M: 18-11-16 Edward u. Taylor School White Grounds Community, Boyds Vicinity Private

1951

This one-story, modern brick school was built during of segregation as the consolidated school for numerous small schools for blacks in upper Montgomery County. It was named in honor of a leader in black education in the County.

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6NAME HISTORIC Edward u. Taylor School

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llLOCATION sTREET&NuMBER East Side of White Grounds Road

CITY. TOWN Boyds VICINITY OF

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Montgomery County Board of Education Telephone #: 972-0481 STREET & NUMBER

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STATE ' Zl.p code Maryland 20850

Liber #; 3569 Polio #: 94

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This modern, one story brick school stands on the east side of White Grounds Road, opposite the Boyds Negro School. It ·consists of eight classrooms, a health room, a faculty lounge, a kitchen, and a multi­purpose room which serves as dining room as well as auditoriam since it has a stage. In the school year 1968-1969, the last addition was made, an "instructional materials center" which consists of speech room, conference room, and work room in addition to the large library area.

Two small ball diamonds are located near the school for the students, and another larger (standard size) one) maintained by the Montgomery County Recreation Department is south of the school and is used by both students and community.

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The construction and plan of this building stands in sharp contrast to the small one room school house on the opposite side of the road. This one was built in 1951-1952, while the latter was constructed in 1895. Both were constructed as schools for black children in a segregated school system. The modern one was names for Edward u. Taylor, the Supervisor of Negro Education in Montgomery County from 1923-1951. Included in this report is a history of Edward Taylor and of this school, copied from the Dedicatory Souvenir and Program. Also included is a more recent history of the Taylor School.

According to the Dedicatory Souvenir and Program, the forerunners of the Edward u. Taylor School were one room schools at Montgomery, Poolesville, Boyds, Sugarland, Sellman, and Clarksburg. Children who attended the Taylor School are descendants of former students of these 19th century, one room schools.

The original 6.95.acres of this school lot was purchased by Addison Duffin in 1900 from Sarah and Joseph Saks (deed l~/67). He farmed this land until it was sold to Leslie Garner, who in turn sold it to the Board of Education in 1951 for the new school (deed 1~6/506). Duffin also owned the property along Hoyle's_ Mill Road (parcels:· DU51-P~l & P68), and farmed that, too. On parcel DU51-PlOO, directly behind the school lot was his barn where he sheltered his stock.

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IJMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Dedicatory Souvenir and Program. Edward u. Taylor Elementary School,

Boyds, Maryland, 1952. No publisher cited, Conversations with Betty Hawkins, Boyds, Maryland, March - May, 1979, Land Re cords of Montgomery County, Maryland, --OE.Eds ftf / 67) 19-lfo/ sr>G::. ...

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Box 87 926-:1+51() CITY OR TOWN STATE

Dickerson Maryland 20753

The Maryland Historic Sites Inventory was officially created by an Act of the Maryland Legislature, to be found in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 41, Section 181 KA, 1974 Supplement.

The Survey and Inventory are being prepared for information and record purposes only and do not constitute any infringe­ment of individual property rights.

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A Brief Bietory ot Ba.ward u. !ayl~r School

!fhe Edward u. Taylor Blementary School nrat began its histor7 in 19Sl with the construction ot five teaching atat10llS. !he school was named in honor of Bdwar4 u. !qlor, the lle~o leader, educator, an4 supervisor largel1 respo.ns1ble tor gain1.ng high school education­al opportunities tor his race in Hontgomer, diunty, ~. Hr. Samuel !. Jones was appointed ~s the firat principal tor the new school,o I

By late 195'+1 the first ad61t10ll ot two cluarooma vu completed on. the eeven-acre school site. As th() achool pOJ>ulation 1ncreue4, . a aecon4 a441t1on was authorised in the 1960 capital ba4get vhich included two claaerooma, a health room, a teacher's room, storage apace, and alterationao

In September of 1961, the school waa deaegregatea.. Hr•. Weeta Po Horria vu appointed princi~!Jl that •ue tear an4 1erve4 in tbia capac1t;7 until her death. in 1961f-e Ber 1ea4erab1p aD4 Q'llp&thetic u­deratanti~ ag ot school problems 1nlp11'ed the cCJBl>n1 t7 to eatabliah a Weeta Horris Hsmorial IUD4 to prov14e help to cb11dren who vera un­allle to participate in school ftti:actiona because of financial 1Dab111-ty o the iUDd US been under Hl'So 0eOl911& LaYSOD IS cba1 n•nabfp 8iD.c8 ita eatablilhment and· ha.8 increased 1t1 help to the school each 7ear.

