Evening star., 1940-12-12
School Employees to Honor
20 Years Their Chief
Reception, Dinner
To Be Held on
Saturday Evening

washington" has been the word
Of destiny for Dr. Frank w. Ballou
whose 20 years as superintendent
of District schools will be honored
by employees of the schools system
Saturday at the Mayflower Hotel.
In the first place he was born on
February %, 1879 and thus annually
celebrates his birthday along with
George Washington.
In the second place. Washing
tom is his middle name.
Thirdly. Washington was the name
of the city in which on July l, 1920,
he assumed the highest paying job
in the District municipal govern
ment-the $4,000 post of directing
the Capital citys school system with
its 10000 pupils, its 1000 teachers,
clerks and custodians. and its $50
000,0 capital investment of the
District taxpayers.
Dinner to Follow Reception.
The superintendent will receive
the tribute of dozen school organi-
zations at his testimonial affair,
which begins with a reception at
$50 pm. A dinner will follow at
7 pm. featured by entertainment by
various teachers and teacher groups.
Daniel B. Lloyd of Roosevelt High
School is chairman of tickets.
A spokesman for the sponsoring
organizations expressed the hope
that civic leaders and others inter-
ested in education, though outside
the school system. would attend.
There will be no formal speeches.
Along with the superintendent as
honor guests will be Mrs. Ballou,
his son and daughter.
The 6l-year-old superintendent
has belonged at one time or another
to some 80 educational and civic
organizations and has contributed
to more than a dozen publications in
his field of education and school ad-
ministration. At present he is vital
ly interested in the development of
occupational and vocational educa-
ton in the District educational pro-
gram and has made a study of the
subject along with other school su-
perintendents.
: Gardening One of Interests.
Outside of his duties in the school
system. DR.. Ballou spends his time
with his favorite extracurricular
activities-bridge, taking movies and
gardening. He is reputed to have a
G. sfu0-hi1D oil
ins and outs of petunia planting He
lives at 3ll7 Forty.hfth street NV.
and often invited members of the
school system to see his garden
display.
The program at the testimonial
dinner will open with blessing by
DR.. Seth r. Brooks. pastor of the
Universalist National Memorial
Church, the church DR.. Ballou at
tends.
During the dinner a trio COM
posed of Franklin jackson, a teach
er at Roosevelt High School; Louis
Potter, jr. of Mckinley High and
Hendrix Esser of Woodrow Wilson
High will play and later in the eve
ming Vladimir Vasa of Calvin Co..
lidge will play piano solos.
Sponsoring organizations and their
presidents are Mary S. Resh, of the
District Education Association;
Madeline Padgett, of the Classroom
Teachers Association; Mary Dent,
Of the Teachers Union Eta Mat
thews, Of the Junior High School
eachers' Association; Edith
Drumm, of the Senior High School
Teachers Association; Welden Clark,
OF the Guidance and Personnel As
ISOLATION; Theodore Parkman, of the
District branch of the American
Vocational. Association; Mrs. c. D.
Lowe, president of the District Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers: Ves-
ia Lynn, of the Association of Child
hood Education; Margaret Burk, Of
the Wilson Teachers College Alumni
Association; Elizabeth Grifiith of
the Research Club of Washington,
and Katherine Crawley OF the Dis
trict Association of School Secre-
taries.