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Benton Crooks Charles Pledge to Teach Fulfillment Form, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries
Removed from the Faculty-Alumni File Collection in 2016
Benton Crooks Charles attended William & Mary from 1901-1903 and 1909-1913.
This collection consists of one form, completed by Benton Crooks Charles, reporting how he fulfilled his pledge to the State Male Normal College and William & Mary to teach. Pledges such as this were required of Virginia students who attended William and Mary receiving financial assistance with the understanding they would teach in Virginia upon graduation.