 In 1920, West left his position as Principal to become the Superintendent of Schools in Baltimore.He held this position for five years and in 1926 went to the University of Miami in Florida to become its first Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.As Principal of the Normal School, Dr. West initiated an enrollment campaign to attract more students, reorganized the school's administration, introduced the first summer session in 1918 and was instrumental in getting the State to adopt a system of teacher certification.