Evening star., 1897-02-22
NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL.

A~n9d0n IL Dedicating. . L0n4-Neeaed
buaAAAA9 With l1ach Ceremony.
The new public school building at Lang
don Will be dedicated this afternoon; at 4
O'CLOCK wath appropriate exercises.
The building IL a neat frame and brick
STRUCTURE and Is located on q handsome
plateau. an acre in extent, near the inter-
section OF Frankfort and Goth streets, on
the line dividing winthrop Heights and
Langdon. The house II LIS by 20 feet, and
rises two stories aboys the basement. The
latter fs divided into two play rooms. for
the girls and boys, respectively, the floor of
each being brick, oemented: fuel rooms,
etc. The first floor contains two large
library, and the secot,d story several large
school and cloak roomx The appropriation
by Congress was 5000. and it was COM
pleted oy Messrs Pavarfni and Greer, the
contractors, within that sum.
The dedication of the school building will
marx the elimination Of about one year s
hard labor on the part of Mr.. H. 8. SUIT
ton, secretary, and other members of the
ton.
The new building has not been officially
named as vet. There are many persons
who think that this honor belongs to Mr..
sutton, VINO did SO much to agitaie the
question and secure the appropriation, but
Mr.. Sutton says he is not anxious that the
board should compliment him in such a
manner. me suggestion has been made
that the school be named Mills" =" in honor
of the late Clark Mills. the sculptor. who
resided for SO many years in Langdon.
The opening exercises will commence i'm
mediateiy after the arrival of the 3:25 pm.
train from Washington, at which time
superintendent w. B. Powell of the public
schools, Supervising Principal Patterson,
Dr. F. T. Howe and other speakers will be
met III the weather permits) ty the chill
dren of the school and escorted to the new
school building
Arriving there, Past Grand Councillor
Thomas p. Moore of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics will conduct a patriotic
service, during which United States flag
vii! be raised to the flagstaff on top of the
building, and music will be rendered by the
Metropolitan Mandolin Quartet.
The rest of the exercises will be con-
Quoted inside the building. and will COM
prise: Prayer, by Rev. Mr.. Grove, rector
of the Church of Our Savior, Brookland,
and st. Barnabas' Mission, Langlou; sing
ing of patriotic songs; addresses ty T'resi-
dent Watson of the citizens association,
In charge; Superintendent Powell and
Supervising Principal Patterson; two piano
solos: remarks by Mr.. Grant Sexton of
Avalon Heights, Mr.. Theodore Hull Of
Brookland, Mr.. W. ]. Fowler Of Ecking-
ton, Mr.. H. 8. Sutton of Langdon, DIR. L.
c. Loomis of Winthrop Heights and DR.
Franklin T. Howe of University Heights,
after which America will be sung by the
of the Langdon NJ. E. Church, will pro-
nounce the benediction.
1t is understood that in the near future
there will be a redivision of the school dis
tricts in this vicinity, and that some of
the children who now attend the city
schools, also those in SouIn Brookland.
lexington and on the Bladensburg pike,
will be expected to attend the Lapgdon
School, as the latter is much nearer to
their homes than are the schools which
they now attend.