| Term | Notes | Date | Page |
| W.C.S.N.S. | established | 1869 | 5 |
| W.C.S.N.S. | the act establishing the Normal School | 1870 | 7 |
| W.C.S.N.S. | the proclamation naming the school | 1871 | 11 |
| W.C.S.N.S. | renamed West Chester State Teachers College | 1926 | 128 |
| W.C.S.T.C. | renamed West Chester State College | ||
| W.W. I | 1916/1917 | 111-112 | |
| W.W. I | 1917/1918 | 112-113 | |
| W.W. I | 1918/1919 | 113-114 | |
| W.W. II | 1941/1946 | 169-178 | |
| W.W. II | 1941 | 170 | |
| W.W. II Memorial | 1945 | viii | |
| W.W.I | 1918 | vii | |
| W.W.I Memorial | incl. photo | 1913 | vii |
| Walter, John | 1936/1937 | 160 | |
| Waddell, William | 1969 | 6 | |
| Waddell, William B | 1871 | 11 | |
| Waddell, William B | 1871 | 14 | |
| Waddell, William B | nd | 7 | |
| Wade, Lavallette | 1877 | 34 | |
| Wade, Myra | photo | 1942 | 171 |
| Wade, Myra | retired | 1955 | 190 |
| Wade, Senator | 1944/1945 | 175 | |
| Wagner, Becky | 1931 | 142 | |
| waiters | 1926/1927 | 128 | |
| waiters | 1935/1936 | 156-157 | |
| waiters | nd | 263 | |
| Waiter's Ball | 1926/1927 | 129 | |
| Waldman, Norm | nd | 182 | |
| Walker, Ruth | 1927 | 133 | |
| Walker, Winfield | 1871 | 17 | |
| walks | see: hikes | ||
| Walls, Alberta | 1931/1932 | 143 | |
| Walter, Charles F | 1871 | 17 | |
| Walter, Fannie K | 1871 | 17 | |
| Walter's Farm | incl. photo | 1930/1931 | 141 |
| Walter's Farm | 1915 | 110 | |
| Walter's Farm | see also: farm | ||
| Walter's Farm | see also: Tanglewood | ||
| Walters, N. Cresson | 1915/1916 | 110 | |
| Wanamaker, John | lecture | 1896 | 74 |
| Wanamaker's Department Store | 1939 | 167 | |
| Wapensky, Russell R | nd | viii | |
| war bonds | 1942 | 171 | |
| War Relief Fund Drive | 1943/1944 | 174 | |
| Ward, Barbara | 1970/1971 | 253 | |
| Ward, Jim | incl. photo | 1937 | 161 |
| Ware, Senator | 1968 | 232 | |
| Warner Theater | 1933/1934 | 147 | |
| Warner, Lucy J | 1873 | 28 | |
| Warren, B .Harry | 1946 | 179 | |
| WASHINGTON | 1831/1932 | 143 | |
| Washington Birthday Celebration | 1895 | 71 | |
| Washington Birthday Celebration | 1899 | 79 | |
| Washington Birthday Celebration | 1901/1902 | 83 | |
| Washington Birthday Celebration | photo | 1921 | 120 |
| Washington Building | 1946/1947 | 178 | |
| Washington Portrait | see: Peale Portrait | ||
| Washington Room | 1947/1948 | 181 | |
| Washington Trip | first trip | 1896 | 74 |
| Washington Trip | incl. photo | 1908 | 95 |
| Washington Trip | 1898 | 77 | |
| Washington Trip | 1905 | 89 | |
| Washington, Booker T | nd | 132 | |
| Washington, Booker T | nd | 55 | |
| Washington, George | 1909/1910 | 98 | |
| Washington, George | 1931/1932 | 142 | |
| water alert | 1963 | 219 | |
| water tower | incl. photo | 1966 | 234 |
| Waters Field | incl. photo | 1958 | 194 |
| Waters, Earle C | 1927/1926 | 134 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1929 | 139 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1932/1933 | 145 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1935 | 156 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1935/1936 | 159 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1936/1937 | 160 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1939 | 167 | |
| Waters, Earle C | incl. photo | 1942 | 171 |
| Waters, Earle C | 1948/1949 | 182 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1950/1951 | 185 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1952 | 186-187 | |
| Waters, Earle C | retires from coaching | 1957 | 192 |
| Waters, Earle C | retires / photo | 1958 | 194 |
