Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
F. L. CARDoZo's RECORD. .,-
What the Supervising Principal Has
Done In School Work.

In view of the terms employed in his let
ter to the board of education by Superin-
tendent Chancellor in characterization of
Francis L. Cardozo, the once-dismissed SUI
pervising principal, whose reinstatement the
court has just ordered on the ground that
he had not been granted proper trial,
friends Of Mr. Cardozo feel that state
ment Of his record as a school teacher
should be given to the public. One of them
said this morning to Star reporter:
MIR. Cardozo Is native of South Caro-
lima. His father moved here with his fam
lily in 1875 and became principal of the NJ
Street High School in 1884, which position
he held for twelve years.
Mr.. Cardozo was educated in the public
schools of this city, graduating third In a
class of forty from the Miner Normal
School in 1890 Since then he has supple
mented his education by study at the
Hampton Summer Institute, the University
of Pennsylvania Summer School and a two
year course in typewriting and stenogra ply.
His record in the schools here is as follows:
September /, 1890, appointed first grade
teacher for Mt. Pleasant School; December
/, 1890, promoted to the grade of principal
for the Montello School; September 1, 1892,
promoted to the grade of principal at Grant
Road School; October Is. 1896, he was pro-
NOTED to the grade of principal at the Will
son School and made principal of the Will
son Night School; September 1, 1902, pro-
NOTED to the grade of principal at the Ste
vens School, and also made assistant di-
rector of night schools of the District of
Columbia; May "A. 1904. promoted to the
grade of supervising principal of the thir-
tenth division of the said public schools,
and on September 4. 1906 was appointed
and continued supervising principal In
these sixteen years he advanced from SAL
airy of $500 year to one OF $2,2oO. In the
summer of 1901 he established at Stevens
School, with the consent of the board Of
education, and successfully conducted, at
ored children. He is member and until
recently was vestryman of st. Luke's T.
E. Church. and has also been president Of
the Bethel Literary Society. Upon his pro-
motion to the principalship of the Stevens
School. one of the two largest public schools
in this city, the other being the Jefferson
School, letter regarding Mr.. CardoZo was
sent to the school authorities by Mr.. ]. r..
Keene at that time supervisor of county
schools, Of which the following Is, an ex-
tract: "'Mr. Cardozo began teaching the
first grade in my division in September.
1880. and was soon and frequently there
the eighth grade and principal Of the VIII
son School, an eight-room building. Octo-
her 1896 Throughout he was always I'M
der my supervision until his promotion to
the principalship of the Stevens School.
September, 1902. became early impressed
not only with his excellence as teacher,
but later, when principal of larger build
ings, with his fine executive ability. His
Christian character and the many activities
in which he engaged enabled him to WELD
a powerful and helpful influence over his
pupils and the people generally in the yar1-
ous communities in which he taught. l can
cheerfully and truthfully subscribe, there
cess in any field Of labor in which he may
find himself "