Evening star., 1937-01-28
MISS LIND NAMED
TO SUCCEED ELY
IN SCHOOL POST
Bancroft Official to Become
Supervising Principal of
Fifth Division.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MAKES APPOINTMENT
Predecessor Is Honored at Testi.
monial Dinner by More Than
400 Persons.

Miss A. Grace Lind, administrative
principal of the Bancroft School
Eighteenth and Newton streets, will
succeed Selden NJ. Ely as supervising
principal of the fifth school division
the Board of Education announced
today.
The appointment was made by a
poll of the board today after Supt
of Schools Frank w. Ballou recon-
mended Miss Lind to the Personnel
Committee yesterday. 1t becomes ef-
fective February l, at which time Ely's
retirement, approved by the board
January 6, also becomes effective.
Ely, who will retire after 45 years
service in the public schools, was
honored at a testimonial dinner at the
Shoreham Hotel last night by more
than 400 persons, including members
of the Board of Education, school
teachers and officers and representa-
tives of the Police Department and
the American Automobile Association
Notified of her appointment today
Miss Lind said she is very pleased
with the promotion. although I'll be
very sorry to leave Bancroft School,
she added. I've been here for 10
Years and it's grand community"
Began Teaching in 1903.
Herself a graduate of the District
school system. Miss Lind began teach
ing in February, 1908, at the Henry
School She taught from the second
grade to the seventh in various schools
until 1925, when she was promoted to
teacher in the Powell Junior High
Two years later she became admins
trative principal of the Johnson-Ban
croft School and in 1884 became ad-
ministrative principal of the Bancroft
School alone.
Miss Lind. who is president of the
District Educational Association, re-
ceived her bachelor of arts degree at
George Washington University, and
her masters degree at Teachers Col
lege of Columbia University. At the
latter institution, she was elected tc
membership in Kappa Delta Pi Hon.
orary Fraternity.
She is former president of the
Association of Elementary School
Principals and member of the ma
tional department of that organiZa-
ton. She also holds membership in
the Columbian Women and Research
Clubs of George Washington Uni
, Versity and the Mount Pleasant Citi-
Eens' Association.
Tributes Paid Ely.
High tribute was paid Ely last night
by DR.. Ballou. Robert L. Haycock,
first assistant superintendent of
schools, who presided; Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the board,
and Henry Gilligan, vice president.
John Vandegrift, American Auto
mobile Association, called attention
to Elys outstanding service as COM
mander of the schoolboy patrol. He
presented the educator with a beau
tifully-bound book containing written
tributes from Supt. of Police Ernest
w. Brown, the Board of Commis-
sioners, school patrol officers, men,
bers of the Board of Education, the
president and other officials of the
A. A. A., DR. Ballou and many others.
A gold watch was presented to him
by Haycock, and a chain for the
watch was given by the other super
viSing principals.
A skit, entitled Commencement of
the S. M. E. Class" was given by the
teachers who, garbed in caps and
gowns, depicted the high spots in
Ely's career. The presentation was
written by Miss Emily Scrivener,
Park View School.
Police officers of the schoolboy
patrol, which Ely was instrumental in
establishing here, presented him with
a silver plaque.