7 p.m.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
303 Pearl St. NW
Grand Rapids MI 49504
Dr. Jesse Buttrick Davis, principal at Central High School in the early 1900s
Historian, librarian and community leader Barbara Nan Schichtel will present for the first time the results of her fascinating historical research on the late Central High School principal Dr. Jesse Buttrick Davis and “his boys” starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl St. NW. Her research provides an inspiring story about a school leader who used his position among business leaders as a springboard to develop “his boys” into respected leaders by engaging them in community projects and organizations that still endure today, most notably the Grand Rapids Jaycees.
By working with the Grand Rapids Board of Trade, the forerunner of the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, the success of Davis and "his boys" made Grand Rapids a better place to live and had far-reaching consequences. The "junior" Chamber of Commerce, as the group was named when created in 1909, spurred the development of other "junior" groups nationwide before the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1920. The presentation is free and open to the public. Parking is free, too.
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