| Waters, Earle C | 1960 | 203 | |
| Waters, Earle C | 1963 | 219 | |
| Watkins, Martin | 1969 | 244 | |
| Watkins, Martin | 1971 | 253-254 | |
| Watkins, Sam | retires | 1960 | 206 |
| Watson, Frannie C | 1899 | 80 | |
| Way, George | nd | 7 | |
| Way, Marshall | 1894 | 69 | |
| Way, Marshall | 1908/1909 | 98 | |
| Way, Marshall S | 1909/1910 | 99 | |
| Way, Warren | 1892 | 62 | |
| Wayne Field | 1899 | 79 | |
| Wayne Field | 1899/1900 | 80 | |
| Wayne Field | new grandstand / photo | 1900/1901 | 81 |
| Wayne Field | 1901 | 92 | |
| Wayne Field | 1903/1904 | 87 | |
| Wayne Field | incl. photo | 1904 | 88-89 |
| Wayne Field | 1905 | 89 | |
| Wayne Field | 1910 | 99 | |
| Wayne Field | 1918/1919 | 113 | |
| Wayne Field | 1933/1934 | 146 | |
| Wayne Field | lights installed | 1937 | 162 |
| Wayne Field | incl. photo | 1938/1939 | 165 |
| Wayne Field | Military encampment | 1971 | 256 |
| Wayne Field | see also: Fair Grounds | ||
| Wayne Hall | photo | 1911 | 100 |
| Wayne Hall | 1912/1913 | 102 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1914 | 107-108 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1918/1919 | 113-114 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1920/1921 | 120 | |
| Wayne Hall | incl. photo | 1923/1924 | 124-125 |
| Wayne Hall | 1925/1926 | 127 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1926/1927 | 128 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1927 | 133 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1930 | 141 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1934/1935 | 148 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1935/1936 | 156-157 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1936/1937 | 160 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1937 | 161 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1941 | 170 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1943 | 174 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1945/1946 | 176 | |
| Wayne Hall | 1958 | 194 | |
| Wayne Hall | (New Wayne Hall) | 1967 | 229 |
| Wayne Hall | (New Wayne Hall) | 1968 | 233 |
| Wayne Hall | (New Wayne Hall) opens / photo | 1971 | 255 |
| Wayne Hall Follies | first | 1937 | 160 |
| Wayne Hall Follies | incl. photo | 1940/1941 | 169 |
| Wayne Hall Follies | 1940 | 167-168 | |
| Wayne Hall Follies | incl. photo | 1943 | 173 |
| Wayne Hall Follies | 1943/1944 | 175 | |
| Wayne Hall Follies | incl. photo | 1947 | 179-180 |
| Wayne Hall Follies | 1949 | 182 | |
| Wayne Hall Follies | 1950 | 183 | |
| Wayne Hall Follies | 1951 | 185 | |
| Wayne Hall Follies | 1952 | 186 | |
| Wayne Hall Follies | 1953 | 187 | |
| Wayne Hall Follies | see also: Varsity Club | ||
| Wayne Telescope | 1901/1902 | 83 | |
| Wayne Telescope | 1946 | 177 | |
| WCOJ | 1961 | 210 | |
| WCOJ | 1964/1965 | 222 | |
| WCOJ | nd | 224 | |
| WCTU | see: Women's Christian Temperance Union | ||
| Weakley, Glenn | 1933 | 146 | |
| Wear, William | 1871 | 17 | |
| weather station | 1899/1900 | 80 | |
| Webb, Alexander | hired | 1914 | 107 |
| Webb, Jessie | 1893 | 68 | |
| Weber, Charlie | incl. photo | 1952 | 186-187 |
| Weber, Charlie | 1963 | 220 | |
| Weidinmeyer, Clem | 1932/1933 | 145 | |
| Weight Lifting Club | 1953/1954 | 188 | |
| weightliftinq | first intercollegiate contest | 1962 | 217 |
| Weir, David C | 1937/1936 | 163 | |
| Weir, Mary R | nd | 264 | |
| Weislogel, Louis | 1971 | 254 | |
| Welch, Charlie | 1947 | 179 | |
| Weller, Rudy | nd | 264 | |
| Wells, James | nd | 41 | |
