Evening star., 1926-03-20
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
PLACED IN SERVICE
Takoma Silver Spring Build
ing Formally Dedicated With
Elaborate Ceremonies.

Dedication exercises for the new
Takoma- Silver Spring High School
were held last night at the school.
with many educators from the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland par
ticipating. Benjamin G. Davis. presi'
dent of the board Of trustees Of the
school. presided at the exercises.
which opened with concert by the
Montgomery County Civic Band and
included addresses by former Senator
Blair Lee of Silver Spring, Md. and
Mayor II. +. Taft of Takona Park,
Md. in which the mayor expressed
a welcome on behalf of the COM
munity.
Former Senator Lee discussed the
Constitution and the duty Of American
schools to teach respect and support
of that fundamental law and other
American institutions.
Cites Enormous Enrolment.
DR.. Samuel NJ. North. State super.
visor Of high schools, told of the
enormous enrolment in high schools
throughout the country and Of the
rapid changes in the past l5 years.
In 1898, he said there was one child
to every 10 in public high schools and
on September 3 last year there was
one child to every three between the
ages OF II and 20 in the high schools.
The dedication last night, he said was
an evidence that the parents wanted
TO give their children high school
education and were willing to pay
for this higher education. He told or
the child who goes out into the world
today without q high school educa-
ton will be very much handicapped.
County Supt. Edwin Broome ex-
tended congratulations to the COM
munity on the spirit OF co-opero :
ton which had been displayed in
securing the new high school in
solving one of it's problems.
Tributes also were paid by Assist
ant Supts. of the District schools
Stephen S. Kramer and Robert c.
IIaycock, to the teaching staff of the
new school who they said were all
capable in their various studies and
the community was to be congra til :
lated on securing their services.
They both referred to the many ad-
vantages to be secured by the higher
courses in education.
DIR. George Lewis, custodian of
school property for Montgomery
County. told of the new and up-to-
date features Of the building. spe-
cial consideration. he said. being
given to safety first and bright. airy
classrooms.
Musical numbers were rendered by
Miss Lois Lille. vocal solo; cornet
solo. Raymond Peck; saxophone solo
with piano accompanist, Tolman HUFF
and Lawrence Hendrick: piano solo,
Gerald Miller. concluding with the
singing of 1.-THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" by the audience accompanied by
the Montgomery County Civic Band.
The teaching staff Of the new high
school Is composed Of Mrs. Evelyn b.
Beebee. principal Of the school. French
and history; Thomas Holman, math-
ematics and science; Miss Marion
Schwartz. English: Miss Emily All.
mutt. mathematics, Latin and history
Miss Alice Cushman, home economics
and science.
The structure has nine classroon1s,
library and spacious assembly hall.
The building, without equipment. cost
$50, 900. There are two primary grade
teachers, Mrs. Davis and Miss Ella
Wooten, the former for first grade and
the latter second and third grades.
In addition to Mayor H. +. Taft. the
members OF the town council attended
in body.