Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

16Oo were EnOcn ELY, New YORK; JOhn Keys,
Morristown, N j.; Richard White, New York;
John I. Harris, New York. "R. r." Philadel-
phia and Robert Elliott, Strasburg Pa. How
ever. Rev. William Bentley was the first one to
be selected, the date of his election being De-
cember Is, 1905, and his assignment being the
Eastern Academy.
Three days later. December 90 1905, Rev.
Richard White of New York was elected prin-
cipal teacher of the Western Academy, and,
due to the fact that Rev. william Bentley de-
clined to accept, he became the first public
school teacher in Washington City. For his
services he was to receive $500 year, payable
quarterly in advance
February 3, 1906 Mr.. Conroy was elected by
the board principal teacher of the Eastern
School, but declined, and on the Oath of that
month, Rev. Robert Elliot of Strasburg, Pa,
was selected to fill the position.
Rev. Richard White sent in his resignation
September 4, 1907, to take effect October l fol-
lowing Hugh Maquire elected to fill the
vacancy on october IL, 1907 and retained the
position until January 8, $780, when he too,
resigned. At this time the board took occasion
to instruct a committee to inquire into the
circumstances attending his precptate add
cation"
On July 2, 1910, Mr. Gray was permitted to
occupy the Western School until teacher was
secured, on condition that he was to teach the
poor children sent to him. On the 9Th of the
following month James T. Ferguson was elected
principal teacher at this school, but he evi-
IDENTIFY did not accept, or his term very
brief, for on December 18 of that year William
Williams was selected for the position and held
1t until he resigned, April 30, 1916. Richard
w. Thompson of New York was rendered the
position on July l. 1916, with Archibald Nc
Phail Of Newburyport his assistant. Mr..
Thompson did not accept and Asa w. Wilde
was elected principal teacher. Nathan S. Read
of New Haven was his successor, August IL,
1877 The assistant teacher, Archibald w. Nc
Phail, followed the example of his principal
and resigned September 20, 1917 he being
placed by Daniel H. Haskell of Newburypors.
There was very little need in Washington's
early school days for municipal architect q
zimmerman las the German would say
rough carpenter being all that needed.
j. Ormond Wilson, for many years superintend-
ent of our public schools, in speaking of this
and similar school buildings of 100 and more
years ago, says These school houses might
have been modelled after Noah's Ark, for we are
told that they were built of wood, 1-story high,
SO feet long, 20 feet wide"
THE northwest corner of Seventeenth and I
- streets, before referred to, must also have
been one Of the first sites in this immediate
neighborhood to be built upon, for it was here
that Alexander Macomb, general in chief of
the Army from 1928 until his death, June IS,
1S41, had his residence, and here Mrs. Macomb
continued to live after her husbands death.
The site Of the Farragut statue is in itself
Of the Civil War that Magruder's and Grifhns
batteries were encamped. How appropriate
it was, then, that this particular reservation
should have been selected for memorial to
Americas greatest sailor; and this is said, too,
with due regard for Paul Jones, Perry Porter,
Dewey, Schley, simms and other brave and
efficient officers who have reflected everlasting
fame and credit upon the U. S. Navy.
April IS, 1881, was a notable day in the Dis
trict of Columbia for the U. S. Navy, as it was
the first occasion where the parade and exer-
cises incident to . great event were entirely
under its control, the military participating
being but the guest of that branch of the Fed
era1 service Naturally, always proud of its ira
ditions, the Navy left nothing undone nor
spared any labor or pains toward making the
day truly eventful one.
OF course the Army the Navy and the Ma
rine Corps took part in the parade, which
formed at IL am. in the vicinity of the
Capitol. Commodore G. II. Baldwin, u. s. NJ,
was the grand marshal and he was assisted by
Comdr. II. L. Howison, Lieuts. J. A. Rogers
and }. II. @. CONN, Pay Inspector J. A. Smith,