| Wells, Jim | 1969 | 245 | |
| Wells, Jim | 1969 | 247 | |
| Welsh, Professor | 1887 | 51 | |
| Welsh, Professor | 1889 | 55 | |
| Welsh, Professor | nd | 79 | |
| West Chester Academy | 1869 | 5-6 | |
| West Chester Academy | sale | 1871 | 21 |
| West Chester Academy | 1873 | 27 | |
| West Chester Academy | established / illus | nd | 1-2 |
| West Chester Academy | nd | 4 | |
| West Chester Academy | nd | 7 | |
| West Chester Academy | nd | 9 | |
| WEST CHESTER ACADEMY | see: Lee, Katheryn | nd | |
| West Chester Bird Club | nd | 100 | |
| West Chester Bird Club | nd | 107 | |
| West Chester Board of Trade | 1923 | 123 | |
| West Chester Borough | Sesquicentennial | 1949 | 182 |
| West Chester Borough School Board | 1899 | 79 | |
| West Chester Chamber of Commerce | 1954 | 189 | |
| West Chester Chamber of Commerce | 1968 | 232 | |
| West Chester Exchange Club | 1960 | 201 | |
| West Chester Female Institute | nd | 5 | |
| West Chester Football Club | 1895 | 73 | |
| West Chester Gas Company | 1893/1894 | 68 | |
| West Chester National Guard | 1950 | 184 | |
| West Chester Optimist Club | 1963 | 219 | |
| West Chester Orchestra | 1874 | 30 | |
| West Chester Railway | 1890/1891 | 61 | |
| WEST CHESTER STATE COLLEGE DURING THE SIXTIES | 1969 | 239 | |
| West Chester State Normal School | see: W.C.S.N.S. | ||
| WEST CHESTER STATE PAST PRESENT, AND FUTURE | 1967 | 231 | |
| West Chester State Teachers College | see: W.C.S.T.C. | ||
| WEST CHESTER, HAIL, ALL Hail | nd | 167 | |
| West German National Men's and Women's Gymnastic Teams | 1958 | 193 | |
| West Germany | 1958/1959 | 195 | |
| West Point | 1892 | 65 | |
| Westcott, Howard | 1931 | 142 | |
| Westcott, Steward | 1935/1936 | 156 | |
| Weston, Benjamin | nd | 7 | |
| Westover | 1924/1925 | 126 | |
| Whedon, Professor | photo | nd | 119 |
| Whedon, Professor | 1915/1916 | 110 | |
| White Cross | see: Knights of the White Cross | ||
| White Shield League | formed | 1889 | 53 |
| White Shield League | 1896/1897 | 76 | |
| White Supper | 1926/1927 | 129 | |
| White Supper | 1963 | 220 | |
| White, Maggie | 1871 | 17 | |
| White, Sue | nd | xi | |
| Whitehurst, Mary W | photo | 1942 | 171 |
| Whiting, John | 1967 | 229 | |
| WHO SAID FAILURE | 1940 | 168 | |
| WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS | 1953/1954 | 188 | |
| Wickersham, James Pyle | 1869 | 5 | |
| Wickersham, James Pyle | 1870 | 10 | |
| Wickersham, James Pyle | 1871 | 11 | |
| Wickersham, James Pyle | 1876 | 33 | |
| Wickersham, James Pyle | nd | 7 | |
| Wickersham, Paul | 1871 | 17 | |
| Widdall, Kenneth R | 1961 | 208 | |
| Widdall, Kenneth R | 1964/1965 | 222 | |
| WILD NELL, PET OF THE PLAINS | 1961 | 142 | |
| Wiley, Paul | nd | 182 | |
| Wilkinson, Lloyd | nd | 208 | |
| Wilkinson, William | 1871 | 17 | |
| Willaver, S.G. | nd | 7 | |
| WILLIAM PYLE PHILIPS | nd | 270 | |
| Williams, Dave | nd | 182 | |
| Williams, Doris | nd | 264 | |
| Williams, Edgar | nd | 160 | |
| Williams, Ernest | 1946 | 178 | |
| Williams, Lois | 1966 | 224 | |
| Williams, Moses | nd | 7 | |
| Williams, Ted | 1936/1937 | 160 | |
| Williams, Ted | 1952 | 187 | |
| Williams, Ted | 1959 | 199 | |
| Williams, Ted | 1960 | 205 | |
| Williams, William G | 1971 | 253 | |
| Williamson, T. Roney | 1889 | 55 | |
| Williamson, T. Roney | 1890/1891 | 60 | |
| Wilson, Earl | nd | 264 | |
| Wilson, Ella P | 1871 | 17 | |
| Wilson, Jo | hired | 1925/1926 | 126 |
| Wilson, Jo | 1931 | 142 | |
| Wilson, Joseph P | 1969 | 5 | |
| Wilson, Laura | incl. photo | 1942 | 171 |
