Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: Biography – Staff
Roland F. Pinke Correspondence<\/p>\n
TAGS: Roland F. Pinke correspondence, teachers, teaching contract, William D. Webb, mechanics students, gifts, Wombwell Automotive Parts Company, Thanksgiving<\/span><\/p>\n [Note: Letters from PMSS staff are carbon copies, typewritten, unsigned and meant for the Office files. Mr. Pinke’s letters are handwritten.]<\/span><\/p>\n 001<\/b> April 29, 1940.<\/span> To Mr. Pinkey <\/span>(sic), <\/span><\/i>Pine Mountain, KY, from <\/span>\u201cSecretary to Mr. Morris.\u201d<\/span><\/i> Asks if he could use any used clothing in his program.<\/span><\/p>\n 002<\/b> July 21, 1943. To Mr. Pinke from [unsigned] <\/span>\u201cPrincipal,\u201d<\/span><\/i> informing him <\/span>\u201cthat the Appointments Committee of our Board of Trustees has approved our arrangement to employ you for teaching auto-mechanics.\u201d <\/span><\/i>Encloses agreement to be signed; offers course outlines.<\/span><\/p>\n 003<\/b> July 21, 1943. To Mr. Pinke from Wm. D. Webb<\/a>, Acting Director, on PMSS letterhead. Contract: The Board of Trustees authorizes Webb\u2019s to employ Pinke as a Mechanics teacher for the school year 1943-44 for 4 hours a week at $2.00 an hour. Signed by Roland F. Pinke and Evelyn K. Wells<\/a>, Chairman of the Personnel Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n 004<\/b> July 27, 1943. Handwritten letter to Mr. [Arthur W.] Dodd<\/a> from Mr. Pinke in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Enclosing the two signed contracts; returning to Pine Mountain after August 15.<\/span><\/p>\n 005<\/b> February 26, 1944. To \u201cDear Ones All\u201d<\/em> (Notation in different handwriting: \u201cWebbs\u201d) from Roland. Asks questions about the board meeting, Miss [Alice] Cobb<\/a>\u00a0and the mechanics class. <\/span>\u201cI sure miss the school and also the students.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n 006 <\/b>March 1, 1944. To Pinke in Milwaukee, WI, from [unsigned], who writes about the rain, causing Mr. [William] Hayes<\/a> to tie the bridges in case of flooding. Mr. [James S.] Crutchfield<\/a>, Miss Wells and Mrs. [Dorothy Olcott] Elsmith<\/a> will attend the Board Meeting at Berea or Lexington. Tells about the tool crib \u201cremodelling\u201d<\/em> and the students\u2019 work on the truck wheels and diesel engine in the light plant.<\/span><\/p>\n 007<\/b> December 21, 1944. To \u201cSirs<\/em>\u201d from Pinke at Pine Mt., KY, who encloses a $5.00 check for <\/span>\u201cthe progress and promotion of the school in helping these mt. children obtain a richer and fuller life in things both educational and spiritual.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n 008 <\/b>January 8, 1945. To Pinke, Pine Mt., KY, from <\/span>H.R.S. Benjamin, thanking him for the gift.<\/span><\/p>\n 009<\/b> February 22, 1945. To Pinke from H.R.S. Benjamin, chastising Pinke for using \u201cWombwells\u201d school account for personal needs.<\/span><\/p>\n 010-010c<\/b> February 23, 1945. Four-page letter to Mr. Benjamin from Pinke, who <\/span>[010]<\/b> was <\/span>\u201churt and disturbed over your harsh letter to me on February 22, 1945, concerning the buying and ordering of automobile parts from Wombwells at Harlan, Ky.\u201d <\/span><\/i>Pinke explains the situation<\/span> [010a] <\/b>in detail that led to his purchases, beginning with permissions from [Glyn] Morris, Webb and Benjamin <\/span>[010b] <\/b>to pay for all purchases in cash. Any bills to the school were a mistake on the part of the store\u2019s bookkeeping.\u00a0 <\/span>[010c] <\/b>He will visit Wombwells\u2019s to <\/span>\u201cstraighten out …our relationship or account.\u201d <\/span><\/i>Thanks Benjamin for the permission and apologizes for the misunderstanding.<\/span><\/p>\n 011<\/b> March 2, 1945. To <\/span>\u201cGentlemen\u201d <\/span><\/i>at PMSS from <\/span>\u201cWombwell Automotive Parts Company\u201d <\/span><\/i>in Lexington<\/span> o<\/span><\/i>n their letterhead. The two bills in question have been paid. It is not recorded who the purchaser was, but Mr. Edwards at Harlan may have that information.<\/span><\/p>\n 012<\/b> March 6, 1945. To Pinke from [unsigned, likely Benjamin]. After investigating the situation at the Harlan and Lexington stores, the School has received bills again from Lexington for goods purchased by Pinke. The writer lists the results of the investigation: That, even though Pinke paid in cash, the company thought he represented the School and therefore sent the invoices to the School, showing the paid amounts. Pinke is asked to <\/span>\u201cclear this with them\u201d <\/span><\/i>so that papers are in proper order for the auditor. Regrets misjudging Pinke but trusts he understands how this happened and why it must be investigated.<\/span><\/p>\n 013<\/b> November 27, 1945. To Pinke from Benjamin, inviting Pinke to Thanksgiving dinner, with a puppet show in the afternoon and the \u201cpeasant party\u201d in the evening.<\/span><\/p>\n 014 <\/b>N.D. To Pinke from Benjamin, inviting Pinke to Chapel, then Thanksgiving dinner.<\/span><\/p>\n 015<\/b> November 13, 1946. To Benjamin from Pinke. In response to Benjamin\u2019s letter, Pinke agrees to<\/span> \u201cassist you in the service by reading the Scripture that you will choose.\u201d <\/span><\/i>Will be at PMSS for Thanksgiving; thanks Benjamin for his invitation<\/span> \u201cto take part in the service and also for dinner.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
\nCONTENTS: Roland F. Pinke Correspondence<\/h3>\n
1940<\/h2>\n
1943<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1944\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
1945<\/h2>\n
1946<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nGALLERY: Roland F. Pinke Correspondence<\/h3>\n\n\t\t