| The Reflector's coverage of the activities of teachers and students at the Jefferson School (pictured right) indicated the presence of meaningful scholastic and extracurricular activities. The "Jefferson School Notes" provided a first hand account of activities that took place within Jefferson School. Unit themes, student clubs, plays, speakers, and general happenings were depicted in the occasional column. The "Jefferson School Notes" also indicated specific examples of community support for Jefferson School in the form of community participation and scholarship contributions. | |
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The "Jefferson School Notes" reported the presence of varied educational activities at Jefferson School (Glee Club of 1935 pictured left). Learning topics mentioned in The Reflector included "Home and School Appreciation," "Self Appreciation," "Music Appreciation," "Literature Appreciation Week, and "A Century of Progress." As indicated by articles in The Reflector students in Jefferson School frequently held community wide programs that consisted of songs, acts, and students presenting various forms of writing. The "Jefferson School Notes" documented an active school environment conducive to African American progress. |
| Jefferson School Play |
Covered a school play at Jefferson School entitled "No
Account David." |
| Among Our Lodestars |
Praised the career
of a fifth grade teacher at Jefferson School, Mrs. Margaret L. Terry.
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| A Teacher's Soliloquy |
This article, written by a teacher at Jefferson School (Rebecca J.
Hailstalk), expressed reflections on teaching. |
| Jefferson School Notes-A Christmas Story |
A short Christmas story written by first-year high school student
Lillian Watson.
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| Phelps-Stokes Papers |
Initated in 1911, the Phelps-Stokes papers were a
sociological project designed to analyze aspects of African American
life in the Charlottesville area. Phelps-Stokes fellows from the
Universitiy of Virginia conducted research on aspects of African American
life and published their accounts in the Phelps-Stokes papers. The
papers were funded with the hopes of "improving the condition of the
Negro." The linked excerpt was from the 1929-1930 series.
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