aid programs of federal , state , or local governmental agencies and other organizations or entities , public or private , and to make such adjustments in its educational programs or other policies that the Trustees may deem advisable in order to permit , facilitate or expand such funding . In particular , but without limitation , the college may impose fees and charges such as entrance fees , refundable deposits , annual fees , technology access fees , shop fees , student activity fees , parking fees , charges for books , supplies or equipment or other fees and charges , require payment of health insurance premiums or other costs , and may collect dues or contributions from scholars when duly authorized by a recognized student council , student association , student club or class . The college may , in its discretion , reduce or eliminate all or any part of such fees , charges or other costs , based on a scholar ’ s demonstrated financial need , the college ‘ s available resources or other factors .
If , in the opinion of the Trustees , any scholar should become incompetent to learn or master a trade , or become intractable or insubordinate , or be guilty of vice or crime , he may be expelled from the college by the Trustees , and I direct that all scholarships and other documents shall be so drawn as to permit this to be done . I particularly direct that the decision of the Trustees as to whether a scholar deserves expulsion under this article G shall be final and conclusive upon the subject . And I further direct that the Trustees may cancel the scholarship of any scholar upon withdrawal from the college or for any other reason which , in the judgment of the Trustees , is good and sufficient … .
The College ’ s History
The 220-acre campus , located in Middletown Township , Delaware County , Pennsylvania , was purchased in 1889 . Frank Furness , one of the most prominent architects of the day , was employed to design the buildings . The school opened in 1891 and it offered three-year programs in bricklaying , carpentry , machine shop , and patternmaking . With the first graduation in 1894 , the school became a significant pioneer in America ’ s vocational education movement .
In 1957 , when a fire destroyed all but one of the shop buildings , it looked like Williamson might be forced to close , but the college was saved when the Board of Trustees entered into agreement with the Trustees of the Rodman Wanamaker estate , creating the John Wanamaker Free School of Artisans , now an integral part of Williamson . The agreement funded the construction of four new shop buildings and a general education building and provided an endowment that covered an increase in the number of scholarships offered .
Until 1961 , students were of high school age and the school ’ s curriculum emphasized the trades . However , due to the rise of secondary education and the significant advances of technology , the Williamson Board of Trustees decided to convert the school to a postsecondary institution . Programs
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