Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07
GORDON JUNIOR
| HIGH DEDICATED
New School at Thirty-fifth
and 7 Streets Scene of
Exercises.


High School, Thirty-f1 and T streets
was formally dedicated last night annie
warm tribute to the late Mr.. Gordon As
educator, lawyer, churchman and
citizen.
Presided over by Dr. Frank w. Ballou
superintendent of schools, and attend
ed by members of Mr.. Gordon's family
in addition to parents of the schools
pupils, the dedicatory exercises were
opened by brief address by Commits
sioner Proctor L. Dougherty. Recalling
q motto which he said was carved in the
stone over the entrance to high school
he attended in his youth, which became
the inspiration of the pupils, Commits
sioner Dougherty said that the perpet-
uation of Mr.. Gordon's name in the
Gordon Junior High School, in view Of
that mans admirable character and f1t-
ness as citizen, was in itself an in
spiration to the boys and girls who
attend it.
Enlarging upon the idea of inspira-
ton, the president Of the Board of
District Commissioners said that Wash
ington pupils were unusually for
tunate in the wealth of incentives
to greater endeavor. He cited the
Federal Government institutions, the
the vast Federal building program
indicating progress. He concluded
with the contention that every pupil
needs three factors to secure his sue
CeSS-faith to carry through every
storm, a golden light of understanding
and a sense of humor to teach him right
values.
Pays Tribute to Gordon.
Henry p Blair, former president of
Che Board of Education, was the second
speaker. In his address Of dedication
Mr. Blair reviewed the life of James
Holdsworth Gordon, citing amusing in
cidents from the mans boyhood in
Georgetown. He paid tribute to Mr..
Gordon'S success as a lawyer and to his
esteem he enjoyed as citizen.
IF the bows and girls of this COM
munity benefit by all the inspiration
which is furnished by the character Of
james Holdsworth Gordon" Mr.. Blair
concluded, then this service OF dedica-
zion of this building here tonight should
stand for all time as moment of great
event in the life of this community"
DR.. H Barrett Learned vice president
bf the Board of Education. was the third
speaker to be introduced by DR.. Ballou.,
lie spoke briefly upon the Gordon Jun
dor High School Building which he
told his audience, represented an in
Restment of between 100000 and
100000. He recalled statement made
in the latter part of the last century
by j. Ormond Wilson then superintend-,
emit of schools, to the effect that the
Franklin School Building at Thirteenth
and K streets. In which now are housed
the offices of the school officers and the
Board of Education. was such mag
nificent structure that to pass it, one
felt obliged to doff his hat. DR.. Learned
observed that If such respect were paid
TO the Gordon Building lone should
carry about 10 hats"
Now Community Buildings.
The school buildings of the present
day. artistic as well as practical, DR..
Learned said are truly community
buildings" which are In effect commun-
ity clubs catering to education in the
highest sense. They now are available
to the residents Of the communities In
which they are located, not merely for
day classroom work, but for functions
which may tend to the betterment and
broadening Of the people Of the COM
munity.
In the course Of his talk. Dr. Learned
commended the oil portrait OF Mr.. Cor
don which Richard S. Meryman, Wash
hangs in the lobby Of the school. 1t was
the gift Of the children of Mr.. Gordon
and the vice president of the board de-
clared the pupils Of the school were for
tunate in having with them Giving
likeness" of a man of such admirable
character and talents as Mr.. Gordon.
Dr. Lucius Clark of American Uni
Nersity pronounced the invocation at
the opening Of the exercises and the
benediction at the conclusion. Music
was provided by the Girls Glee Club of
the Gordon Junior High School and by
The choir Of Christ Episcopal Church,
bDf which Mr.. Gordon was vestryman for
many years
9 Members Of James Holdsworth Cor
Sons family present at the dedication
twere: Mrs. James Holdsworth Gordon.
his widow: Spencer Gordon, his son. an
attorney at law in Washington; Mrs.
&c. Powell Minnigerode, his daughter;
Mfrs. Glovina Nicholson, niece: Blake
Gordon, a nephew, and Holdsworth
Gordon Minnigerode, a grandson.