| Wilson, Laura | retires | 1959 | 196 |
| Wilson, Mr | 1932/1933 | 145 | |
| Wilson, William B | 1926/1927 | 130 | |
| Wilson, Woodrow | 1905/1906 | 90 | |
| Wilson, Woodrow | nd | 55 | |
| Winder, John | 1960 | 205 | |
| Winder, John | 264 | ||
| Windle, Emma | retires | 1960 | 206 |
| Windle, Erma | nd | 264 | |
| Windle, Mary | 1871 | 17 | |
| Windle, W. Butler | 1930/1931 | 141 | |
| window jumping | 1897/1896 | 76 | |
| Winger , Betty Lee | 1940 | 168 | |
| WINTER'S TALE | 1912 | 101 | |
| WIP | 1923 | 123 | |
| Wise, John | 1908 | 94 | |
| Wisneski, Dick | 1943/1945 | 175 | |
| Wolfangle, Andrew | retires | 1933 | 146 |
| Wolfangle, Andrew | nd | 264 | |
| Wolfangle, Dora | photo | 1942 | 171 |
| Wolfangle, Dora | retires | 1963 | 219 |
| Wolfangle, Dora | 1931 | 142 | |
| Wolfe, Joseph | 1965 | 222 | |
| Wolfe, Ruth | 1913 | 104 | |
| Wollaston, Carrie M | 1892 | 62 | |
| Wollerton, Fred W | 1871 | 17 | |
| Wollerton, William | 1869 | 6 | |
| Women' s Government | 1968/1969 | 234 | |
| Women Student Councilors | 1927/1929 | 133 | |
| Women's Athletic Association | 1967 | 230 | |
| Women's Christian Temperance Union | organized | 1885/1886 | 47 |
| Women's Christian Temperance Union | 1901/1902 | 83 | |
| Women's Christian Temperance Union | 1934/1935 | 149 | |
| Women's College Advisory Board | 1954 | 189 | |
| Women's Cooperative Association | 1938 | 166 | |
| Women's Gymnastic Team of Finland | 1959 | 195 | |
| Women's Recreation Association | incl. photo | 1942 | 170 |
| Women's Sports Banquet | 1969 | 235 | |
| Women's Suffrage Club | formed / photo | 1912/1913 | 102 |
| Women's Suffrage Society | 1897/1898 | 76 | |
| Women's Week | 1966/1969 | 234 | |
| Wonsetler, Frank B | 1914 | 106 | |
| Wood, Fred S | 1967 | 228 | |
| Wood, Fred S | 1935 | 150 | |
| Wood, Fred S | 1939 | 164 | |
| Woodlen, Milt | 1964 | 222 | |
| Woodruff, W.W | nd | 2 | |
| Woodward, John | 1893 | 68 | |
| Woodward, W | 1871 | 17 | |
| woodworking | 1889 | 54 | |
| Woolcott, Alexander | 1939/1940 | 167 | |
| Wooldridge, John | nd | 264 | |
| Wooley, Phoebe | 1871 | 17 | |
| Woolson, Frank S | photo | 1904 | 85 |
| world's fairs | see: Paris Exhibition | ||
| world's fairs | see: Columbia Exhibition | ||
| world's fairs | see: Sesqui-centennial Exposition | ||
| Worley, Francis | 1962 | 271 | |
| Worral, Hunter | 1871 | 14 | |
| Worral, Hunter | 1872 | 23 | |
| Worrall, E. Foster | 1871 | 17 | |
| Worth, Herbert | 1935 | 150 | |
| Worth, Herbert P | 1926/1927 | 130 | |
| Worthington, A.L. | 1894/1895 | 70 | |
| Worthington, J.L. | 1869 | 5 | |
| Worthington, Wilmer | 1869 | 38478 | |
| Worthington, Wilmer | 1870 | 10 | |
| Worthington, Wilmer | 1870 | 8 | |
| Worthington, Wilmer | 1871 | 14 | |
| Worthington, Wilmer | nd | 1 | |
| Worthington, Wilmer | nd | 7 | |
| WRA | see:Women's Recreation Association | ||
| wrestling | incl. photo | 1952 | 186 |
| wrestling | photo | nd | 237 |
| wrestling | 1933/1934 | 147 | |
| wrestling | 1940 | 168 | |
| wrestling | 1954 | 189 | |
| Wright, Benjamin | 1893 | 68 | |
| Wright, James | 1953/1954 | 188 | |
| Wright, James | 1959/1960 | 200 | |
| Wright, James | 1961 | 210 | |
| Wright, James | 1965 | 223 | |
| WRITERS HOLIDAY | first published | 1940 | 168 |
| Wyer | 1869 | 6 | |
| Wyeth, Andrew | 196/1967 | 228 | |
| Wyeth, Andrew | 1935 | 156 | |
| Wyeth, Jamie | nd | 252 | |
| Wyeth, N.C. | 1935 | 156 | |
| Wyeth, N.C. | 1936 | 166 | |
| Wyeth, N.C. | 1946 | 179 | |
| Wyeth, N.C. | nd | 124 | |
| Wynn, Earl | 1914 | 106 | |
| Wynn, Kate | 1871 | 17 |