State Library of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Exhibitions

An address given by B. F. Hunsicker, President of the school board of Reading, Pa., to the Young Men's Christian Association lecture course on February 5, 1903. Included is a chronology of the Reading Public Schools, the annual report of the Superintendent to the school board regarding the school policy revised for school year 1902-1903, Reading school statistics from January 19, 1904 and budget figures for an unknown year.

Seven concerned Philadelphians offer brief statements about their visions and attitudes toward the observance of the United States Bicentennial Celebration in Philadelphia. The speakers are: The Honorable Edwin O. Lewis, Judge, Common Please Court, Retired; Andrew Jenkins, President, Mantua Community Planners, Inc.; Barbara Weisberger, Founder and Director of Pennsylvania Ballet Company; John B. Kelly, Jr., Councilman, Philadelphia City Council; John R. Bunting, Jr., President, First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Company; Romani Wardlaw, Student, Philadelphia Parkway School; The Honorable Paul D'Ortona, President, City Council of Philadelphia.