Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-12
A Veteran Teachers Anniversary.
A PLEASANT REUNION AND UNEXPECTED

a PLEASANT REUNION AND
PRESENTATIONS.
Yesterday afternoon the room OF female in
1eImediate school No I, second district. 18th
street, between NJ and N y in charge of Miss
Emily Billings, was the scene of a very pleas
ant reunion. the occasion being the celebra-
tion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Miss
Billings appointment to a position in the
public schools of Washington. Amorg those
present, besides her present scholars and
friends interested in her and her school. were
many who had at some time during these
or in some way connected with her in her
professional capacity.
BY request, Mr.. Woodward, of the Board of
School Trustees. occupied the chair. On the
platform We're seated several gentlemen well
known in connection with the public schools,
among whom were Superintendent Wilson,
grammar school, MessTs. Mcclellan, Il. Rich
ards, Hart and Others. The chairman, SUI
perinteEdent Wilson. MessTS. Richards, Stu
art, Thompson. Mcclellan, Hart, ChOate aud
johnson male short and pointed addresses,
full of "reminiscences of the past of the public
schools, and congratulations appropriate to
the occasion.
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES.
OF by-goEe school days 10 may be men
the educational work of our city quarter of
century ago, but six are now living, and
but one was present To interchange congratu-
Latlohs yestGSTaay. vi Ihe trustees OF that
Ashdown represented not only the school
board Of 1915, but the board OF aldermen of
remembered by the older citizens of the an
Gent Island" as having done that section
of our city good service judiciouS trustee
and friend OF our then infant school system,
Bacon, DIR. Jas K. Morgan and Peter W.
Pearson, esq, were the cOmpeers and success
sors of Mr.. Ashdown, all of the fourth school
district, except Mr.. Bacon. Mr.. Jonas b.
Ellis i'm 1s4s, and prior TO that time, repre-
scented the third school district Navy Yard
and Capitol BILLY, and afterwards he mi
South WaObinOtOn yCh ba
served for several years and represented the
schools of South Washington with jealous
ndelity: Mr.. Geo. j. Abbot, of the first
school district GALL that portion of our city
west of 10th street west), was one of Miss
Billings earliest and warmest friends, as
md ne was OF every teacher worthy Of
qualifications for the positions that he held
trustee, secretary and treasurer OF the board,
tnree offices without pay, then equivalent in
The Kind of duties to those of the present SUI
per1nfendent aad secretary. He was a prac-
tlcal teacher, a fine scholar, an affable
gentleman, and an ardent friend OF popular
sducf ton. Mr.. Abbot does not now reside
in the city. o. the teachers OF a quarter of
century back, all that were then and now
employed in our public school work Were
present yesterday. They were Mrs. Emily
Myers and Miss Billing, OF the second school
district; Mrs Rodier, of the first, and John
T. Thompson, OF the fourth, who is now the
longest in service, this being his twenty
eighth year.
At the close Of the addresses Miss Billings
was made the unexpected recipient of the
following handsome testimonials Of respect
and goodwill on the part OF the donors. A
silver bouquet holder and card case from the
pupils OF the female grammar schools of the
ID district, Miss Lane, teacher, presented by
Miss Nellie Mclean. a gold and silver
plated cTeam-pitcher from her present pupils,
presented by Miss Annie Mills. a silver
tea-urn and sugar bowl from the teacher OF
the grammar and intermediate schools OF the
ID district, presented by Miss Julia A. Brown.
a from
VINO are now teachers in the I'd district, was
presented by Miss Emma l.. Bond. las each
of the above was presented, the young lady
making the presentation Fecited a verse COM
posed for the occasion by Trustee McLeilan.I
An elegant silver oyster tuTeen, from two or
the present and four of the former trustees of
the ID district. was presented by Mr.. Wool
ward, and a silver vase by Mrs. Ellsworth, a
former pupil.