White, Rufus Austin (1857-1937)

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Chicago Board of Education

Chicago Board of Education, School Management Committee

School Halls to be Social Centers, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 24, 1902, p. 3..jpg

Speech to the South Side League of Parents' Clubs Reunion, February 23, 1902 (excerpt)

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, December 19, 1905

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Birth Date

1857-11-24

Death Date

1937-07-25

Birthplace

Franklin, PA

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Rufus A. White was a member of the Chicago Board of Education and was on its committee for Buildings and Grounds in 1905. He was also a member of the committee for Districts 12 and 13. White was also a reverend. In 1907, he was the Vice President of the Board of Education and a member of the School Management Committee, and in 1908 he was the chairman of a committee that investigated the teaching of the "three R's" in Chicago. White was married to Louise E. Brooks in 1886. They had two children together, Austin and Leslie. White died in 1937.