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Evening star., 1938-09-18
EARLY SCHOOLS AND OLD SONGS
Rented Buildings We're Used Extensively Development of
Education in Washington-Odd Names Were Used to
Describe Their Origins.

And the Federal Government at this
time. and even later, saw no reason
why 1t should come to our assistance,
though prior to the erection Of the
Wallach School 1t had given to various
institutions Of the city public lots to
the estimated value Of $4,000, Of
which two colleges alone received $780,.
900 worth, and 1t 10 happened that the
ground upon which the Wallach School
was built had to be bought back from
one Of Uncle Sams", beneficiaries for
$1,000.
Even sfter this fins building was
erected and similar ones were built
the same old shacks and rented quar-.
ters formed the larger part Of the
school-housing facilities Of the city.
In the last half century, many Of the
improvised buildings, once used for
schools. have been removed, but re-
Gently an early resident Of Warrington
called the writer's attention to . group
OF four houses ut 4l8, 40, az and
424 O street NV. to which she went
to school many years ago. This neigh
borhood was then sparsely settled, and
probably because the building was to
be rented to the District the owner.
George w. Cissel, who conducted the
Pioneer Mills in Georgetown with A.
H. Herr, so constructed it that it could
easily be converted into dwellings.
THIS building was erected in 1867,
and was probably rented by the
District for upward Of is years from
that time. A description Of the build
ing printed In the school report for
1878 gives 1t Is . brick building,
basement and two stories. It was heat
ed with stoves, no doubt the large, biz.
round, red ones (when hot) such as
my friend. CHI Bergman, occasionally
shows in his Squash Center pictures.
We are told there was but little yard
room attached to this building, but
this was Of insignidcant consequence
at that period, for there was ever %
much room on the outside, and for
some years after 1t was built even one
arm Of the Tber flowed within .
block Of the school. The District paid
$1,000 annual rent for the building
and its equipment cost about $500.
There were four schoolrooms in this
building and during the year 1877
1878, the first, second. third and fourth
grades were taught. Louisa 8. Weight
man taught the FIRST grade: Miss Clara
J. Lesh, the second: Maria L. Walker,
the third, and Olivia Hambly, the
fourth.
THESE were the days when medals
and diplomas were given to ex-
ceptional and worthy students, and
because some present grandma might
have attended there In her childhood
days and may now recognize her
name, or because 1t might be pleasing
to one Of her children or grandchildren
to see their grandmother name men,
toned in the honor roll, these four
classes will be given:
Grade Rosa stahl, Sophia A.
Bentner, Frankie N. De Long, Mary
A. McDermott. G. Eleanor Dowden,
Sarah F. Down, Lille M. Stewart,
Elizabeth Corridor, Annie Hupfer,
Evening star., 1938-09-18

familiar with present-day teaching.
that we feel that the songs taught to
the children today do not seem to
breathe the same devotion and teach
the same morals as did the songs of
by-gone days. Take this one, for in
stance, that was taught in the schools
at least a haif-century ago. and which
is so true and instructive in its mean
ing:
Angry words too oft are spoken
In rash and thoughtless hour;
Brightest links of life are broken
BY their false and evil power.
Angry words too oft are spoken,
Evil thoughts by them are stirred;
Brightest links in life are broken
By single angry word.
ANGRY words. Oh, let them never
From tile tongue unbridled slip;
May gentle spirit ever
Check them ere they soil the lip"
Speaking Of Prof. Daniel, recalls the
death of a few Gays ago of David L.
Selke, who with Dr. Robert G. Dyren-
forth, introduced German in our
grammar schools when they were ap-
pointed to teach that language Novem-
ber l. 1869, at an annual salary Of
$1,000.
IN WASHINGTON, prior to the
building of the Wallach School, To-
Gated on Pennsylvania avenue between
Seventh and Eighth streets Sc, In
1864. there was not a worthwhile
public school building in the District
of Columbia, nearly all schools being
located in rented quarters, in churches,
halls. private dwellings and the like,
or in old fire engine houses and aban-
doned wooden Civil War hospitals.
Evening star., 1938-09-18
QpuhAc tQ

