Newlon, Jesse H. (Jesse Homer), 1882-1941

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Black and white print of headshot of Jesse Homer Newlon as Superintendent of the Lincoln (Nebr.) Public Schools, who later became Superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

Abstract Jesse H. Newlon (1882-1941) served as Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools from 1920 to 1927. During his tenure, Denver became nationally known for its innovations in public education. While Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools, Newlon oversaw the building of fifteen schools, created a program for curriculum revision in which classroom teachers were the key participants, and gained consensus for a single salary schedule for teachers, regardless of whether they taught in...

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4 black and white prints of headshots of Jesse H. Newlon, superintendent of Denver Public Schools and later professor of education at Columbia University.

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Black and white print of headshot of Jesse Homer Newlon as Superintendent of the Lincoln (Nebr.) Public Schools, who later became Superintendent of Denver Public Schools

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Programs for the University of Denver undergraduate, graduate and doctoral commencement ceremony Fifty-Eighth Year, Wednesday, the Seventh of June, 1922. Honorary degree recipient: Jesse Homer Newlon, Doctor of Laws. Conferring Degrees: Wilber D. Engle, the Acting Chancellor. The Commecement Address was givenb y David Starr Jordan, M.S., M.D., Ph.D., LL.D.