The Washington times., 1924-11-11
KEMP FOR
ARLINGTON
SCHOOLS
Clarendon Citizens Join 9th.
ers In Endorsement OF coun-
ty Superintendent

ILAAENDON, Na.s NOV. IT.
Professor Fletcher Kemp, superin.
tendent of schools for Arlington
county for the past seven years,
was unanimously endorsed for re-
appointment at a meeting Of the
Clarendon Citizens Association last
night. Similar action has been
taken by the Fort Myer Heights
Parent Teachers Association.
preceding the passage OF Lhe res.
olution at the clarendon meeting,
]. Thomas Manning, who has been
Identified closely with the school
work for the past seven years, sum-
married. the work accomplished by
Professor Kemp. He said that
when Professor Kemp was APP
pointed in 1917, he found salaries
of teachers $500, and 1000 pupils
enrolled. The school debt then was
about $4,000.
Through the efforts of Professor
Kemp and the present school board
the debt has been reduced to about
$4,000 and school enrolment was
1000 at the opening Of school
for the year of 1924. The teachers
salaries have been increased to an
average of $1,000, and, in addition,
physical director, a domestic sci
ence course, a musical director and
a dental department have been
added.
With two new high schools and
five elementary schools with con-
tract for another to be awarded in
a few days and a site selected for
another, Arlington county is in the
midst OF the greatest educational
development program of any county
in the State.
A. j. Porter indorsed the A.. M.
Dawson resolution to be submitted
to Harris Hart, State superintendent
at Richmond. Va.
That, everything may be done to
make the assessment of property in
the county for 1925 successful, the
board of supervisors yesterday au.
thorized Ashton c. Jones the newly
appointed land assessor to employ
two clerks, at salary Of So per
day.
Appearing before the board of
supervisors at their meeting yes
terday, e. Wade Ball, county treas
urer, stated that his office has out
grown the work Of the county and
asked for more space.
After some discussion arrange
ments were made with the clerk
of the court whereby his office
would be turned over to the treas,
urer at night, and. the board room
during the day.
1t was reported from the treas
urer's office that the work of his
office for the year 1924 viii stand
second largest in the State of Vir-
ginia.
District Deputy Grand Master
Harry X. Green, Of District 81, was
the principal speaker at Clifton
Lodge, A. F.. and A. NJ, at Clifton,
Va, last night. Mr.. Green spoke
in the interest Of the George w.
Wright memorial which will be
erected in Richmond, Va, as a home
for aged Masons. The total amount
being raised is $4,000 which is d.
vided so as each lodge in the State
has its share. He said he did not
feel 1t was necessary to urge the
members to support the movement,
as he was confident every lodge in
the State would reach It's quota.
Columbia Lodge, No. 285, of Claren-
don, has raised $500, the quota
being $1,000.
In the presence of the officials
of the town Of Potomac and Ar
lington county, the official under
writers test on the two new
engines OF Potomac will take place
at l o'clock, tomorrow in. Potomac.
The equipment comprises one
combination pumper and chemical
engine, one chemical, and one
chemical engine equipped with two
30 gallon tanks.
According to Walter u. Varney
two companies have been formed
one located in st. Elmo and the
other in Del Ray.
In the absence Of Mayor Robert
r. Yates, who was injured while
inspecting the remodeling of the
engine house at Potomac, Council
man c. L. Adams will represent
the town and will act as mayor.