White-Williams Foundation ephemera

Pamphlet titled “Making Ends Meet through Scholarships Educational and Vocational Guidance A Junior Employment Service.” Dated November 1921. The pamphlet advocates for the prevention of delinquency through education and discusses three aspects of the White-Williams Foundation: the department of school counselors, the department of scholarships, and the junior employment service. The pamphlet has several stories of children with various struggles regarding school and work and how the Foundation addresses these concerns.

The White-Williams Foundation’s five years review for the period ending December 31, 1921. The pamphlet explains the evolution of the Foundation, which sought to realign and redirect its goals starting in 1916 in response to other agencies supplanting the Foundation’s (then the Magdalen Society) current functions. The Society switched its focus to the prevention of delinquency through vocational and educational guidance and changed its name to The White-Williams Foundation for Girls in February 1918. Initially focused on 5th and 6th graders, the Foundation extended its age range to the beginning of a child’s school life and provided support for boys. The paper discusses special projects, its relationship with other social agencies, the financial policy, and the future of the Foundation. It also provides some statistics of service and financial statements.

Summarized financial statement from January 1 to December 31, 1922. The paper also notes how salaries were distributed, what problems the teachers and principals faced, the number and location of counselors, the number of scholarships, how many visits were made to children’s homes, and various statistics on the Junior Employment Department. The end of the year total receipts was $85,759.96 and the balance was $1,090.16.

Pamphlet about the purpose of the White-Williams Foundation and how the Foundation operates in order to provide educational and vocational guidance to individuals. The first page lists the first point, which is “Maintaining Counselors.” The second and third pages have the hierarchical structure of the Foundation. The fourth page lists points two, three, and four, which are “Training in Co-operation With the Pennsylvania School of Social and Health Work,” “Research,” and “Development of Public Opinion.” The page also lists the trustees. Notable people include Frank D. (Dekker) Watson, who was the president of the Foundation and professor Sociology and Social Work at Haverford College.