loughby, Mary Elizabeth Wood. Maggie
A. Ourand, Emma Drew. Clara A..
Bruehl, Rosa Bowman and Efie Mel.
Beaton.
Grade 4-Amelia N. Mahr, Lille F.
Hayes, Theresa Karpeles. Claudia Z.
Moore. Dorathea l. Metzler, Augusta
A. Herbert, Nettie M. Gibbons. Lulie
J. Kuhn, Caroline M. Menhorn. Rose
r. seinert, Edith I. Mcdowell, Pauline
debhard, Fredericka Werdig, Virginia
Z. Cuttings, Alice G. stier, habella
Fix, Mary R. shreeve. Caroline T..
Ernest, Kate L. Phillips, Roberta N.
Duckett. Roberta Blau, Margaret M.
Shtpley. Louisa I. Spieas. Juliet +.
Palmer and Annie A. Biehl.
IF THIS o street school had an ON
cial name it could not be located,
but few buildings Of this type were
thought worth while naming, though
il the owner was known his name was
generally applied, and II the school
happened to be In church the school
Usually went by that name.
Along this line was the Brewery
School, at Second and N streets NV,
where Is now the Homeopathic Hos
pital. Prior to 1879 1t had been Ker-
wins Brewery, hence the name by
which it was known. There were six
rooms in this building. and as many
teachers were employed.
MANY will recall the Grace Church
AA School. It was completed in
1873 and ut the meeting Of the Board
of Trustees, held July 20 Of that year,
John Randolph offered the following
resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on Schools:
Resolved, That the sub-board Of
the second district be authorized to
lease. for five years, the church build
ing on the corner of Ninth and 8
streets northwest, furnishing four
schoolrooms, IN lieu of those on Ninth
street, between P and @ streets, at
q rent Of $1,000 per annum."
Some time has passed by since the
writer attended school in this build
ing, but his recollections will un-
Evening star., 1938-09-18

doubtedly be appreciated by ever 30
many men who, like himself, attended
there and who today look back upon
this red brick church with very fond
remembrance, indeed. Fond, because
1t takes them back to the days Of
their youth; fond, because 1t takes
them back to their old school days,
and, best Of all, because it recalls
to their minds the other boys. now
Evening star., 1938-09-18

Mary Z. Mortimer, Mary Hempler.
May Thompson, Kate g. Grimm, Emma
Sonnemann, Elizabeth A. Brunger,
Dora Bauman, Hattie H. Heilbrun,
Rosa Heilbrun, Martha Metzler, Rosa
8. Plant, Annie L. Lein, Maud Nc.
Donald and Kate L. CorliSs
Grade 2-Alice v. Kavanaugh, Lille
p. Bailey, Mary Nppold, Augusta Aue.
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This the type of schoohoue first built in Washington

Jane FURNACE. Margaret Kessel, Mollie
Mastbrook. Ida Preston, Rose VIII
loughby, Clara Ford, Alma Knowles.
Oda Calhoun, Eva Scrivener. Ger
trude Merrill, Mary Ratz, Emily Ryan,
Freddie Hough. Jennie Denison and
May Hayes.
Grade 3-Eizabeth M. Mayse, Mary
v. CavAnaugh, Mary F. Denegri, 8.
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mage. Rachel Hartogensis, Mary Hiser,
Kate E. Kaiser. Louisa Kessel, Lille
M. King. Alice 8. Keister. Rosa Kauf-
man. Annie M. Kelly, Mary E. Lowe,
Laura v. Leach. Mary Laughlin, Dora
v. Pumphrey, Elizabeth c. Schomberd,
Caroline Schomberd, Melissa Smith,
Alice E. Ringgold, Carrie e. Ragan.
Clara B. scrivener, Maud 8. VIII
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Margaret Devan, Sarah J. Fletcher,
Martha r. Pyemont, Emma B. Wald-
sauer. Georgia schlegel, Katie Riggles,
Kate z. Kahlert, Frances M. Bkchof1,
Henrietta Rubenacker. Sarah A. Hay,
Carrie v. Cowling, Mary A. Donald
son. Laura Z. Brewer. Mary Z. Con-
don, Kate L. Coppersmith, Jennie M.
Donaldson, India Frazier, Mary I. Fur
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05

