Dunbar High School - Liber Anni Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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M. Dent, Thomas M. Dent, Edward B. Gray, Thornton H. Gray, kay Sg i C. Hayson, Charles H. Houston, William J. Howard, Campbell C. Jo : rerentas Se Jones, Charles E. Lane, David A. Lane, William W. Lawson, Joseph H. Martin, William Ww. Peebles, Harold L. Quivers, Ellis F. Rivers, Shermont R. Sie Oscar H. Smith, and Louis W. Patterson; and 2nd Lieutenants Richard Banks, William H. Burrell, George C. Hollomand, Ernest C. Johnson, Robert E. Johnson, Walker L. Savoy, James E. Scott, Enos B. Smith, and Vincent B. Thomas. First Lieut. James Reese Europe, former high school cadet color-bearer, Was one of the founders of the Fifteenth New York, afterwards, the 369th ress Infantry, and later organized and directed the famous regimental band, was twice decorated with the Gold Leaf, and finally was sent to the trenches in command of a machine gun company. s The roster of former cadets-who served as non-commsisioned officers and privates in the overthrow of Prussian autocracy is not yet available. Be it known, however, that of the 300 picked colored registrants from the District of Columbia mustered in the Federal Army, on May 16, 1918, and ordered to the training camp at Howard University in Washington, 200 received their first military training as high school cadets and were selected for special draft because of their mental capacity. At a cost of $175, Charles B. Fisher, Alexander Oglesby, John P. Dixon, Alexander Freeman, William H. Smith, Wesley Howard, Louis A. Cornish, Charles Davis, Orisius Smith and Major Christian A. Fleetwood, all veterans of the Civil War, purchased a handsome American flag, and on February 19, 1897, presented it to the high school cadets on behalf of the local O. P. Morton Post No. 4, Grand Army of the Republic. This flag and a diamond studded medal given in 1898 by the teachers of the related schools, are coveted prizes, respectively awarded the successful school and the Captain of the winning Company in each successive Competitive Drill. In September, 1912, Old Glory was presented to M Street High School by the Women’s Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, having been secured through the thoughtful initiative of Mrs. Julia Mason Layton, a prominent officer in the Corps. This flag is also of richest silk, trimmed with gold fringe, and cost $150. Miss Laura Smith, patriotic instructor of the Corps, made the presenta- tion, and was accompanied to the school by a committee of fifty delegates attending the Women’s Relief Corps convention in Washington. Dunbar also has a Service Flag, commemorating the valor and supreme sacrifice of her gallant sons in the late World War. In its crowded field, 200 and more undim- med stars keep silent vigil, and in mute eloquence attest that their Alma Mater has not labored in vain. As these brave graduates and undergraduates followed the Stars and Stripes for the betterment of humanity and the democracy of the world, other sons of Dunbar patriotically contributed their bit in the gun factory at the Washington Navy Yard, in Governmént munition plants, and the Chillicothe Radio Station, in the Dental and Medical Corps of the Army, and as enlisted men in the Navy. ; As early as May 7, 1917, the girl students of Dunbar became actively interested in Red Cross work, and later organized a Senior and Junior Auxiliary with direct affiliation with the District of Columbia Red Cross Chapter. Giving freely and with- out stint of both time and talent, they made an appreciable number of articles for cantonments, comfort kits, and over seas; and in purchase of Liberty Bonds, Thrift Stamps, and War Savings Certificates, they were not slackers. As ministers and teachers, as doctors and lawyers, in public service and private ee as home makers and community social workers, the graduates of Dunbar I igh School have reflected much credit upon their Alma Mater and the community in general, and it is steadfastly hoped that the youth, both now and in the teeming years to come, who receive instruction and inspiration within Dunbar’s spacious walls may ever lift the standard higher, and render acceptable service i i penat= use fhe © sufficient unto their

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THE YEAR BOOK STAFF Top row, left to right: Lenster Brooks, Susie Tate Middle row: Rudella Gordon, Louise Jefferson, Annette Rhea, Jeannette Tyler, Harvey Bullock, Bernard Alexander Bottom row: William Evans, Sara Moore, John Tolbert, Gertrude Black Dear Book Staff DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL $ = : el 1924 Editor-in-Chief ....................Sara E. Moore Assistant Editor-in-Chief .......... William H. Evans Business Manager ................. John W. Tolbert Assistant Business Manager ....... Gertrude P. Black Associate Editors: BItOTarYi ada zccseccnchten re va cie Susie C. Tate i Academic Department ............ Rudella E. Gordon el Department of Business Practice ..Jeannette M. Tyler a Alumni ... Bernard A. Alexander Humorous Annetta V. Rhea Committee Chairmen: ACKVities | 7 Wc: een Pease narra Lenster J. Brooks Art and Photographs -Louise E. Jefferson A dvertisingt rr sae e os .-Harvey J. Bullock FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mr. J. C. Wright, Chairman Mrs. T. L. Connelly Mr. U. S. G. Bassett Miss J. E. Mustapha Mr. C. 0. Lewis Miss R. L. Nixon Mr. R. Scott