!he cap1ta1 bt14get ot 1968 provided !Un4s to 144 a nev 1.natruc .. Uonal. uteriw center, speech and hearing rooma1:eoaference roou, atorap apace, aa4 moderAisation ot the older bu2141Dco !he baild-1111 ~ .... accep~.O. bJ' the Montcomsrr Count,. Board of l4ucat1oA on lfoveil'iHr 2' .. lQ~S.,

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Thi!. book is a rrihure rn our \arc Supcn·isor, 1\lr. Edward V. T:,~·lor. ro Dr. Edwin\\'. Br<>omc. our retiring superinrcn<lcnr. to our foculry. children. parents, patrons :ind friends of the Ed\\ard C. Taylor School. \Ve h;we longed for this

, .doy. \\·e onl)' wish the p('rson "ho ,·isualizcd rhls .. building on' chis spot of • · ~round \\'C're present to share in in, dedication. '

\\'e ,·ie\\' the iuwrc \\ ith great l\IJpes. e.\pccring rh:\t this building will touch the lkes of people "ho ;1rc unmindful of irs purpose. \\'c ,·isu;llizc it :1:. ;\ cnn1-niuniry house. bringing closer rcl.uiomhip herwccn school. home am\ church, a conununit\ home meeting rhc needs of rhc cmnmunity a11\l guidmg the lh•es of the children. 'ouch ;md ;n\ulrs.

This hook i~ porrrayin~ clemcm:iry school interests. Therefore, with sim­plicity of undcrsramling ;md on an e:lsy le,·cl 1t has been prcp;1rcd, so that rhc .werag-c intc11nc<l1atc child can gr~1sp irs me;mmg :md can enjo~· re:idinQ' its con­lCnts., th:ic the: li,·cs ;mJ w~1rks of those primed herein \\'ill in.-;pirc some· m follow their cx:implcs.

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THE HISTORY OF EDWARD U. 'I'RYLO.R EL~MENTARYSCHOOL

Edward U. Tavlor Elementarv School is another unit of the count\'-wide consolidation project· of ;\ lonrgo1-i1ery County. lts construction began ·during rhe sl.mimcr of 1951 :rnd was completed in September, 1952. Immediately after Mr. Ta~·lor's p:issing on Nov cm her i,. 1951, :1 joint. request was sent to the Board of Education from the Sc:llman anti Cl.lrkslmrg- Parent-Teacher Associations :1~.king that the school, upon completion, be n;med The Edward U. Taylor Elementary School in honor of our fate supen·isor. The reques1: was granted. . -~ .

Tavlor Elcmcntarv School is ~-{ eonsoli~iation of two former consolidated !-choo!s. locatcd at Seliman and Clarksburg. ln 1936 a t\\'o-roorn addition was made to the Sellnrnn Sc:hool. As a result the schools at Sugarbnd and :\ lartins­liurg were closed and fused with Selli11an. The completion of a one-room ::ddition at Clarksburg in No,·embcr. 1936 resulted in closing the schools at Boyd .md H yattstown. Fou1;"ye:irs ago, in Septemher. 1949 the Poolesville School was dosed and consolidated with Sellman. The closing of Pook~wille School left only two schools in upper ;\lonrgome_r~' County,· one at Clarksburg and the other at Sellman. ·, . : ,:

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The <>pening of Ta~'lor School at. Boyd· in Septemher, 1952 was tl1e re.1Jization of a dream of the one fro whom it is named. ;\ lr. Tavlor's untimelv passing prennted his seeing the job completed, but the school° srnnds for h~s wish for the chilqren of ,\lontgomery County-an environment conducive to cffecti,·e learning. · · '

ln Taylor School ;11ay be foqnd fom main teaching stations. There is also n general-purpose room, the main section of which houses the kindergarten , \\'ith the sixth grade occupying the stage. The Principal's office, the cafeteria, :rnd the storage ch~sets are other additional f ea tu res. . · :; .

