Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-14

the family so famous in American politics
gives the name to the Birney building
neld many other District offices, is per
petuated in the Lenox School, The Mci,or-
mick building is probably named after Hugh
mccormick. famous Capitol Hill teacher
tnough some claim that Rev. A. T. Nc
Cormick, school trustee for twenty years
and a man of great influence for good. is
the one for whom the building Is named
The Thomson building is named after its
former owner, Strong John Thomson, who
was also teacher in the schools. The Alb
bolt was given the name of the owner of
the lot on which the building stands 1t
was at one time called the Berret building,
Dut to prevent confusion the Commissioners
gave it the present title when the new
building, now called the Berret, was con-
structed.
Some Colored school buildings.
The Amidon building was so named to
perpetuate the consecrated work of noble
woman. In addition to years of success.
full effort in the schools. Miss Alnidon do
mated fund to enable a medal to be given
each year to ''the most amiable girl who
should be so adjudged by the suffrage of
her classmates. James Wormley the ia
nous hotel proprietor. is perpetuated in the
Wormley School. The Chamberlain build
ing is named in honor of a former school
principal.
In 1907 three free colored men, George
Bell Nicholas Franklin and Moses Liver
pool, inaugurated a school for colored chill
dren on the present site of Providence Hos
p:taf. This was the inception of the pres.
ent excellent system of schools for colored
youth in Washington. George Bell gives
the name to the Bell building. and the
John F. Cook building is named after Reli's
rother-in-law, another pioneer colored re-
fo rmer in the District, and the ancestor of
the Cook family of which Superintendent
Cook is member.
Senator James w. Patterson gives the
d. C-L - H.
tor was instrumental in obtaining Cor the
schools the appropriation for the Wal
ZACH building, and when that building was
dedicated he was the orator of the occa-
sion. Tc him was due the credit of getting
the appropriations for colored schools set
apart a separate fund, and thus in
augurating a distinct school system for the
colored youth of the city.
The Ambush building is named after DIR.
James Enoch Ambush, who, in April, 1873,
in the basement of Israel Bethel Church on
Capitol Hill, started a school for coiored
children. and in 1913 built building for
the same purpose on E street south. The
Garnet building is named after Rev. Henry
Highland Garnet, a distinguished New York
divine and prominent anti-slavery agitator,
who was minister to Liberia at the time
of his death. The Giddings School derives
its name from Joshua R. Giddings whose
congressional term from 1899 to 1859 was
rife with contests in behalf of the negro
The Anthony Bowen building is named
school trustee. The Slater School is so
named from the man who was prominent
in obtaining the appropriation of a million
collars for the education Of the negro.
A COlOred Astronomer.
The Banr eker is named in honor of a
distinguished colored astronomer of Jeffer-
sons time who was engaged in the work
of surveying the site of the city. The
Jones School is named after a wealthy col
ored citizen and trustee in the northwest
ern part of the city. The Briggs is so
named to commemorate Miss Martha E.
Briggs, the principal of the colored Normal
School and for some time connected with
Howard University.
The Lovejoy perpetuates the name of the
friend of coored youth, who was murdered
at Alton, Ill. The Randall is named after
Miss Randall, a young northern woman
who devoted the best part of her life to
the education Of the colored children of the
city.
The names of the Central. Eastern and
Western High Schools and of the High
School of the seventh division are in them
selves suggestive of their origin. The