Francis Harvey Green

Francis Harvey Green (May 19, 1861 – January 23, 1951) was an American educator, poet and lecturer. He served as Chair of English at West Chester Normal School for 30 years and as Headmaster of the Pennington School.

For the English footballer, see Francis Green (footballer).

Early life and education

Green was born in Booth's Corner, Bethel Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania on May 19, 1861 to Sharpless and Mary Booth Green.[1]

Green graduated from West Chester Normal School in 1882. He received a Masters of Arts degree from Dickinson University in 1893. Temple University honored him with a Doctor of Literature in 1909 and Juniata College with a Doctor of Laws in 1931. He did special work in English, especially Anglo-Saxon, at Amherst College (1860) and Harvard (1894-1895).

Career

He served as the Chair of English at Juniata College until 1888 and then took a similar position with the West Chester Normal School in 1890.[2] He held the position of Chair of English at West Chester Normal School for 30 years. He resigned in 1920 to become headmaster of the Pennington School in New Jersey. He retired in 1943 but continued as headmaster emeritus.

He was known as a reformer who lectured frequently on temperance and moral issues[3] and formed the Knights of Temperance in Chester County.

He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers Association, National Education Association, Transatlantic Society, American Asiatic Association, Harvard Club and Dickens Fellowship.[1]

He was the President of the YMCA in West Chester, Pennsylvania [4] and of the Chester County Historical Society.

Publications
  • Notes on Rhetoric (1909)
  • Quotations from Great Authors (1919)
  • What They Say Day by Day (1916)
  • What Others Say Each Passing Day (1920)
  • Desirable Degrees (1922)

Personal life
Francis Harvey and Gertrude Heritage Green grave at Siloam United Methodist Church cemetery in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania.

On September 12, 1911, Dr. Green married Gertrude Langdon, a teacher of English at Bryn Mawr College.[1] Dr. Green and his wife are both interred at Siloam United Methodist Church cemetery in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania.[5]

Legacy
Francis Harvey Green School sign

The State of Pennsylvania honored him during Pennsylvania Week, 1949, by naming him Pennsylvania Ambassador, for outstanding achievement in the best tradition of the Commonwealth.[6]

West Chester University named their library after Dr. Green in May 1947. A new library dedicated on October 30, 1966 was also named after Dr. Green.

Bethel township named the first non-single room school in their township after Dr. Green. He was present at the groundbreaking ceremony and spoke of education in Bethel. Dr. Green died within a few months and was not able to see the completion and opening of the school. The dedication for Francis Harvey Green School took place on November 9, 1952.[7] The school was demolished in 2010.[8]

References
  1. Special Collections, Francis Harvey Green Library. "Francis Harvey Green Library Dedication". digital.klnpa.org. West Chester University. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. Jordan, John Woolf (1914). Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography: Illustrated, Volume 3. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 781. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. Leonard, John William (1910). Who's Who in America, Volume 6. Marquis Who's Who. p. 779. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. The American Blue Book of Biography, Men of 1912. Chicago, IL: American Publishers' Association. 1913. p. 312. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. "Francis Harvey Green". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. McCarrick, Elizabeth (2013). Bethel Township, Delaware County. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-7385-9818-5.
  7. Goodley, George Walter (1987). Bethel Township Delaware County, Pennsylvania Thru Three Centuries. p. 49.
  8. Shomo, Eileen. "Portrait of Francis Harvey Green rests at Siloam Church". www.delconewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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