Taylor Element:lf~' Sc:hool is under the capable principa1ship of :\lr. Samuel T. J~mesof \Vest Chesrer, Pennsyl\'ania. ,\Ir. Jones came to ;\lontgomery County in September. 19·H ro become principal of Sellman School. He filled that capa­c:ity until the new unit at Boyd was opened. :\Ir. Jones holds a Bachelor of ~ciencc Degree from Cheyney State Teachers College, Cheyney, Pennsylvania and a .\laster of Scirnce Degre in Administration from the U ni,·ersity of Pennsvlvania. The other five members of the fa cult,· include ;\ 1 iss Lillian L. Cilcs: i\lusic and Kindergarten teacher; .\!rs. Cl:tra B: Boyd, First Grade; i\lrs . . \!arvlvn D. Arter, Second and Third Grades; ,\liss :\Ian· E. Johnson, Third .md ·v;n1rth Grades; .\liss :\Ian' L. Pfott, Fourth and Fiftl) Grades. In addition to carrying out his dmies as Pti1}.cipa\, ,\Ir. J'~nes .teach.cs th't :?ixth Grade. Miss Betty Talley of Buck Lodge is se'C:retary.

The cafcte1'ia is managed very efficiently by ;\ lrs. Grace Jackson of Sell­. man, with :\!rs. Ethel. Graham of i\fartinsburg, ser\'ing as substitute.

The ennJllrnent at Taylor is 221, \\'ith an a\·eragc of thirty- seven pupils per teac:her. \ Vitii Lhc transfer of many pupils from other schools and from other sections of the county as well as the entrance of pupils from the im­mediate school c:ommunities Taylor faces <1 possihlity of o\·ercrowding. A two­room addition, however, is in the county's building program for the next year.

It is :he ;lim of the pupils, the faculty. the parents, the patrons, and the \vell wishers of T.1ylor Elementary School to make it stand and to keep it standing :or one of the purposes for which it was built-a most attractive and pleasant place in which to li\·e, to learn, and to share.

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HISTORY OF EDWA.BD U. TllYLOR

,\Ir. Edward U. 'Lwlor, the late son of ,\Jrs. Anna and the late Isaiah Taylor, was born in Fniorv Cro\'c, ,\!arvland in 1898. He attended the Emorv G

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ro\'e S<:hool under .\lrs: ,\laud Howar~i, now retired te;H.:her of ,\lontgomcr~: County ~md others. After completing the ~first step in education, he lived with his father's sister, while •lttcnding the. !)unbar High School in \Vashington, D. C., because his county did nor afford '.~econd.u:y education for its ::--:egro children .it rh;1t time. ··

It is rclarcd ln- the Dr. Sewell, a classmate of ,\lr. Tavlor's, and now a doctor i,1 Norbeck, ,\Lu·;· land, th:1t 1\l r. Tayl<lr, while a student at high school, partici­pated in the cadet corp, drilled as other boys, and was a star pitcher on the base­ball ream. ,\tr. Scw~U_supported his buddy in the outfield.

It is :1lso s:iid th.1r a \"CIT eminent and great historian was one of the in­~rrucrors of the t\\·o men me;1tioned. ,\ hiybc ~inspiration radiated from this per­•;on, rhe bte Carter C. \\' nodson, int<-> the hearts and minds of his students. Like Dr. \Voodson, \\·hose influence is for reaching, i\lr. Taylor's progressive cdu­c.1rio1ul desire is ringing rhrough out i\lontgomery County today. This second ~rep in education was completed in due course. Ho\\"eYer, not ha,·i1ig satisfied his inner feeling for leadership so that he might be able to help his county people. he continued to acend this ladder of education.

In 1919, ,\Ir. Tavlor ·entered the School of Education at Howard Uni,·ersitv. \Vhile there, he continued his favorite sports and at the s:ime time digging deej1-l.v into trigonometr_,., German, Science, and other subjects that were required to complete rhc "·ork at How;1rd needed for leadership in his county .. He was nlso a member of the University's Chapter of Beta Sigma Fraternity and the Reserve Officers Tra'ining ~orps.

The wonderful. climax of the third progressi,·e step came in 1923. with a ha pp~· commencement, both ·for a b~1ckward look, and a glimse into the future. "It could be imagined," he sasid to himself, "Good-hve Howard and here l come, !\ [onrgomery County. If Y'JU accept me I'll re\· cal to your boys and i.drls mv ,·ision of a fuller life." This meditation \\·as heard. Ar the helm of \[ontg<imer~· Count~''s educational system was another product of the county, who about nineteen years before, was ::ppointcd Superintendent of Schools in. :'I Iontgomery County. This superintendent was Dr. Edwin \V. Broome, who has :.erved. the county for about 46 years, and will retire at the end of this schoor. term.

