Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15

old Jefferson we're: John E Thomp-
son, Mrs. Mary E Martin. Miss Mag
gle A. Humphrey, Miss Mary A. Lee,
E. H. Thompson, Mrs. Sarah E. Wise,
Miss Annie Van Horn, Miss Susie
A. Langley, Miss Victoria V. Trook
Miss Annie M. Adams, Miss Rachel
A. Garrett, Mrs. Mary A. Bowen,
Miss Elizabeth j. Riley, Miss Har-
riet L. Davis, Miss Ellie Dunn, Miss
Margaret E. Garrett, Miss Annie E.
Fowler, Miss Ellen E. Halliday, Miss
Adele B. Gray and Miss Bette A.
Robinson.
Dedication.
The building was designed by
Adolf Cluss, who was responsible
for many handsome structures in
Washington and elsewhere. The
dedication ceremonies took place on
December 7, 1872, remarks being
made by Joseph M. Wilson, one of
the school trustees; J. Ormond Will
son, superintendent of public
schools; Thomas E. Lloyd, member
Of the Building Committee; Henry
D. Cooke, Governor of the District;
w. M. Murtagh, school trustee: John
Tyndall, professor of national phi
losophy in the Royal Institute Of
Great Britain: Jugoi Arinori Mort,
Charge d'Affaires of Japan: Senator
James w. Patterson from New
Hampshire and John Eaton, IT.,
United States commissioner of edu-
cation.
The principal address was made
by Birdsey Grant Northrop, secre-
tary of the State Board of Educa-
ton Of Connecticut. Prof Joseph
H. Daniel, whom many will recall,
was there with choir of so voices.
who sang, it is said. lin fine style"
Honor Roll.
The Rev. Byron Sunderland in
voked divine blessing. and Gen. U.
S. Grant, then President. wrote ex-
pressing his regrets that he was
unable to be present.
An old pay roll discloses quite a
difference in the salaries paid the
public school teachers years ago
and what they receive now. OF
course. all salaries were much lower
at that date than we find them to-
day, due naturally to the fact that
es arvthing was cheaper in proper
ton to present-day prevailing prices.
In 1867 the teacher of the male
grammar school of the fourth dis
trict received an annual salary of
$1,000 and his assistant, S675. The
teacher of the male intermediate
school received s625 and the female
teacher was allowed the same, as
was not always the case. The teach
er of the secondary school received
for her years work $500 and the
primary school teacher received
only $3.50 while the sub-asdstant
had to worry along OIL $3.50.
Greatly Beloved.
Though a strict disciplinarian,
like nearly all the old-time school
masters, yet John E. Thompson was
greatly beloved by the thousands
Of girls and boys grown to ma
turity at the time OF his death.
and the grief at his taking away
was genuine and sincere. Com
menting on his death, The Star Of
March 30, 1885, said:
"Mr. John E. Thompson. whose
dangerous illness has been noted
in The Star. died yesterday at 100
pm. of disease of the liver and
nervous prostration. Mr.. Thompson
was born near Romney, w. Va, in
1928, and came to this city with his
parents when he was years old.
His father. the late William Thomp-
son. and his mother, are both re-
membered by old citizens as sue
cessful teachers Of private schools.
Later his father was employed upon
the National Intelligencer and after
wards published a weekly paper
styled the Saturday News. For
many years. and up to the time Of
his death, he held the position Of
magistrate with much credit.
Practical Educator.
"His son, John E. Thompson, en-
tered upon his career as a teacher
in 1847, shortly after this city was
divided into four school divisions,
and when the public schools were
in their infancy He commenced
as the assistant to DR.. Tobias Wat
kins of the Second District School,
then 1OrataI in what lie You Epou,,,
as Judiciary Square. Mr.. Thomp-
son showed great aptitude as
teacher from the start, and the
following year he was appointed
teacher for the Fourth District,
which position he held for over 20
years. when he was promoted to
the newly created ONCE of super
vising principal Of the Fourth d.