Evening star., 1932-10-27
ROSE LEES HARDY
DIES AT HOME HERE
Assistant Superintendent of
Schools in Charge of Pri-
maries Succumbs.

Miss Rose Lees Hardy, assistant su-
perintendent of schools in charge OF
supervision in primary grades. died last
night at her home, 293o Macomb street
after an illness Of several months.
Funeral services will be held at Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church Saturday at IL am, followed
by private burial in Winchester, Va.
Miss Hardy, who first was appointed
teacher in the public school system
in March. 1898. had held her present
position since 1925. In that position
she had been virtually an associate
superintendent in whose Offices centered
heavy responsibilities in the field OF
instruction and supervision in grades
below the junior high schools.
She first taught at the Jefferson
School. and in 1900 was promoted to
the position of practice teacher at the
Wilson Normal School In 1918 she
was made director of primary instruc-
ton. She held that place until given
her last post.
Nationally Known.
Miss Hardy was nationally known
as an authority on the teaching OF
reading. She was author of a series
of elementary reading texts and sup
Elementary reading books which were
adopted for use in a number OF States
and cities. In formal statement is
sued today by the Official staff If the
school system, Miss Hardy's associates
said:
had so many contacts and has thus ex-
erciSed SO wide an influence in the de-
velpoment of young teachers in the
school service. Sound in her educational
philosophy, strong in her professional
opinions, high in her teaching ideals,
Miss Hardy contributed much to the
program of public school education in
the Capital Of the Nation"
The statement added that her death
was "a heavy personal loss" to the
teachers.
A native of Winchester, Va, where
she was graduated from the Winchester
High School in 1890, Miss Hardy at
tended a eachers' training school in
that State in 1896 and 1897. Subse-
quently she pursued courses at the Chi
cago Normal School, and she was
awarded the bachelor of science degree
at George Washington University in
1918. After that she pursued graduate
work at Columbia University.
Miss Hardy was a prominent member
of a number Of national educational
bodies. These included the National
Council of Childhood Education. the
National Council Of Administrative
Women in Education. the Department
of Superintendent and the Depart
ment of Supervisors and Directors Of
Instruction of the National Education
Association and the National Society
for the Study Of Education. In Wash
ington, she was active in the District
Of Columbia Education Association the
American Association of University
Women, Columbian Women of George
Washington University and the Monday
Evening Club.
Brother and Sisters Survive.
She is survived by brother, William
G. Hardy of Winchester. and three
sisters, Miss Margaret Hardy teacher
at Eastern High School here: Miss
Frances Hardy, in the Government
service here, and Mrs. Elizabeth Eyre,
Wayne, Pa.
Public school authorities ordered the
flag on the Franklin School Administra-
ton Building placed at half-staff until
after the funeral, and those on the
other school buildings at half-staf1 on
the day of the funeral