The morning times., 1897-02-23
NEW TEMPLE OF LEARNING
The School Building at Langdon
Appropriately Dedicated.
AN INTERESTING OCCASION
The Services Were Under tie
Auspices of the Northeastern
Suburban Citizens Association.
Many WeII-Known Washington
tans Were Present.

The new public school building at Lang
don was dedicated yesterday afternoon
under the auspices of the Northeastern
Suburban Citizens Association.
The exercises commenced immediately
after the arrival of the 1925 D. N train
from Washington. when Superintendent w
+. Powell. OF the public schools; Supervis-
ing Principal Patterson. and other speak
ers, were met by the school children and
escorted TO the new school building
On arriving there Past Grand Councillor
Thomas p. Moore. of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics, conducted patriotic
service. during which a United States flag
was raised Oh the roof Of the building
amid the strains OF patriotic music. With
in the building the program was an elab-
crate one. First came the grand march
OF the children. After prayer by Rev. j. I.
Grove. of the Church of Our Savior, of
BroOkland, and st. Barnabas' Mission, of
Langdon, Mr.. A. NJ, Gould delivered a
flag Grafton and The Star Spangled Ban
ner'' was sung in chorus.
Following a piano solo by Mrs. DR.. z.
W. Alderman, Introductory remarks were
made by Mr.. J. w Watson, president of
the Northeastern Suburban Citizens AS
soclduon. He was followed by Superin-
tendent Powell. Mr.. Po Well referred To the
schools OF the District of Columbia as
being surpassed by no other system, and
touched upon the fact of the harmony
existing between teachers ana pupils. as
well as bet the schools and families.
Supervising Principal w. B. Patterson
referred to the progress of the esta blish-
ing of improved school facilities spoke Of
the need OF still greater facilities, and
congratulated the citizens OF the District
concerned in the acquisition OF the new
school building. After a piano solo by
Mrs. DR. Alderman, DR.. a. P. Pardon, of
the board Of trade, made a spirited adj
dress, in which he referred to the Junior
order OF United American Mechanics as
having been instrumental i'll establish
ing the national flag on the schoolhouses
throughout the country.
Legislature after legislature, said DR..
Pardon, has adopted the schoolhouse
flag, until that State is ashamed that has
not the United States flag fluttering over
its schoolhouses.'
Mr.. Grant Sexton spoke on the interests
OF Avalon Heights, and after a piano
ing needs and interests of Langdon were
discussed by Mr.. II. s. Sutton.
DR.. Frank T. Howe, representing Uni
verSity Heights. spoke of the necessities
requiring remedy at the hands of the
Commissioners and Congress. He said
that the time was past when it was ap-
propriate to appeal to Congress for schools.
I'VE should demand them. 1t was mis-
| take to beg improvements from the Com
missioners and Congress, as they are
| placed in authority over us, to provide
/ needed facilities''
A piano solo was rendered by Mrs DR..
/ Alderman, and the exercises closed with
| the singing Of My Country, lis of Thee
/ i'll chorus by the school children.
The new school building is a commodore S
/ frame and brick structure, located on a
| plateau of about two acres in extent, and
| about 800 feet above tide water. 1t is
near the intersection of Frankfort and
/ Twentieth streets, on the line dividing
/ Winthrop Heights and Langdon. The
building is 125 by 20 feet, and rises tive
stories above the basement. In the base
/ ment are two large playrooms, for boys
| and girls, respectively.
The first floor contains two large school
rooms, with cloak rooms and library, and
! the second story, several large school
rooms, with cloak rooms att tached. This
building is one of the two schoolhouses
secured for the northeast section last June
the other being at the corner OF Fifth and
! streets northeast. The school is in.
| tended to accommodate pupils from Lang
! don, Avalon Heights Winthrop Heights
and South Brookland.