Surely Dr. Broome saw within ;\Ir. Taylor the thirst and sincere yearning

. for a greater de,·cloprncnt in education for the Negro, if they were to be better.

citizens. Therefore, in 192 3, the same year he ~omplered his work at Howard ' .. ..

Cniversjty, the Board of Educati.Qn appointed ;\lr. Taylor, Supervisor of Negro . . . . :-, ~ ;.

Education in ,\Iontgomery County. ·This' position he held until his death in 1951.

As i\lr. Taylor archrnsly worked. to improve schools and teaching in the

elementary field, he also continued to dream and talk of a high school for Negro

children. He had \\·itncssed the strain of attending school in \Vashington, he

thought of handicaps that others could not sunnount, and of opportunities thar

ri1:ght be mi~sed by rhosc who were nor as fornmare as he. So he constantiy

approach.eel Dr. Broome with ·his fruitful visions of a high school. Finally, the

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The first ~egro High School was located in Rockville, .\ larvland on the old elementary s~hool g7·ound. It began in· 1927. lt m1s a one-stor~· building \\'ith four rooms. Of course this new school's hours could not last the full dav, because J\!r. Taylor h:l\'ing a feeling of brotherly lm·e. did double duty; he taught the high school children in the morning and made visitations to elementary schools in the afternoon. Therefore, .\Ir. Tari or w;is tbe Pioneer in Negro. Secondarv Education in the Count\'. ·

The 'parents were happy to have the higher edt.!cation for their children, who if not. able to lc~n the county for advanced education, had to go to work or stay around home. :\!though transportation, for a f cw years, had to be paid, this did not stop· the children from attending the high .school.

The turn out of children from the elementary schools ·was so great that for the second. vear, 1\ Ir. Tad or was forced to ask for an additional instructors be­cause his r~sponsibilities ·\\ere too great,. Therefore the school term 1928-1929 ; brought relief of principalship for ;\lr. Taylor, for i\lr. \Vatkins was appointed principal with .\liss Queen ,\lc~eil, now annual substiture teacher in D. C., assistant teacher. J\[r. Ta~·lor also taught two social stud,ies classes.

The third year of the high school ushered in still greater demands, problems and needs for the supcffisor and facult:·. The fall of 1929, or the third high school year, found· that the Bo;1fd of Education had graciously increased the staff by appointing .\Ir. Kemp, principal; as assistant teachers, ,\Jr. Allen, J\liss Edith Shepherd and .\I iss Ethel J\lac ,\ lcDo\\'ell, now assistant principal of Randall Junior I-li!4h in \Vashington, D. C. .

Despite the high school's humble beginning, we now have a Lincoln Junior High and a Ceorge \Vashingron C1n·cr Senior High School, each located in different communities, c~utsidc of Hockville. They arc comp;irable to n.r~y in the countrv. ·

A· third seep in education, the George \Vashington CatTer junior College is also housed in the high school building.

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HESTOHY OF EDVi/lN W., BROOllJE

J\'lost of Dr. Broome's words must come from . his .friends and associates. This.we found to be true. On April 19, 1953, a coq1mittee of the Dedicatory Committee held a conference ,,·ith Dr. Broome in his office: During· the visit, \\hen he \\'as asked for a few "high spots" in his life, he replied, wi'th a hroad sn1ile, "Oh, get it from anywhere." His reply had to be carried out. i\lr. Thomas \V. Pyle, former pri11cip,iJ of Bethesda Che,·y Chase' High School for twenty­three years, wrote the following in a daily p<lper:

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Dr. Edwin \V. Broome is a-.;\[omgomery County product. He was born on a Darnestown Farm in 1885. He attended the Andrew Small Academy there. He received degrees in law and education trom George \Vashington University, Columbia University, and Johns Hopkins University were also attended by Dr. Broome. For t\\·enry-four years he taught at the Uni­versitr of i\laryland Summer School and Towson State Teachers' College.

Dr. Broome joined the county school system in 1906, tenching for two years in a one-room school at Cabin John. Then i1'i 1908 he was named assistant superintendent of schools .

. :-\inc r~ars later during \Vorld \.\'ar I he became the supe_r~ intcndent. In those days there were forty one-room schools in ,\lontgomer~· County and a fe\\' small high schools. Just think. the entire teaching staff was less th'}!l some high schools we now have.

