Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-28
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS.
The Resignation of Principal Riordona
acknowledgement Of Regret.

The Resignation of Principal hlofooA
Acknowledgements Of Regret.
At the meeting of the board of education
at the Franklin building last evening 1t was
announced that Mr. Robert r. Riordon'
principal of the Greenleaf School. director
of the night schools and manager OF the
summer vacation school. has rendered MS
resignation in order to accept the better
paging position of principal of the physlcai
culture branch of the Ethical Culture
School in New York city. The resignation
was accepted by the board with sincere re-
greet as Mr.: Riordon was regarded as one
of the best and most progressive teachers In
the District. --a'c
The feeling of the board in the matter
was expressed by Vice President Harries
in the following words:
THE resignation of Mr. Riordon leaves
the city without man to take his place.
Mr.. Riordon created the place he now
leaves. He conceived the idea of summer
school, put it into operation and gave MS
entire time to the plan. He is man OF
wonderful personal magnetism Wnen ne
went into the southwest section OF the CITY
he went unheralded. He made friends with
everybody He is known in every home In
that section. If he should raise his mana
and bid the people there to follow him, they
would drop whatever they might be doing
and follow. That is the way he is regarded
in the section where he has labored
Last summer, with no appropriation
from Congress for the work, Mr.. sRiordon
came to me and said he wanted to keep
the school going He gathered a band OF
teachers around him, working without pay,
and the summer school was kept open. He
is man with the true missionary spirit
mr.. Riordon is graduate of the Eastern
High School and the Normal School. He
was appointed a teacher In the second
grade on July /, 1897 He will assume en-
tire charge Of the physical culture work at
ho yohn xuhi oh fC an IL
ton for workingmen The school will in a
short time establish branch among the
people of the East Side, and 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Riordon will assume charge
of this. He will continue to serve the Dis
trict until the close of the present school
term. .,. -.
Among the other changes announced by
the board were the following
Appointments-Annie d. Jones, teacher of
sewing; Madeline p Morris, temporary
teacher of fourth grade at $500 per annum.
designations accepted-Louise Hamer,
teacher of sewing; r. r. Riordon, as teach
err of sixth grade, fourth division, and as
director of night schools; Mamie Rodier,
teacher of fourth grade. fifth division.
Promotion-F. S. Lyddane, from $3.50 to
$3.50 per annum; Gertrude Harris, from
third to fourth grade, at $3.50 per annum;
A. M. La Porte, from second to third grade,
at $3.50 per annum.
rurther leave of absence granted-Grace
Penney and Emma G. Crook. ..
Arrangements were made for the proper
observance in 1.-THE public schools of flag
day, June 10.
1t was announced that two scholarships in
the Phoebe A. Hearst kindergarten Train
ing School had been offered this years
graduates of the District high schools
Referring to his intended departure from
this city Mr.. Riordon said today: My one
big regret in leaving Washington is to de-
part from the Greenleaf School neighbor
hood, where the parents and children have
done SO much to teach me life's principles
and have caused me to develop sufficiently
to even have the opportunity of being in
the future associated with one of the best
schools of the country.
THE normal training of Mrs. Ida Gilbert
Myers and the official backing of Mrs
Mary Hope West Mrs. B. G. Francis and
Cen Geo. H. Harries together with Gen.
Harries financial aid, the work of devoted
summer school teachers and the magnif-
cent cooperation of parents and children
of the southwest section of the city, have
made for me success that is due to them
rather than to my own Efforts ..