Evening star., 1923-03-26
ROW PREClPlTATED
IN NAMING SCHOOLS
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new schools. school authorities have
prepared Il report showing that of the
l56 buildings in the school system
hut thirteen are named after former
commissioners. This classification
shows that
Thirty mine of the schools are named
for persons of local or national dis.
tlnction; twenty-nine for location
twenty-one for presidents OF the
Of Washington and GEORGETOWN
twenty-one for Presidents of the
District: nine for members of the
board of education; one for a COVER
nor Of the District: one for the nature
Of curriculum. and one unclassif1ed.
The schools over which the Com.
missioners and the school board dis
agree regarding names are the pro-
posed six-grade building to be erect
ed In Ingieside, the school to be
erected In the vicinity of the Tenley
school. the school to be erected in the
Vicinity of Spring road and the old
Eastern High School. which will be
converted into a Junior high school
in September.
Names Chosen by Board.
The names for these buildings
chosen by the board are:
For the Ingleside school-John b
Henderson, former United States
senator from Missouri. n delegate to
the Pan-American Congress and au-
thor of the thirteenth amendment to
the Constitution. Senator and Mrs
Henderson were long Identified with
the development OF Washington.
For the school TO be erected In the
vicinity of the Tenley-Bernard T
Janney. who was connected with the
public schools from the early seven
ties until his death. January IA. 1915
Mr.. Janney entered the school sys.
tenn as principal in charge of the
schools Of Georgetown before those
schools OF the city OF Washington
After a time he became supervising
principal In charge of the George
town district. For many years ht
was in charge OF school located ir
Tenleytown." said the boards letter
fitting that school in that vicinity
should bear the name OF man who
for nearly fifty years was an out.
standing figure in this community.
For the school TO be erected In the
vicinity of Spring road-Joseph j
Darlington, who was resident ol
Washington for many years and thor
oughly Identified with it's interests
He was an influential member of the
board OF education, a respected leader
Of the bar. strong supporter OF
church work and a trusted counsel.
lor Of large business interests.
For the old Eastern High School
building-tieorge Bancroft, who was
a former Secretary OF the Navy, am
bassador to the court OF st. James
and to Germany, a foremost American
historian and A resident of Washing
- hig 1nt
In lieu of the names selected by
the school board the Commissioner
recommended the following:
For the Ingleside School-Gacret'
March IL. 1882. to April l. 1886.
For the school to be erected I'm the
vicinity of the Tenley-GeorGe Trues-
dell. Commissioner from March 10
1894, to May Z. 1897.
For the school to be erected In tho
vicinity of Spring road-Charles Ray.
mond Walker, Commissioner from
January 27, 1888. to February 3. 1880
For the old Eastern High School
Lemon Galpin Hine. Commissioner
from May 81, 1889. to September 81
1890.
Prepare Arguments
While the school board marks time
in hesitancy about opening a new
dispute with the Commissioners, some
of the friends of Mr.. Darlington. It 4.
said are planning to protest the nan.t
favored by the Commissioners fol
the Spring road school.
School officials also are preparing
arguments In support os tho name,
chosen by the board.