National Republican., 1883-08-17

was named after tho late Peter Cooper, of
| New York city. He was n manufacturer, and
interested shimself in behalf of the working
classes by founding an institution (thc Cooper
| institutC) Mt cost of over half a million dol
| lars for their benefit.
! All these buildings are sot apart for the use
of the white schools of Washington and
| Georgetown. The list docs not include the
| high school building, nor buildings containing
less than four school rooms, and of course
| docs not include rented buildings.
Tho buildings set apart for the use Of tho
| colOrcd schools of Washington and George
town arc as follows
The Lincoln, named after Abraham Lin.
coin, who is held in perpetual remembrance
by the omancipatcd race, and by every othor
race for that matter
The Stevens named after Thaddeus Ste-
vcns, who protected, if he did not originate,
the common school system of Pennsylvania,
an enemy of slavery, and the greatest par
liamentary leader of modern times.
The Sumner named after Charles Sumner.
who never ialtered from the day he was
stricken down in the senate chamber by
blow from behind to the day Of his death, in
his demand for justice to the black man.
The LoyCioy, named after Elijah =. Love
JOY "a brother of Owen Lovcioy), who edited
i'll 1867 the Alton Observer, an anti-slayory
paper published in Alton, III. His press was
twice destroyed by pro-slavery mob, and he
himself was shot to death by the mob while
defending his premises against third attack.
The Garnett, named after Henry Highland
Garnctt late American minister to Liberia,
and cOlored man Of the same order of intel
lcct as that of Frederick Douglass and Wen
dell Phillips.
The Anthony Bowen, named aftor II worry
worthy colored man, long u resident of South
Washington.
The John f. Cook, named after an eminent
colored man, who purchased his own freedom,
come to Washington and began teaching in
the old Smothers' school house on ii street,
near Fourteenth in 1884, where he continued
| to teach, with n single years intcrmission
| (Caused by the "Snow riot" in 1880, until
| 1855, where he died. lie was also clergy
man, and the father of a large family, among
whom is the present popular collector of
district taxes, though how man can bo
| popular in such an Office and business is too
hard for me.
The Randall, named after Eliza G. Randall
"one of that noble band of pioneers" says
Trustee Brooks, "who followed closely the
armies of the union, and rescued the sick
fed the poor, clothed the naked, and taught
| the ignorant and recently Cmancipated
! slave. She solicited the unenviable post of
founding school in this part of South
| Washington (where the Randall stands when
| 1t was common with only improvsed huts
for habitations and she died at her post. If
there is a name that should be honOred by
us, especially those of us who wcro deprived
of every educational advantage, that name is
Eliza G.. Randall"
The Chamberlain named after Eliza Cham
berlain n lady who, like Miss Randall left
home and kindred to labor among and teach
| the children of tho freedmen.
! The Longlellow, now in process of erection,
and named after Americas greatest poet.
The Banncker, named after Benjamin Ban
| npkgr, ~ negro mat tnpmatipiuu of MARYLAND
| Thomas Jefferson sent Il manuscript copy of
| Banncker's almanac to the secretary of the
academy of sciences Mt Paris. Banncker
assisted in running the boundary lines of the
District of Columbia, and in laying out Wash
ington city"
And, finally, the Miner building which,
| though not owned by the district, has been
rented by it, and for all practical purposes
may be regarded rs one of the public school
buildings. In it is located the Miner normal
school and the cOlored high school. 1t was
erected with tho fund collected by
Myrtilla Miner to found an institution for
the education of colorcd youth. The trustees
of this fund concluded that the best use
| they could put itsannual income trent of this
| building) to, was the maintenance of Il nor
NAL school. Accordingly they combined
with the school board and established the
| Miner normal school, under Joint control,
| where the advanced pupils from the colored
| high school, who desire to engage in teach
| ing, are admitted free of charge. The ar
rangcment is advantageous to the district
and satisfactory to the donors and trustees of
| the fund.
| / am not familiar with the school buildings
| in the county. or their names, and, of course
have not included them.
The size of each building mentioned is in.
| dicatod by its seating capacity for pupils
The Jefferson is provided with 1,200 desks
and chairs, and is amply sufficient to accom-
modate that number Of pupils; the Franklin
| 1000; the Wallach, SeatOn, Henry, Force,
| Peabody, Webster, Gales, Analostan, Lincoln,
| Stevens, Sumner, Garnett, Cook, Randall, and
| Miner, each 720; the Abbot and Curtis, each
| $40; the Amidon, Bryant, Cooper, Bowen,
| Chamberlain, Banncker, and Longfollow,
each 4s0; the Crauch, Thompson, and Love
| joy, each 800; and the Mccormick, Potomac,
and Greeneaf, each 2i0, making an aggregate
seating capacity in all the buildings of 1920
add to this the seating capacity of the high
school building and tho grand aggregate will
reach about twenty thousand. OBSERVER.
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