Business, by the way, and ac- cording to the Department of Commerce is showing up little, but other sources of information promise steps in the direction of recovery, promoted by the oper- ation of the Wages and Hours Laws and good growing weather throughout the land. Substantial grants of funds by the w. P. A. continue, and are relied upon to keep things going in some in stances, and to start things going in others.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05
Current Comments Written From
 Washington
Especial to the Nugget

During the years that the Un- ited States and Canada were ne gotiating respecting the building os5 the Thousand Islands bridges and connecting highways, those concerned thought no more than that they were providing an easy means oz travel between shores Ave miles orFso apart. They did not think that they were laying the foundations of an information al incident. Mir. Roosevelt's re marks at Kingston started some thing that was not expected.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05

Mir. Farley says that lone of the most important economic problems that confronts our coun try today is to arrest the ever increasing migration from the rural districts into urban cen ters." Almost two hundred years ago, thoughtful Englshman had the same notion:,
 If to the city sped, what
 waits him there?
 To see profusions that he
 must not share;
 To see ten thousand baneful
 arts combined
 To parnper luxlry and thin
 mankind;
 To see those joys the sons
 of pleasure know,
 Extorted from his fellow
 creatures woe"
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05
either of the gentlemen quoted.

An outline of what Congress will attempt at its next session would be of general interest and of particular interest to the leg islators themselves, but it would take the wisdom of Solomon, modified by the chances that go with throwing dice, to prepare such a forecast. It appears that the plan of spending and lending may be modified somewhat, in favor of a move to choke mono poly and give business an oppor- tunity to expand.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05
THE NOME NUGGET, NOME. ALASKA

election laws seems certain, with the probability of long and bitter debate. These two matters rise prominently as work-making cer tainties on Capitol Hill. As to others, a patient world will have to wait the outcome of events.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05

for the common good can be brot about best by international CO., operation, and that at any time and in any place it is in order to give dictators to understand that the North American and South American continents are not to become a home ground for their operations.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05

It is5said that while the Presi- dent was in the Dominion, he ioked about the Supreme Court, asked foreigners to aid in crip- bling the business enterprise of the United States, and pledged this country to continued med dling in affairs with which it-has no proper concern. The oppoS- ing view is that if the United States is being imposed upon by big business, the World is en- titled to be warned against like fate, that specializing of industry
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05

It is to be feared that it will take more than MT. Farley or Oliver Goldsmith to talk away the attraction of the bright lights. The converse remedy, getting the city man to move to the country, will have to be administered by a doctor more persuasive than
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05
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The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05

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The Nome nugget., 1938-10-05

In addition to anti-monopol, legislation, an overhauling O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

SEPTEMBER is fno doy for receipt Of snapshots in
The Stor's Amoteur Contest. Contestants receive
81 for eoch photo published with the weekly S. prize
winner in the contest which closes with the selection
Of photos to oppeor September H. All photos published
durno the contest will then be considered for the four
SIS erond owords Winners Of the erond owords will
compete in the notiono owords poyne $4,000 incIud
ing erond prize worth 1500 Photos must hove been
token since Moy IA, 1888. to be eligible. Do not sub
NIT negatives.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-07-08
HOME

HOME
Give me home that two have
built
With dreams and sacrifice
and song,
Where youth and age have
laughed and wept,
And love has mellowed
every wrong.
Whose walls have echoed with
the ring
Of children's voices in and
out,
The merriment of festive
board,
And human kindness round
about.
Give me a home where self
lessness
Is spent in doing little
things
That rate so high in happiness
The whole house breathes
the peace it brings.
Then give me grace to under
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Theory and Practice

be manly heart unless there independence in
sycophants
citizens Being and the time being proud sounds good
in theory but does work in practice.
either full purse fun indie
PENDENT independence seriously limited his pocket
build the Negro the fighting spirit without
fine formulating for his redemption is futile and
all this manhood" talk without appreciation
economic foundation is merely racket for notorety
Much of this derson of the "Uncle Tom" Negro merely
emotionasm.
livery hungry potential
by denuncaon but by meal and substantial
tereof-Gordon Hancock
We have few months before the national election but
public pronouncement
naeraby opposed Louis the President the United
Ctates.-Ralph Matthews in the Afro-Amercan.
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Time for Company Manners

