Evening star., 1924-01-22
MACF FARLAND JR.
HIGH DEDICATED
Board President, in Address,
VisuaIizes Vast System
of DC. Education.

Placed side by side. the property of
the District public school system
would extend from Lafayette Park
Up 10th street to Walter Reed Hos
| tpltal; in single file the teaching per-
sonnel would reach from Peace Monu-
ment up Pennsylvania avenue to 18th
street, and the pupils, in the Same or
der. would form a line extending from
Washington to Baltimore. This un-
usual arrangement OF the public
school system was visualized bv
James T. Lloyd, president of the
board of education. at the dedication
exercises OF the Macfarland Junior
High School yesterday afternoon to
emphasize the vast machine over
which DIR. Frank W. Ballou. superin-
tenGent Of schools, has to preside.
Mr.. Lloyd paid high tribute 10 Or
baI!ou, pointing out that he is ranked
among the five leading educators in
America.
heys Delivered TO Principal.
Inc Keys TO the new Macfarland
the twin TO the new Langley Junior
High School-which will be dedicated
this afternoon--were formally turned
over to Howard p. Stafford. prin,ina,
hy Maj. W. H. Holcombe. assistant
engineer commissioner Of the District
Inc dedicatory exercises were partici-
pated IN by school officials. repre-
sentatives OF civic organizations, reIa-
lives of the late Henry Z. F.. Macfar-
land. after whom the school vas
named, and the faculty and student
body OF the school,
Remarks by DIR. BaIIou.
DIR. Ballou said it was real satis-
tactlon to him to see the new Mac
farjand school dedicated, as it was
one OF the first new enterprises jni-
tiated during his drst administration
OF the publi1: school system. The Junior
high schools, he explained are a new
departure from the traditional eIemen-
lary schools and senior high schools
and have been accepted by the educa-
tional profession Of America as a
proper organization.
When the Macfarland is ultimately
completed with the addition of the
two proposed wings and an assembly
hall, II VIII represent cost of near
ly $l.000,G 600, it was pointed out by
Robert L. Haycock, assistant superin-
tendent of schools. y brief outline of
the history of the new building was
given by Mr.. Haycock.
Other Brief Addresses.
Mrs. William y. Strong, sister-in-law
of the late Mr.. Macfarland. portrayed
his home life and described his sterling
qualities. l.. G.. Julihn, president of
the Macfariand Parent Teacher Associa-
tion, recounted the fight OF the civic
organizations in the territory contig-
rous to the Macfarland to prevent the
erection of the Gallinger Hospital and
the Health School for tubercular in
fected children on the site which the
school occupies.
TIE guest at the dedicatory exer-
cise& included Mrs. Howard l.. Hodg-
k!ns, member of the school board !;
Harry @. Hine. Secretary OF the
board; Dr. e. G.. Kimball, supervising
principal Of the third division; Henry
W. Draper, principal of the Langly
Junior High School; Harold f. War
ner, principal of the Hine Junior High
school; Walter B. Patterson. director
OF special schools. and Edgar b. Hen
derSon, president Of the Piney Branch
Cltlzens Association. Music during
the exercises was furnished by the
school orchestra.