The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-29
THREE DALLAS BOYS RISE FROM
THE RANIKS-MAKE RECORDS
TEACHER, SHORTHAND AND
MUSIC ROOM AT THE TOP PRIN.
GIPAL t. d. MARSHALL, H. w.
SCOTT AND j. b. C. JONES
BY N. w. Harllee.

A few years ago. Henry w. Scott,
I. ID. Marshall and j. B. G.. Jones.
were school boys at school number
two, now known as Booker Washing
ton school, corner Burford and Flora
streets. Since that day, t. d. Mar
shall has developed into a princi-
pal and teacher of standing, now be-
ing at the head Of the Dallas Sum
mer Normal Institute, and was for
two or three years an instructor in
the high school department, and sew
eral sessions as an instructor in
summer normal classes. Mr.. Mar
shall rose from the ranks and to the
position which he holds today as one
OF the city school principals. He ex-
cells easily in number relation, is
painstaking, and concise worker,
developing his pupils from the CEN
ter that gives out the impressions
through careful expression of cor
rect instructions.
Mr.. J. B. c. Jones did not take
to the teachers wan, but sought
different field, the field of music and
song, and the art of painting and
decorating. When boy at num-
Der two, he was charmed with the
melody of song, his eyes would glis-
ten when Miss Costing would give
a new song, for that was the music
and he would watch every
motion of the batone, and ask ques-
tons about the flags on the notes,
and open wide his mouth after the
manner of young birds in nest
when their mother approached with
their morning meal. Little did any
Of us dream that he would become
great bass baritone singer that he
Is, a pride Of our city. Would ii
not be very fitting for us to doff
our hats to the baby in the crib,
and ask the question, What pos
lie beyond. what facts, what
big facts, what human facts, what
related facts?"
But our main topic in this article
shall be the achievement of Mr. H. |
". Scott, who has remarkable ca
'eer pointing in an unusual direction.
1t school as we recall. he was a |
ad that smiled easily, polite, raising
lis hat to the lady teachers even at |
'ecess when they would speak to him. |
Courtesy seemed part of his make
ip, He = was that would acknow-
edge ID he had done wrong and
~ so doing avoided the teachers
erule with his congenial smile. Our
liary shows that his special forte
vas penmanship tracing letter heads,
written in spencerian charters, his |
lesk filled with G6aps of paper con-
aiming scripts that caused him to /
'e sharply rebuked occassionauy |
phen another line OF work was de-
iired But Whist did all this mean? |
after awhile the directors of the state |
air of Texas turned over TO the
writer $1,000 for prizes as premiums
or various lines of work among the |
;0lored people, and among these. we
,ffered premiums for the best writing.
he test pen decorations. and II was
Mr. scott who carried away these
,rizes fOn several consecutive years. |
eading eesily all competitors and |
itood in a class by himself.
Mr.. Scott wrote the names Of the |
graduates in the diplomas of the
ligher school for number OF years
IS a specialist in German character,
eceiving high praises froAi the sup
rinter ient of the schools CHASING
lis artistic writing the best of the
lind in connection with the schools
{ the city. This young man was
ia own teacher In this beautiful art
I decorative writing that secured
he position over white competitors
q filing out diplomas for high school
raduates. Is there ane iron roof
bove the head OF any one who wish
s to ascend above the ladder OF
words that one is pleased to call
Who shall set limits to
he aspiring and ambitious youth?
( any, let his hand he withered with
be blast that issues forth from the
cry tongue OF progress and deter
But Mr. Scott has not been con-
ant TO ss0p with that beautiful art
decorative penmanship. however,
iuch 1t may be desired. his aspi-
atoms have reached out in other
irections. He has mastered thel
hort-hand. and even established an
istitute that he might teach the
apid art OF writing. and is sim