Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-31

Line 10 nitSen ears OF age Will reopen at the
same time, in charge OF Miss Sarah A. Pol
lock, Every parent should ee tue circulars
OF This excellent trsiling school.
Another Public school Trouble.
THE NAMING OF THE NEW CoLoRED
SCHOOL.
There is considerable dissatisfa elton
among some of the coIored people of the city
because the attempt to change the name OF
the Randall school building" to the ga IN
bush school building" did not succeed, and
there is talk OF an indignation meeting. In
understood, We may state at the recent
m Meeting OF the public school board, Trustees
Ryder, Ferguson, and Henry Johnson sub
mitted a resolution '.that the new school
tngtOn, corner OF Delaware avenue aud LIST
street, be hereafter called the Ambush
school building, in honor of the late EnOch
Ambush" and moved its adoption.
Mr.. John II. Brooks submitted q minority
report, In which he show ed that at the meet
Ing OF the board, December 8, 1874, Mr.. john
board in presenting q resolution "that the
school building for cOlored children, located
n Delaware avenue and LIST street southwest,
be known as the Randall school building !"
Mr.. Brooks says: At this meeting highly
eelogtsttc remarks were made by Messrs
johnson, Ryder and Brooks, and upon their
representation the board unanimously
school," The people residing In South Wash
iDgton, many the recipients of Miss Ram
dalls favors when alive, and others CONVEX
can't with her many kind and generous acts,
fully appreciated this gracious act of the
board I'm recognition OF q noble and we'll
spent life. The superintendent OF the
colOred schools. also recognizing the
Miss Randall in his annual report:
Change OF teacherships during the year was
rare. one sad record however, was made.
In the death OF Mics Eliza u. Randall, prin-
a n "a .
ware Avenue but nov as the Randall by
special action Of the board, the schools sus-
,sinsd great loss; loss, Her appointment TO
Der. 1867, and during the seven years. con-
nection she invariably rendered, in what
ever position placed, satisfactory and eff
cient service. In the last year or two she
seemed to suffer much from affection OF the
lungs. All efforts on the part OF friends and
school officers to induce her to give up her
charge were unavailing, preferring, as she
said, to die at her post which she literally
did. After the regular school hours on FRI
day, December 4, she returned to her resi-
s eboe Sgt before Monday the fEilSwng
served that the name OF the building was
changed from q street and not from that OF q
person who bad been thus honored. / be-
lieve this Ia the only instance I'm which such
a recommendation has been made TO this
board. have great respect for the petition
ers, ard IL the building had no name, and
were presented, with the request OF these
citizens, would no doubt favor that of Mr..
Ambush. But under the circumstances do
not think 1t proper and expedient TO make
The late Miss Eliza G. Randall was one OF
the noble band OF pioneers who followed
the sick. fed the poor, clothed the naked, and
taught the ignorant and recently enamel
pated slave. She solicited the unenviable
post OF founding school In this part OF
South Washington when 1t was q common,
with only improvised huts for habitattOns.
TIE people were poor and Just out of slavery;
she, through her many friends in the north
@ snd so to All WhS
made her acquaintance, and especially the
school officers, that she wss urged to continue
her g great Work. Room after room was, upon
to the original shanty, and I'VE schools
through her efforts established. In recogni-
ton OF her services she was made principal,
and held that position until her death. II
there 10 name that should be hOnored by
us, one that should win our admiration and
gratitude, especially those OF us who In the
that name IL Eliza q. Randall. Miss Ran
dali was also one of that noble band OF which
Sumner In the Senate and Stevens In the
GS Ss ,ns soil Of
one Of that band OF angels on earth who
gave her life TO her Masters service. do
not desire 70 rob Mr.. Ambush's memory of q
single honor, and, as 1 have said, had this
building never been named should. at the
request Of the petitioners, vote to name IL
Ambush SCHOOL, but having before made
known my views about Miss Raudalrs
worth, and the board having acted upon our
united request and named the building
Randall hope the board viii make no
change"
Mr.. Brooks offered q substitute for the res
olutions submitted by the majority; resolu-
ton retaining the name of "Randall School
building" and this resolution was adopted
as stated In yesterdays STAR.
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