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The Manumit School was a progressive Christian socialist boarding school located in Pawling, New York, between 1924 and 1943, and from 1944 to 1958 in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Founded on purchased farm land by Rev. William Fincke and his wife Helen, it was formerly
A generation ago, U. S. immigrants found sanctuary and a melting pot in church or shop. Today’s immigrants, a more intellectual group, find both in school. Most famed German immigrants welcomed...
Manumit School was a Christian socialist co-educational, elementary, non-denominational, boarding school in Pawling, NY, 1924-1943, then in Bristol, PA, 1944-1958. In 1924, Rev. William Mann Fincke and his wife, Helen Hamlin, founded Manumit as an elementary level, co-educational, boarding school on a working farm in Pawling, NY.
Manumit School was a Christian socialist co-educational, elementary, non-denominational, boarding school in Pawling, NY, 1924-1943, then in Bristol, PA, 1944-1958. In 1924, Rev. William Mann Fincke and his wife, Helen Hamlin, founded Manumit as an elementary level, co-educational, boarding school on a working farm in Pawling, NY.
Title: Manumit School (1924-1957) URL: http://manumitschool.com/ Description: The Manumit School was an “experimental boarding school in Pawling NY. Founded on purchased farm land in 1924 by William and Helen Fincke, it was formally call the Manumit School for Workers’ Children.
This paper examines and discusses the Manumit School, which was founded in 1924 in Pawling, New York, by William and Helen Fincke. Manumit was described by its supporters as representing an alliance of progressive labor and progressive education.
This paper examines and discusses the Manumit School, which was founded in 1924 in Pawling, New York, by William and Helen Fincke. Manumit was described by its supporters as representing an alliance of progressive labor and progressive education.
