Frederick Douglass High School - Survey Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

Page 9 text:

1 W: .Ping N vb S? ...XX W1 ,EZ

Page 8 text:

Dr Elmer A Henderson me lCCl,fL0l'l We the graduates of the February class o l952 dedrcate our book rn memory of the late Elmer A Henderson who was the trrst Negro Assrstant Superrntendent ol the Baltr more schools For forty lrve years he served the chrldren and adults ot Baltrmore teacher practrce teacher vrce prrncrpal Dlrector ot Colored Schools and rn l945 was appornted Assrstant Superrntendent serv1ng on the Board ot Superrntendents and helprng to make pollcy and admrnrster the schools tor all the students ln the system Dr Henderson set hrgh standards for hrs tea hmg and demanded the same standards from those teachers that he tratned and who Worked under hrm Teachrng was more than a Job to htm rt was a hrgh responsrbrlny H studred long and hard pursued specral courses at Colurnbra and Pennsylvama Un1 versrtres was graduated from Morgan State College and rn Iune l95U he recerved from Morgan State College the honorary degree of Doctor ot Laws He was an actrve churchman and repre sented the Baltrmore conference at a number of meetrngs for the A M E Church Dr Hen derson was an enthusrastrc partrcrpant rn many movements and organrzatrons for socral welfare and communrty 1mprovement and durrng hrs admtnrstratron gave actlve encouragement to them the Boy Scouts the Urban League the Communrty Fund the Area Prone ts the Red Cross and many others He was a hte member and was on the natronal board of drrectors of the Assoclatron for the Study ot Negro Lrle and Hrstory He emoyed the tellowshrp ot the Borla Club the Frontlers Club and the Phr Beta Srgma Fraternrty Hrs entrre lrfe was dedlcated to hrgh pur poses Hrs years were spent rn pursurt of recognrzed goals Few men have so d1rectly touched the lrves of so many t as 0 t I . 1 . f 1 I , . 1 1 I - 1 I I 1 . ,H . V vt 1 C C. . . I . . I . . 1 . 9 ' ' , . . . . I . I .

Page 10 text:

A AGNES GERALDINE AMES DESIRE Mutual may ect AMBITION Tn attend Mrrcan CHARLES HENRY ASHWORTH RESIRE Vvgrla lnendshrp AMBITIONI TC Jaxn the Alr Fcrce MOSES CAMPBELL AUTRY DESIRE Freedom from want AMBITION To Us an G-Qc nom15t CLARENCE ALLEN AYERS DESIRE Gocdwrll AMBITION Tc be a physluan LEROY FERNANDIS BARBER DESIRE Equallly AMBITION To a ls nd college CHARLES EDWARD BARBOUR DESIRE Equa gpcrtunrlles AMBITION Tr enter a ELISIHESQ IUANITA BARTON DESIRE Equalrly cf opportunmes AMBITION Te learh rn elementary schccl BLANCHE MAE BEVANS DESIRE Vw rll peace AMBITIQN T alland Hampton lns 1 VASHTI OPHELIA BODDIE DESIRE Eternal lilllll ln G1 d AMRITION TC mac IH El'1f4l1Sl ROSA LEE BOOKEH DESIRE: Freedom for all AMBITION: Trl lug some a secretary ELMER BOOZE DESIRE: Inlernallcnul frrendshiy Al IBITION: To lie a Cancerl y 1an1s' MARY THOMAS BOULWARE I 'lRE: Bxqllxerly li AMBl'l'lON:Tf1le- a Succc,-sslrrle-luv1',x