Evening star., 1923-08-12

tThis column is conducted under the ausp:ce
OF the District of Columbia branch of the Ma
tlonal congress OF Mothers and Parent Teacher
Associations.)
The concluding history of the first
eighty years Of public schools in this
city is similar to our present day en-
deavors. During the years 1S55-60 the
leading private and public school teach
ers and other citizens interested in edu-
cation organized 1.-The Columbian
Teachers Association" About this
time the board of trustees took as
its motto; Schools for all: good
enough for the richest, cheap enough
for the poorest" In 1852. n commit
tee, Mayor Wallach as chairman, pur-
chased a large square of ground on
which are now located the Wallach
the Towers and the old Eastern High
School for $1,000, being at the rate
Wallach School building was dedi-
Gated July 4, 1864; the Franklin was
finished in 1869; the Seaton in 1871.
and the Jefferson in 1872. In 1869
the city council provided for a su-
perintendent of public schools. Mr.
Zalmon Richards was appointed the
first superintendent. This office is
never sinecure He must not go too
last UT 100 SLOW, lest ne may 1all TO
gain and hold the confidence and
loyalty of the corps. of teachers whom
he is to lead, or the general appro-
bation and support of the school
board and the public, all of which are
essential to his highest success. By
act of Congress in 1874. three com
misstonerS were appointed. Their
rules were so excellent that they have
been in force ever since without any
material amendment. 4 most val
q n Ff.ty L.
schools from 1870 to 1885 by John
Eaton. then United States commits
sioner of education. The most i'm
portant factor in all this educational
work was the corps of teaCherS-in-
telligent. progressive. faithful to
duty and loyal to their leaders
The following letter has just been
and Parent Teacher Associations from
Miss Emma Millard, secretary of the
Bruen Home board:
Mrs. Nalley has sent Bruen Home
twenty-four gowns which We're made
by the Mothers Club of the Ed
monds School. She tells us the ma
terial was donated by the Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teacher ASso-
Citations. Mrs. Fleck, superintendent.
and the ladies of the Bruen Home
much we thank you for your part in
the gift
Mrs. Fritz. president of the Ed
monds Mothers Club, has also re-
ceived a letter of thanks from the
Bruen Home.
The annual report from the Ed
monds Parent-Teacher Association fol-
lows:
The year extending from May, 1922,
to May. 1928. has been successful
one. Our first effort in the fall (after
school openeO was TO refurnish the
,t. Il, L, i
plorable state. Those who saw the
pictures shown at different theaters
will no doubt recall the views shown
of the teachers room at the Edmonds
school. AT that time. with the excep-
tion of some pictures presented by
Mrs. Edmonds, some straight chairs.
table and a couch. were about all
of which the teachers room could
boast. Since then. however, we have
been able to supply low. comfortable
chairs: blankets for the new couch,
draperies for the window, new chirra,
rugs for the floor and some very neces-
sary cooking utensils for which you
very grateful and appreciative. About
two years ago we started the milk
lunch in our school and at the same
time weighing and measuring the chill
dren. We have weightd and measured
them three times each year since in
the fall after the opening of school, at
the beginning of the second semester
and just before closing in June. With
very few exceptions we have a chill
dren well cared for by their parents.
However at the first weighing we