The of Negroes participating wearing with the
result that color and being omitted and from the
of the day. Only in the it still the rule
the accused While in all would be
spared Identification yet something must be the last to mend
is hard say which first this liberal in
public opinion accepts Negro participation
provemen twenty marked Not the
of the but positively by Negroes
including neglected group the
American people not objecting.
responsibility
realize They
when Georgia college, out of appreciation
aged Negro who has served it chef for years. when
white graduate permits photographed shaking
Negro graduate took action admit Mary
University when Marian Anderson portrayed
md labeled found in hundred years
steadily increasing volume Negroes being treated
Americans
does prejudice spark plug openings industry
will be without specifcaions.-The K C. Call
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Friday, July 8, 1888
New Day Via WPA

Announcement two weeks Harvey Hopkins that President
Roosevelt had ordered minimum southern WPA projects
of 81 per day is significant in than respect
The affected thousands of Negro WPA workers that
The low scale of the South thus blow which should heard
all that section bad the minimum raised So
day. It's hard imagine working less than So
country with the standard of living that boast of much Of
81 better than fifty cents and private industry in the South
will the and raise the both whites and blacks
the WPA everybody will profit.
of fact private industry will be the chief beneficiary
the increased payroll the South has been other sections
Roosevelt foong
Gainesville its feudal of employment and
sa and the South wakes changes the system will
a day for the entire country
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Remind Them, Ladies

Some of the coored in Minneapolis who take the MIN
NEAPOS editors Of that that they
disgusting
piled to Negro ....
This could remind the STAR that its Negro subscribers
only actually
the STAR would probably that simply looking for
issue because possibly protested to the
Minneapolis formerly
JOURNAL recently and have only noticed
Marguerite Minneapolis
protested Dillon of paper.
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The Way Not to Receive Statements

One of subscribers the delinquent list grew quite
raty department through a
of the status of the
Now said subscriber probably stopped think that the
coming either bills promptly
make arrangements with the firms owed to collect
Furthermore not every statement is dun reminder
but bills ncudng subscrpion) promptly
the statement simply record of receipt of services and amounts
paid
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Here And
There
By w. M. Smith

A recent National radio presen-
tation, gives the basis for this
weeks column talk to and of
the young people of our COM
munities.
The presentation was of Texas
woman who won the title of the
Mother of America.
Among the things that impressed
me most in this lady's mOdestly Of
fered brOadcasted interview, was
this piece of advice to American
Motherhood. Said she-and /
quote the thought rather than the
verbatim message-"MOthers who
love their children should, in their
early and tender years, surround
them with every care for their
physical development, so that when
they reach the years of discretion
they shall be fully trained to de-
eide for themselves the course of
action that shall guide them in
their attitude toward life; an atti-
tude they should be permitted to
choose for themselves without CO.
erciOn by the wishes or desires of
their parents"
I am of the opinion that large
number of mothers of our group
have endeavored to choose this
very course in rearing their chill
dren but have emphasized too much
the time of the initial training and
have deferred too long the lessons
of responsibilities that must come
when parental supervision can
prove no longer effective.
The result, too often, has been
that our young people have been
permitted to believe there is no end
to the period in which they may
expect to lean upon parents for all
they need or desire and an indefi-
mite time when they themselves
shall begin to contribute to their
own future.
Thus have seen any number of
the younger group taking as of
right, the clothes they wear, the
food they eat, the shelter they
occupy from parents from whom
they refuse to accept the discipline
that should accompany such pro-
tective aids.
There is no argument as to the
folly Of giving to irresponsible
young people the privilege of doing
as they please in the matter of
choosing associates or the hours
devoted to uncensored pleasure,
Only by some miracle do they de-
velOp into men and women of
whom one may be proud.
| Young people won't take kindly
to that suggestion. / don't expect
them to do so. Neither does my
dog take kindly to the muzzle the
law requires me to place upon him.
Both his own interest and the
safety of those about him demand
that l temper my regard for him
by this unwelcome form of re-
straint.
So would urge, with the Texas
mother, that we seek to turn our
training of the young toward the
place where they shall develop and
appreciate the fine quality of de-
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Poetic Thoughts
D. 1rnDnTcS r,TnDc O.
Whose Problems?
BY NORRIS GIBBS, Sr.

