The Echo. 1952.
San Antonio: 1952. [76]pp. Original textured tan cloth over smooth blue cloth with stylized title on front board in tan. Moderate soiling and minor wear to boards. Two manuscript ownership signatures (one in cursive and one in block capitals) on inside front cover. Very good. Item #12813
The 1952 annual for St. Philip's College, an historically-Black community college in San Antonio, Texas that is still in operation today, currently serving over 20,000 students in seventy disciplines. Interestingly, the text states that the yearbook was issued by the Freshman and Sophomore classes at the school, and is the fourth such edition of the annual. The yearbook contains the traditional assortment of administration, faculty, and student photographs, as well as information on the school's organizations, sports teams, and other activities. Surprisingly, we find no copies of any editions of any annuals from St. Philip's College in OCLC.
"St. Philip's College, a junior college in the Alamo Community College District on the east side of San Antonio, was founded in 1898 by James Steptoe Johnston, bishop of the Western Texas Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church. It was initially known as St. Philip's Normal and Industrial School. At first the school was a weekend sewing class for six Black girls held by a Miss Cowan in an old adobe house at what is now 502 La Villita. From 1900 to 1902 the school was directed by Perry G. Walker. In September 1902 Artemisia Bowden joined the school as administrator and teacher. Under her supervision the school grew from an industrial school for girls into a high school and later a junior college. During this period the institution was known as Bowden's School. In 1917 the school moved from La Villita to its present location. In September 1927, after several building additions, St. Philip's became a junior college for the Black community of San Antonio and vicinity. It remained a private Episcopal school until 1942, when it became a municipal junior college affiliated with San Antonio College under the auspices of the San Antonio Independent School District.... St. Philip's College had 601 faculty members and 10,828 students in the fall of 2010. Adena Williams Loston was president" - Handbook of Texas online.
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