Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
principals Among "a
Retiring From Schools
BY JOHN McKELwAY

Two survivors Of the rough
and tumble business of running
an elementary school have de-
cided to investigate another type
Of living-retirement.
Among some "a teachers and
principals retiring from the
District public school system are
Miss Margaret Moore. with AZ
years Of service, and Miss Eliza
beth M. Ramey, who has put in
40 years with District school
children.
Miss Moore. principal of the
H. p. Cooke Elementary School,
started teaching in 1914 and
since then, as a teacher and
principal. has devoted her life
to little people and anxious
parents.
Miss Ramey. who started
teaching in 1917, says she is
proud Of having been q member
Of the local school system but
adds the big problem Of inte-
grafton can only be smoothed
out after many years. II leave
that job to the younger teach
'ers." she said.
The retirements. effective Au-
gust 81, announced yesterday by
the Board of Education, also in
cluded that Of Mrs. Lena H. But
rum, assistant professor at the
District Teacher College.
Other teacher retirements ap-
proved yesterday were:
Mrs Ruth MEG. Alfaro. Mac
farland Junior High School;
Miss Eva Baker. Hine Junior
High School; Mrs. Mildred C..
Bennert. Anacostia High School:
Mrs. Mary c. Buckner. Grimke
Elementary School: Mrs. Edith
M. Clayton. Grimke Elementary
School.
Mrs. Ada w. Coe,. Mckinley
Senior High School; Charles E.
Combs. Paul Junior High School:
Edgar /. Cook. Bell Vocational
High School; Mrs. Gertrude A.
Cordua, Deal Junior High
School; Mrs. Mae S. Day. Kra-
mer Junior High School.
Mrs. Olive H. DEM, HYDE
Elementary School; Mrs. Edith
w. Dewhirst. Gordon Junior
High School; Mrs. Natalie s.
Diermier, Woodrow Wilson High
School: Mrs. Eula S. Dorsey.
Kramer Junior High School:
Mrs. Beulah J. Drake, Health
Elementary School.
Mrs. Clara H. Duncan. West
ern Senior High School; Miss
Mathilde Eiker. Woodrow Will
son High School: Miss Ada r..
Entwisle. Stuart Junior High
School; Mrs. Nellie w. Fodder,
Benning Elementary School:
Miss Esther E. Galbraith, Roose-
welt Senior High School; Clyde
L. Glass. Randall Junior High
School.
Mrs. Lois Y. Green, Coolidge
Senior High School: Mrs.
Katherine w. Hahn. Lafayette
Elementary School; Miss Loretta
Hannah, reading clinic, Eaton
Elementary School; Hadley s.
Harbour, Gordon Junior High
School: Mrs. Lilly p. Hartke.
Taft Junior High School.
Mrs. Jamie w. Hawkins, Ray
mond Elementary School: Ken
meth M. Hawkins. Gordon Junior
High School; Miss Lucy J. Hunt,
Hine Junior High School; Miss
K. Conner Jones. Eastern Senior
High School: Mrs. Grace j.
Lappin, simon Elementary
School.
MRS. Annie q. Latimer, Paul
Junior High School; John p. Lee,
Bell Vocational High School;
Mrs. Madge c. Luyster, Depart
ment Of Pupil Appraisal Study
and Attendance; Miss Elizabeth
F holster. West Elementary
School; Miss Marthena D. Moon,
Deal Junior High School.
Mrs Margarete L. milford
Woodrow Wilson Senior High
School; Mrs. Ida D. Myers. Van
Ness Elementary School: Mrs
Norma s. Naylor. Shaw Junior
High School: Mrs. Susie C
Palmer. Anacostia Senior High
School. Miss nellie Patterson
Paul Junior High School.
Miss Leila Med. Prince, East
ELL Senior High School: Mrs
Ruth S. Scharf. Gordon Junior
High School.
Miss Pauline Scott, Coolidge
s Nor High School; Mrs. Viola
II. Seekford. Edmonds Elemen-
tary School: Mrs. Ruth F. Sides
Anacosti Senior High School. I
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