling that teachers and staff are taking so that Dr. Hutchins (board member) will “make the proper adjustment in helping them financially.”<\/p>\n
Hill to Mr. Rogers: Hill is taking two courses; child development and language arts; arrival plans ; will stay overnight with the Arnys<\/a> ; [079a] Page 2: Hopes to get back to her “Laurel House abode” soon; Cawood wrote Hill that she has been placed tentatively at Pine Mt.<\/p>\n
Burton [Rogers] to Arthur Dodd<\/a> at Columbia University, NY: Asks Dodd to meet Hill en route to PMSS.<\/p>\n
Burton Rogers to Hill: Charlene Lewis Wilder was placed tentatively at Turkey Fork school; arrival of Georgia (Ayers) Dodd and Mr. Dodd; Dodd may be able to meet Hill in Radford en route to PMSS to avoid bus travel.<\/p>\n
Hill at Eastern State College, Richmond, KY, to Mr. Rogers: Hill hopes her report book is correct; used (Hayes) Bunch’s adding machine to check it; Mr. Pope also checked the work; Hill registered for 6 hours in education and nutrition; ran into Geraldine, who is working, and Hoyd who hopes to continue his pre-med course.<\/p>\n
Burton Rogers to Hill at Eastern State College in Richmond, KY: Hayes Bunch found the error in the report book; updates on Dorothy (Nace), President Hutchins (Berea College & PMSS Board Member), Jess and Robert who mow the lawns.<\/p>\n
Hill to Mr. Rogers: Lists her education from 1928 through 1951.<\/p>\n
CHARACTER SKETCH OF A WORKER by Lois Collins, Co-op – Description of Miss Hill as a teacher.<\/p>\n
GLADYS HILL Correspondence Part 1<\/a> <\/strong>– 1929-1939
GLADYS HILL Staff<\/strong><\/a> – Biography<\/p>\n
\nGALLERY: GLADYS HILL Correspondence Part 2 [050 – 085]
<\/strong>July 16, 1940 – January 28, 1952<\/h3>\n\n\t\t