Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
FRANCES FARLEY,
EDUCATOR, DEAD
Park View Principal in City's
School Service for Past
so Years.

Miss Frances Sarah Farley, 70 years
old, principal of the Park View School
, since it was opened in 1916, and for
| the past so years connected with the
public schools in this city as princt-
pal and teacher, died of pneumonia IN
George Washington University Hospi'
tai Yesterday after an illness OF three
days.
Funeral services will he conducted
in the Park View Christian Church to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev.
Walter F. Smith, pastor. will ofiiciate,
Tntelment will be in Rock Creek Gene
terry.
Miss Farley resided at 1903 Ridge
road southeast. The body, however,
is to remain at the home of cousins
at asa Park road until shortly before
o'clock when it will he taken to
Park View School to be In state for an
hour. The school will be closed IN
the afternoon to permit teachers and
children to pay tribute to the dead
educator.
Was Widely Known.
Probably one of the most widely
known elementary school teachers III
the country. Miss Farley was identl-
fed with the local public school sEs-
tenn as the organizer OF the platooh
method Of school operation. She ALSO
strongly advocated the establishment
of community Centers In scnoois'
having established a center in the
Grover Cleveland School, where she
was principal in 1918. She was assist
ed in that work by Miss Margaret
Wilson and Mrs. Cecil Norton Broy:
shortly after the World War the
attendance at the Park View Schpoi
exceeded the seating capacity, ana
Miss Farley was made administrative
principal to take charge OF installing
the platoon system, which mas beeh
In operation there since. Inc pan,
which was then considered novelty,
proved successful and has many iocai
supporters among parent-teacner as'
sociations and other organizations
working for improved school facliltles'
Coming to Washington in 1853, MISS
Fairlev's first assignment as teacher
was in a small two-room frame schooi
in Congress Heights in 1877, theh
known as the school at the race
course near the asylum -Four years
later she was assigned to schooi III
Brookland and later taught in frame
school on the Bladensburg road Tor
three years.
Miss Farley also had tauSnt ~ tue
Franklin. Force and Phelps Schools
prior to being assigned to the Grover
Cleveland School in 1911.
Work Draws Praise.
She numbered among her pupils
many persons who have since become
prominent Washington citizens. and
today words of praise of her work as
teacher and lovable character We're
forthcoming from school offciais,
teachers and private citizens.
Robert l.. Haycock, assistant super
intendent of schools, said:
Few principals have endeared
themselves to both pupils and parents
as Miss Farley did in her so years
of service"
Praise of her ability as scholar
years before she became teacher
came today from a former classmate,
Mrs. Amos G. Draper of this city, who
recalled the days. when she had at
tended school with Miss Farley in a
little stone building on the southeast
corner of Fourteenth and G streets.
Mrs. Draper told how the school of
the old first ward Won a spelling con
test due to Miss Fafrley's good spell
ing.
Miss Farley was born in Hanover.
ILL.,, June II, 1856. and was the daugh-
ter of the late Rev. Alexander and
Mrs. Elizabeth Farley.