Annotated by Louise L. Strawbridge, with the assistance of John E. Jones, Jr., and reproduced in the Germantown Crier vol. 36, no. 1 (winter, 1983-84), p. 15
Available at the Germantown Historical Society

Included are a photograph, 1913 caption, and annotation by Louise L. Strawbridge and John E. Jones.

• The 1913 caption:
  "Joseph E. Hill Public School, West Rittenhouse Street. Founded 1868 by William Cole. In 1892 named in honor of Jos. E. Hill, a pioneer Negro educator of Philadelphia."

• Annotation by Louise L. Strawbridge and John E. Jones, Jr.:
  "Although Negroes had the legal right to attend any public school they chose after 1881, as late as the 'teens only a few black children--and those from prosperous families--attended some of the predominantly white schools in small numbers. Most children attended the Hill School, staffed by six black teachers and Miss Marie E. Roland, a black principal. In 1899, according to DuBois, 173 Negro students attended Hill. DuBois also lists the 'Coulter Street School,' with 84 students, not to be found in the 1907 directory."

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