Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-30
THREE ARE APPOINTED
TO EDUCATION BOARD
John Van Schaick, Jr.; Marguerite
S. Gerry and DR.. J. H. John
son Chosen.

John Van Schaick, jr.; Marguerite S.
Gerry and DR.. J. Hayden Johnson were
today named as members of the board
of education to succeed Henry P. Blair.
Miss Edith Kingman Kern and DIR.
Greed w. Childs. whose terms as mem
bers of the board expire today. The
announcement was made late this aft
ernoon by the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia.
In making the announcement of the
new members of the board the court
said that as an administrative policy
they thought the time had arrived for
making changes in the personnel.
Rev. DR.. John Van Schaick, Jr., be-
came pastor of the Church of Our
Father (Universalis) in 1900, coming
from New York. where he was assist
ant pastor of the Church of the Divine
Paternity.
Prior to this time he occupied the
chair of history and literature at EN-
pcria College. Kan.
DIR. Van Schaick was born in Coble-
skill, y. Y, November is. 1873. and was
graduated in 1894 from Union College
at Schenectady, n. "
Since coming here Dr. Van Schaick
has taken deep interest in all mat
ters of a philanthropic nature. includ-
ing the Associated Charities, commit
tee for the prevention of tuberculosis
He also did much work recently in
Belgium in Red Cross relief work.
Mrs. Gerry Formerly a Teacher.
Margarita Spalding Gerry is a ma
tive of this city, having been born here
July %, 1870; daughter of Harvey and
Sophia Hutchinson Spalding She re-
ceived the degree of BIS. from Well
lesley College in 1891.
She was married to Phillip Fusting
Gerry of Gainesville, Md, and Wash
ington in 1898. Mr.. Gerry died in May.
1908.
Mrs. Gerry was a teacher in the high
schools of this city from 1892 to 1888,
having taught in the Eastern High
School. She is a member of the Uni
tartan denomination and a member of
THE Literary" Wellesley Afumnae
Association. She is the author of sew
eral books and contributor to mag
azines. She resides at 2944 Macomb
street.
DR.. johnson Repeatedly Honored.
DR.. J. Hayden Johnson is forty-one
years old. He resides at 1912 Vermont
avenue. He is graduate of the local
colored high school and of the pre-
paratory department of Howard Uni
versity. He took special course in
howard university ana graduated from
toe medical department in 1900 He is
a member of the board of managers of
the colored Y NJ C. A and first vice
president of the Central Northwest Cit
liens Association. He is chairman OF
the executive committee of the Parent
Teachers Association of the Garnett
School. He was formerly president
and is now chairman of the COMMITTEES
on public health of the Medical So
ciety. He is also state vice president
of the National Medical Society. He
is president of the Mems Club of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church. He is
the organizer of the Physicians Read
ing Club.
The fact that the Supreme Court had
failed to reappoint any one of the three
members whose terms We're expiring
came as distinct surprise to those in
terested in school affairs. Mr. Blair
was president of the board of education
and had been one of it's leading mem
bers for the last three years.
Mr.. Blair had served two terms on the
board of education. having first been
appointed in 1910 He was one of its
Oldest members in point Of service Mrs.
Kern and DR.. Childs had each served
one term of three years.