[349] Ibid., pp. 31, 62, and 95.
[350] First Report of the Board of Trustees of the Public Schools of the D. C., 1875-76, pp. 174, 181.
[351] Ibid., 1874-75, p. 252.
[352] Third Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Colored Public Schools of Washington and Georgetown, The Preparatory High School.
[353] Simmons, "Men of Mark," p. 428.
[354] This is based on the Reports of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.
[355] Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Public Schools, 1889-90, p. 175.
[356] The site of the building cost $24,592.50, the building itself cost $74,454.88, the fixtures $9,862.44, making a total expenditure of $109,909.82. (See Report of the Board of Education of D. C., 1904-1905.)
[357] From 1875 to 1882 he was principal of a Grammar School. In 1882 he was appointed supervising principal and served in that capacity for fourteen years. In 1896 he was placed at the head of the M Street High School and served three years. In 1899 he was again appointed supervising principal and served two years. In 1900 he was made assistant superintendent for the colored schools and remained in that position for seven years. In 1907 he was appointed for the fourth time to a supervising principalship and holds this position at the present time.
[358] Among the officers are Captains C. C. H. Davis, S. H. Epps, L. H. Patterson, Lieutenants A. C. Newman, Principal of the Armstrong Manual Training School, B. D. Boyd, T. J. Abrams, C. King and R. A. Jackson, all products of this high school.