The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1886-12-18
Among the COIOred Citi.
ZenS.
BY G.. II. b.

Prof. VIM. II. Mayo was born in
OwensbOrO, Daviess county, XIV,
June IL, 1862. His parents, Harriet
iigdOn Mayo and Oscar Mayo, while
William was an infant, moved to
Ripley, Ohio. At this place he re-
ceived his first lessons i'm the graded
public school. AT the age of II
years, having finished the common
school course of instruction, his par
ents removed to Cincinnati i'm order
that he might receive a higher edu-
cation He entered the Intermediate
School at Cincinnati and advanced
quite rapidly each year for three
years, until he was admitted to
Gaines High School, i'm 1877, and
after pursuing a scientific and literary
course in said institution for four
years, he graduated with the highest
hOnors in his class, and received as "A
reward a so membership i'm the
Mercantile Library, of Cincinnati.
since and before Mr.. Mayo's gradu-
alton he has held some responsible
positions. After he had finished his
school days, he was employed by ST..
+ kinean, at Cincinnati, as order
clerk at his large coal elevator. In
the fall Of the same year he was
offered the position as bOOk-keeper i'm
the Lincoln Club, which he accepted
and filled with such success that he
won the respect of all who knew him,
and when he resigned that position
in December, 1881, to accept the
Principalship Of the Frankfort Color
ed Public School, the Directors of
said Club endeavOred to pursuade him
not to resign. But, feeling that ne
was called to assist in the elevation
OF his race, at the age Of 10 years he
took charge of the Public School of
this city, which, at that time, was
only classified and very imperfectly
disciplined. He at once set to work
on the task before him, and, i'm five
years, he has succeeded i'm bringing
our Frankfort COlOreu Public School
up to the standard of Louisville and
other good graded common schools.
His reputation as Il teacher and an
educator among his people has spread
far ana wide, and he is recognized as
one of our leading young men in the
State. He has been twice elected as
the Grand Master over $50 menu
bers of the Grand United Order of
Odd Fellows of Kentucky. His stern
and unwavering conduct and princi-
pie has won for him the confidence
and respect of his host of friends in
Frankfort and elsewhere. He is a
man, and, now ut the age Of
a years, has wide field before him,
which, should his thoughts continue
md his services be as good in the
uture as that i'm the past, we are con-
ident that when he has arrived at
middle age he will be able to look
back with pride over a rich field Ofhi
cultivation.
1t is hoped, for the benefit of the
Using youths of our city, that what
,ver changes may occur in the man.
lgement OF our schools, that Frank.
Ort will be able to keep i'm her pub
ic work Mr.. Mayo, who is indOrsed,
With possibly few exceptions, by
III our cOlOred citizens.
In our next letter we shall give an
ccOunt of the progress IN the Frank
Ort cOlOred school, aS the writer is Il
Onstant visitor of said school, and
las very good knowledge of its
There will be public exercises at
he school on Dec. 23d and 9th, and
is invited to attend.