Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . SCth. 1949 Its Happening Here ^, Row Over ISame of School Hits I^ew Low \ Tradf Srhnoh for Vets YaceTAFrohf^ By Frank Brookhonser Off the record. Board of Education officials feel strongly thatthe heated controversy over the name of the new $5,000,000 junior-seiiior high school at Rowland and Ryan aves. has produced—asone of them expiessed it—a new low in citizenship. The school was named the Abraham Lincoln School by theboard, but a group of residents still insists that it be called theMayfair School. The last pamphlet this United Committee issuedprotested agains
Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . SCth. 1949 Its Happening Here ^, Row Over ISame of School Hits I^ew Low \ Tradf Srhnoh for Vets YaceTAFrohf^ By Frank Brookhonser Off the record. Board of Education officials feel strongly thatthe heated controversy over the name of the new $5,000,000 junior-seiiior high school at Rowland and Ryan aves. has produced—asone of them expiessed it—a new low in citizenship. The school was named the Abraham Lincoln School by theboard, but a group of residents still insists that it be called theMayfair School. The last pamphlet this United Committee issuedprotested against naming the school af^er a non-resident, whichseems a rather stupid point with The Great Emancipator involved. A large real estate dealer, whose business is to promote theMayfair section, reportedly has headed the protest against AbeLincoln. Actually, both Tacony ,and Holmesburg also have someclaim to the school. Philadel^^hia BVBinNG BULLETIN, Tuesday, October 18th, 1P49 Cornerstone Laid at Abraham Lincoln Higji School. Dr, Edwin W. Adams, dss<nian and Ko\\lan<! avs. Name of school has been under dispute The coiiT^istone of Iho now luniot-senior IukIi school Tlirband Abiahani Isipplilan ol the North-Abi Juini IiiHohi lIiKh Schfiol nt mrl rhoius of Fi anUfoid HiRhpir Center, andIlowliiml ikI P 111 iv-- MiMni v nied a musical piogiam at i he Ch u Irs II Williams principal of [?was placed tdday, with school ol- coipeptone ceremony Di. Fdwm Boniamin Franklin High who has ificials and clergymen participating | W. AlMttttMMilin^q^uateocl^nt, been n,imed to head the new school. |in the ceremony of PhflOTfel^Sa puHlfr^slinoolis, de-jPrav^rs \ver# tjffered by the I The school, built at ft cost of $5,- livered the address j Daniel Coonahan of St Dominic* 1100,000 and designed to acccmmo- ? There were brief remarks by tht Church and the Rev. Carl jdate 3tributestoabrahaalinc
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