For nearlv a half centurv Dr. Broo1i1e's whole life has been focused on t!1e countv's scl1ools and its children. It was earl\· in his life th::ir he cat{ght a certain ,·ision. Possibly it was this dream which endeared him to thousands of children he has known or who h~H'e been: Ven· famili~r with the name, Dr. Broome, for it was focused on f1is tremendous faith in the pos-sibility for the gro\\'th of a child. ·

Out of this· faith grew his leadership, continually pressing for better schools, better teachers, and better parents. A II these. he believes, create a situation in. which the child can reach his greatest statue.

As a result of this dream, .\ lontgomery County has been in the fore-front in establishing Kindergartens, Junior High Schools, Jm1i(Jr Colleges, the school lunch program, consoli­dated high schoolss, ~-nd a single sabry se-hedule for cki11en-. tary and high school teachers. ··,, " ·

Dr. Broome helie,·es in progressi\'C education, step by step. In the 1920s the increased understanding of educational needs helped the movement for consolidation of schools. He also dreamed of :i school s~·srem de,·eloping in a community that wanted for its children, ,,.h,1t the best parent wants for his own child. He is proud of the county school system, but he sees much yet to be attained. -

Dr. Broome's wife, ,\[rs. ,\bude Broome, was a fom1er

\Vashington school teacher; his daughter, Eleanor, is a Public

Library worker in \Vashington.

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Before the visit ended we asked Dr. Broome to relate to us some of his

t~elings that he had for our late supen·isot, :\1r. Edward U. Taylor. \Vhcn this

was asked, the e . ...:pres:>ions were i111mcdiately advanced. The following arc the

Jirect words of onr superintendent about ·our late supervisor, Mr. Taylor:

'. :~~ "He lieiie,·ed in childreri~ th:1t each child is important. He

lit.lic\·ed that education can imp~m·c the quality of living, and

in so doing, the whole group be11efits. He belic\'cd that cdu ..

cation at b-::st is.. based on science and reseal-ch, and informa­

tion, not on empty opinions or spprting data for it, that edu­

cation is imprm·ing through be.ttcr buildings, equipment, teach­

ing, parent relationships, through which this school is an ex­

cellent example.

It is believed tlrnt ,\fr. T aylm- \\·ould have been gratified;

if li,·ing, to sec all that this school stands for, fo1~ this entire

area. No greater compliment, or testimony could be given

than ro erect this school and name it for him·,· since. the school

perpcttutes new life year after year in each new generation." ~ . .

Expressions m:!dc"by Friends of Dr. Broome at the testimonial gi,•cn him on

;\lay 2, 19; 3 at Richard Montgomery High School.

Dr. N.'.:1,,, Englehardt, consultant on school planning, New

York Citv; hailed Dr. Broome as a member of the firsr tank of • I

. philosophers of all times: "I divide school superintendents into

two classes, and we are here to honor the entire first- class,

Ed Broom~. D.r. Broome never thought of education as a

package product to be sold over the teacher's desk. Instead,

the county school head was a pioneer in ~ipening up vast new

~ducational :ll"Cas, :lnd scu~>Ols the nation over have imitated

his techniques." ... ,,

The Maryland Supcrintc'.:ldent of Schools, Dr. ihomas

G. Pullen, Jr., declared· that Dr. Broomc's regime has been

charactcri.zcd by "the good, the true, and the beautifuW'

At this testimonial, the Edwin \V. Broome Educational Project was formal-

1,v establi;;hcd. Funds collected from residents for the project will be used to

collect, edit, and publish "exprcssio;1s of his thinking and philosophy."

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,\I rs. ,\ l:irgarct T. Jones, Supen·isor of Elc­mcntan· Schools in .\ lomgmncn· Counc,· and principal of rhc Rock "'rcrr;lcc Flcmcnrnr~· School in Rod,·illc. is ;l product of rhe \\"ash­ington schoob; h;w1ng graduated from the i\liner ~nrn1;ll, nm' \I iner Te,,d,.crs" College. I fer degrees "ere rccein:d from thc',iul11"' ing schools: A. B .• Ho\\"ard L'ni,·crsity. \\'a!.hing­wn. D. C.; .\ I. .-\., Columbi:i C ni,·cr..iry.

