Evening star., 1940-11-14


the administration of the late Cuno
H. Rudolph as District Commission
er, school, District and civic lead
ers joined last night in the ded-
ication of the new Rudolph Ele-
mentary School at Second and
Hamilton streets NV.
An oil painting of the late Com
missioner was presented to the
school by Robert A. Maurer, vice
president of the Board of Educa-
ton, in behalf of the Rudolph FAM
lily. Mrs. Rudolph attended the
dedication.
Robert Haycock, assistant super
intendent of schools, who &C
cepted the portrait for the faculty
and pupils of the new school, point
eG out that during Mr.. Rudolph's
second tenure of office, from 1921
to 1926, important progress was
made in the schools.
First, he said, Congress approved
the Teachers Salary Act, which
gave the faculty of the schools not
only more adequate salaries but
also secured for the Board OF Ed
ucation authority to reorganlze the
school system. 1t was also during
Mr.. Rudolph's administration, said
Mr.. Haycock, that Congress passed
the five-year school building pro-
gram.
Jesse c. Suter, introduced as
past president of the Federation
of Citizens Associations, presented
Mrs. Rudolph and recounted anec-
dotes of his friendship with the
late Commissioner.
A symbolic key to the school, an
eight-room building which is de-
signed to become a 16-room struc-
ture with an auditorium, was pre-
sented by Capt. John L. Person, As
sistant Engineer Commissioner. and
accepted for the school by Phyllis
Fishbein, a sixth grader.
Although Capt. Person ofhclally
represented the Commissioners,
Melvin c. Hazen, president OF the
Board of Commissioners, an once
that Mr.. Rudolph held for years,
also attended the dedication.
Representing the community at
the ceremony were David w. Gabe-
lin, president of the Chillum Heights
Citizens Association; Harry j. Mil
ler. president of the Hampshire
Heights Citizens Association, and
Mrs. c. M. Scates, president OF the
Keene- Rudolph Parent-Teacher AS
sociation. Belmont Farley repre-
sented the National Education AS
sociation.
Musical selections were given by
the Girls Glee Club of Roosevelt
High School, under the direction OF
Miss E. L. Thompson. Miss Thelma
E. Fryer, principal of the new school,
presided, and Doris Kudlick, sixth
grader, gave the address OF welcome.
The Rev. j. A. Trader of Lewis Me-
mortal Methodist Church offered
the invocation and the Rev. F. j.
Bohanan of Rock Creek Episcopal
Church the benediction.
Following the program, the parents
of children at the school inspected
the new building and refreshments
were served.
Rudolph School was one of four
new school structures to be dedi-
Gated this week in the Districts OBJ
servance of American Education
Week. An addition to Randall Junior
High School was dedicated earlier
in the week. An addition to Smoth-
ers School, Forty fourth street and
Washington place NE, will be
dedicated tonight at 8 o'clock, and
an addition to Kingsman School,
Fourteenth and E streets NE, will
be dedicated tomorrow at 8 pm.
John H. Wilson, member of the
Board of Education, will preside at
the dedication ceremony at Smoth-
ers School tonight and Col. West A.
Hamilton, also board member, will
give the principal address. Brief
talks also will be given by A. K.
Savoy, assistant superintendent OF
schools; Capt. Person, ]. F. N. Will
kinson. president OF the Smothers
Parent Teacher Association; Robert
johnson, president of the Capital
View Citizens Association; Charles
F.. Longus, president OF the Central
Northeast Citizens Association; Mrs.
Willie White, representing the Mar
shall Heights Citizens Association.
and Dr. Garnet c. WilkinsonA first
assistant superintendent Of schools.
No formal program will be held at
Kingsman School. At brief as
sembly Roy Epperley will present