Whose problem is it if my brother isn't fed?
If he hasn't money enough to buy bread
For his loved ones who should have been cared
With substance the same as you and Jared
Whose problem is the paramount question that rings
Into every persons and they would like to see
An specific for all time
That would settle the thought, it's of mine.
Whose problem will make it to be,
If l see my brother needs something
That will make his scky soul be free,
Of all misery and let him feel like you and me.
81 am my brothers keeper" it's said;
If So let's not forget what have read.
For useless are the words if we forget
That brotherly love is duty that has to be met.
IT'S mine, say without a thought
OF how he got that way brought
The decline in his affairs; for who knows
The fate for the future holds.
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Welcome to the Field

The newest addition to the journalistic field in Minnesota the
Duluth Advertising News Review monthly which lists pub
Usher and editor Henry Williams, well known Duuthan.
The June ISSUE the first which attention.
well printed edited number We hope for the long and
progressive life.
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pendability, and the self-respect it
brings. It plays a large part in
the satisfactiOns life holds for them
and for others.
The following incident may seem
far fetched as an illustration.
There is no place like a newspaper
office to prove how important it is
for people to value the promises
they make. Several hundreds have
failed us in that respect and we
grow sensitive on the point.
I met very persOnable young
man not long ago. He had only
lately married a most charming
young woman, whom l knew quite
well and for whom I hoped all of
life's best gifts. Perhaps because
he knew she had been brought up
in church or possibly because he
thought to please me he said '1'm
coming to your church next Sun
day." He did not come. / was dis
appointed. Not because, at the
moment, l was holding a brief for
the church. Rather because it was
evident his training has not taught
the tremendous value in a mans
mood and the unpleasant implica-
tiOns of breaking it. For he might
so easily have said 81 am coming
to see you in day or two in your
office" He might still so easily
want a recommendation for a job
or to rent a house or any number of
other requests that would start a
check up on his dependability. If
he broke an unsolicited promise he
offers fine example of what young
people need in training for the ex-
acting duties of life.
Love your children wisely but
not too we'll!
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stand
That men may build from
house to dome
With all the art of masonry
But only love can build a
home!
Eleanor Scates Dulany.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-07-11
Used Cars
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NOTICE OF OIL PROTECTION
CHARGE DUE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that | have received from the De-
partment of Natural Resources the
record of assessments and charges
for Petroleum and Gas for the cur
rent year.
The charges therein assessed and
levied are due and payable on the
first Monday in July and Qne-half
thereof will be delinquent on the
sixth Monday after the first Monday
in July at six o'clock, PM, August
Is, 1893, and unless paid to the
State Treasurer at the Capitol prior
thereto, fifteen per cent will be
added TO the amount thereof, and
unless paid prior to the first Monday
in February next thereafter at six
o'clock PM. February 6, 1899, an
additional five per cent will be
added to the amount thereof; and
the remaining one-half of said
charges will become delinquent on
the first Monday in February next
succeeding the day upon which
they become due and payable, at
six o'clock PM. February 6, 1899,
and if not paid to the State Treas
urer at the Capitol prior thereto,
five per cent will be added to the
amount thereof.
HARRY B. RILEY,
Controller.
By BERT FOSTER,
Deputy.
Dated at Sacramento, California
| this 7th day of July, 1898.
j. Ills incl
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