Ad,·anccd work h:1s been pursued at C'lrholic Uni,•crsity and ~cw York L'nivcrsity .

~lrs. Jones heg:m rc.1ching 111 \lonrgomcry Count~ in t 9J I. She "~ appoinccd princip.11 ol Lincoln I unior l lil!h Sc.:hnol of Rock \'illc. in 1950. the ho;1nl of f~duc.:.mcm ;lppointeJ \ lr:. Jones Su11cn·isor of Elcmcnt:iry School:.. Octo­ber 1951, 'iuccccding our bee supervisor.

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Edward U. Taylor ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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May 22, 1969

7:15 P.M.

The Edward u. Taylor Elementary School first began itS>"history in

1951 with the construction of five teaching stations. The school was

named in honor of Edward Ulysses Taylor, the Negro leader, educator,

and supervisor largely responsible for gaining high s~hool &ducational

opportunities for his race in Montgomery County, Maryland. Mr. Samuel

T. Jones was appointed as the first principal for the new school.

By late 19.51+, the first addition of two classrooms was completed

on the seven-acre school site. As the school population increased, a

second addition was authorized in the 1960 capital budget which in­

cluded two classrooms, a health room, a teacher's room, storage space,

and alterations.

In September of 1961, the school was desegregated. Mrs. Weeta P.

Morris was appointed principal that same year and served in this ca­

pacity until her death in 1964. Her leadership and sympathetic under­

standing of school problems inspired the community to establish a

Weeta Morris Memorial Fund to provide help to children who were unable

to participate in school functions because of financial inability. The

Fund has been under Mrs. Georgia Lawson's chairmanship since its estab­

lishment and has increased its help to the school each year.

During 1966, three additional acres were purchased from Leslie I.

Gaines, the seller of the original tract in 1951, to bring the school

site up to the county standard of ten acres.

The capital budget of 1968 provided funds to add a new instructional

materials center, speech and hearing rooms, c0nference rooms, storage

space, and modernization of the older building. The building addition

was accepted by the Montgomery County Board of Education on November 25,

1968, and is being dedicated today, May 22, 1969.

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STAFF OF EDWARD U. TAYLOR

Charles I. Wiles, Jr., Principal Patricia Rouleau, Kindergarten Barbara Mansfield, Grade I Nina Collins, Grade 2 Phyllis Howden, Grade 3 Gladys Smith, Grade 4 Donna Cordell, Grade.5 Arthur Iddings, Grade 6 Wilhelmina Mason, Librarian Georgia Lawson, Head Start Mary Bladen, Head Start Aide Jane Madey, Kindergarten Aide Betty Hawkins, Secretary Florence Phillips, Cafeteria Manager Grace Taylor, Cafeteria Helper George Ricketts, Bldg. Services Manager Dozier Jones, Building Serviceman

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mr. H. Carlton Talley Mr. William H. Graf Dr. Theodore E. Madey

DEDICATION COMMITTEE

Mrs. Charles T. Linthicum, Chairman Mrs. Lois H. Heisle~, Public Relations Mrs. H. Carlton Talley, Refreshments Dr. Charles I. Wiles, Jr., Faculty Advisor

PTA ELECTED OFFICERS

Mrs~ James A. Winovich, President Mrs. Lois H. Heisler, Vice President Mrs. Eugene M. Phillips, Treasurer Mrs. Gary H •. Johnson, Se.cretary

Pledge of Allegiance

Invocation

Welcome

Presentation of the Building

Acceptance of the Building

Musical Interlude

Introduction of Guests and Guest Speaker

Dedication Address

Benediction

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PROGRAM

John Burdette Captain, Safety Patrol

Reverand Douglas Force St. Marks United Methodist Church

Mrs. James Winovich President, Edward U. Taylor PTA

Mr. John DeGroot, Architect DeGroot & Associates

Mr. William Freienmuth, President Montgomery County Board of Education

Dr. Donald Miedema, Deputy Superintendent Montgomery County Public Schools

Miss Martha A. Satterfield Area Director

Mr. H. Carlton Talley Trustee, Edward U. Taylor School

Dr. Charles I. Wiles, Jr,. Principal, Edward U. Taylor School

Members of Head Start and Kindergarten

Members of Grades 1 ~ 6

Mrs. Charles Linthicum Program Chairman

Dr. Clifford Beck Past Member and President Montgomery County Board of Education

Reverand Douglas Force St. Marks United Methodist Church

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