Evening star., 1920-02-21

Emory NJ. Wilson, principal of Cen
tral High School for eighteen years
and one Of the educational leaders of
tie community. died at Garfield Hos
pital about . o'clock yesterday after
noon of pernicious anemia. from
years. He. went to the hosnita! Jam
uary 16. with influenza. This devel-
oped into pneumonia. and with Ii re-
appeared the old malady.
Mr.. Wilson was to have received a
TRANSMISSION of blood at > o'clock yes
terday afternoon. When that hour
approached his physician, DR..
Charles Stanley White. found the pa
tient too weak tn be put on the OPP
death was very neAr Mrs. Wilson
was with her husband when the end
came. He WAS conscious and she had
watched at his bedside all day.
Returned to Aor;. in Deccmbcr.
Apparently in sound health, E1r. Will
son returned to his duties at Gem
trail High School last December and
received an ovation from teachers,
pupils and alumni.
He had suffered an acute collapse
in August. 1873 and for nearly = year
was q patient in Emergency Hospi-
tai. where he received twenty blood
transfusions. After his discharge
from the hospital he left. the city for
rest and further Tecuneration at vari-
Gus health resorts. During his con-
finement in Garfield Hospital he re-
ceived five more transfusions.
Tribute of Late As~oriates.
School administration officials and
teachers today voiced their deep re-
gard for Mr.. Wilson. Ernest L.
Thurston, superintendent of schools,
flown at half staff until after the
funeral. And to the educators mem-
ory he paid this tribute:
The death of Mr.. Emory Wilson.
principal of the Central High School.
was a very serious loss to the educa :
tional system of the District of CO.
lumbia. which will be felt as a deep
personal loss by the hundreds of
school people who have come directly
in touch with him and by the many
thousands of pupils who have felt his
personal influence.
Mr.. Wilson gave his strength. en-
ergy and time absolutely without
limit to the school of which he was
the head. Undoubtedly his breakdown
was due to overwork in connection
with his duties in organizing and de-
Veloping the school in it's new home.
Central High School has always been
noted for the fine spirit of its student
body and faculty. In very large de-
gree, l believe, the credit for this be-
longs to Mr.. Wilson. In many ways
the school, itself, is a memorial to
him"
Fred L. Fishback. lifelong friend of
the educator, said today:
Mr.. Wilson literally gave his life
for the Central High School He
worked day and night and vacations
were practically unknown to him. He
students in the big school was doing
his work and even became familiar
with their traits of character
He seemed to know every boy and
girl aud to be able to call them by
name. even when they returned years
after graduation. He had deep per-
sonal interest in every one of them.
and it is no wonder that he endeared
himself to them ALL
Mr. Wilson also had part in the
welfare of the teachers of the school
and was a friend and helper to teach
ers and students alike. He was pc
culiarly fitted for the principa lship of
the great school of which he was a
graduate.
His memory will long be cherished
by thousands of the young people of
Washington. and by all who are in
terested in the cause of education in
the nations capital
Play Postponed. n
The play which was to have been
given at Central High School audi
torium tonight by the junior class of
George Washington University has
been postponed until the latter part
of next week because of the death of
Mr.. Wilson.
Born in Georgetown, June 5, 1871,
the SON of J. Henry and Virginia Sims
Wilson. Emory Wilson was graduated
from the old Washington High School
in 1889. Thence he went to Cornell
University, where he was graduated
with the bachelor degree in phil
osophy, and where he was a member
Of the faculty for year.
Returning to Washington in 1894, he
was appointed a history teacher in
Eastern High School. Then he was
transferred to Central High School
and became head of the history de-
partment there. In June. 1902, he
was appointed principal of Central
Several times during the following
years ne was proposed for the su-
perintendency of schools. but he al
ways preferred to remain with his
teachers and pnpils at Central.
Strength Was Ovcrtaxed.
Deeply interested in his labors and
IN pTODlenlS OIL
brought about by war conditions, Mr.
Wilson overtaxed his strength by
overwork during the months imme-
diately preceding the first collapse,
and his friends say today that he gave
his life to the cause of education.
Surviving Mr.. Wilson are his wife.
Mabel Lamborn Wilson, and three
children. Douglas, Jean and Kenneth
The last-named. an infant is in Johns
Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore. re-
ceiving treatment for mal-nutrition.
Funeral Monday IL AM.
Funeral services will be held at II
o'clock Monday morning at Central
Presbyterian Church. 18th and Irving
streets. Members of the faculty of
Central High School will assemble at
1880 in the Sunday school room in
the basement of the church.
Pupils of the school and friends are
invited to attend The services. The
Rev. James IL. Taylor. pastor of Cen
trail Church, will officiate. Music will
be furnished by Samuel Wood. organ
list of Central High School. and by
Miss Elsa Raner, an alumna of the
school.
The pallbearers are Fred Fishback
Robert A. Maurer, Gideon A Lyon,
Corcoran Thorn, s. E. Kramer and
Halstead +. Hoover.
All officers and men of the ten Cen
trail cadet companies regimental and
staff officers. have been directed to
report at the school promptly at 10
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