Alice Deal (December 16, 1877 – March 31, 1928) was an American educator who was the first female principal in the District of Columbia. The Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, D.C., United States, is named after her.[2]
Alice Deal | |
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| Born | December 16, 1877[1] Hampstead, Maryland, US |
| Died | March 31, 1928 (aged 50) District of Columbia, US |
Education and career
editDeal attended the Women's College of Baltimore, now known as Goucher College, in Towson, Maryland,[3] graduating in 1899.[4] On February 11, 1908[5] she started teaching mathematics at the McKinley Manual Training School where she would remain until 1919,[6][7] with a break for war service from October 2, 1918, until December 30, 1918.[5] She then moved to Columbia Junior High School and became principal on March 6, 1920,[5] and served as the head of the teachers' union.[8] Deal was the first female principal in the District of Columbia.[9] Deal remained as principal until her death in 1928.[7][6] Deal also organized and raised funds for the first summer high school in the area.[6] The first summer school was held at the Friend's Select School.[10] Deal served as principal for the summer school from 1916 until 1926.[7]
Impact and honors
editPrior to Deal's activities, schooling consisted of eight years of elementary school and four years of high school. Deal advocated for change and the system became one with six years of elementary school, three years of junior high school, and three years of senior high school.[11][9] After her death, the Alice Deal Memorial Association was established in 1928 with the first goal of the society to rename the Reno Junior High School the Alice Deal Junior High School.[12][11][13] Construction of the school began in 1930.[14] In 1932, a tribute to honor Deal was held at the school, which was renamed the Alice Deal Junior High School.[7] During the ceremony, there was a tablet posted at the school,[15] and multiple people spoke on the occasion and a photograph of Deal was unveiled during the ceremony.[3] When the school first opened it was for white students only.[2]
References
edit- ^ Boutwell, Bryant (March 3, 2014). John P. McGovern, MD: A Lifetime of Stories. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-62349-122-2.
- ^ a b Kelly, John (February 3, 2020). "Perspective | Here's the deal with Alice Deal and the middle school named in her honor". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Memorial rites held in school for Alice Deal". Evening star (Washington, D.C.). June 11, 1932. pp. A (Image 12). ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via National Endowment for the Humanities.
- ^ Knipp, Anna Heubeck; Thomas, Thaddeus P. (Thaddeus Peter) (1938). The history of Goucher College. Goucher College. Baltimore, Md., Goucher College. p. 281.
- ^ a b c District of Columbia. Board of Education (1928). DC Report of the Board of Education 1927?1928. DC Public Library. DC Public Library, Special Collections.
- ^ a b c "Miss Alice Deal, educator, dies". Evening star (Washington, D.C.). April 1, 1928. pp. 7 (Image 7). ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via National Endowment for the Humanities.
- ^ a b c d "Alice Deal tribute to be paid Friday". Evening star (Washington, D.C.). June 5, 1932. pp. A (Image 6). ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via National Endowment for the Humanities.
- ^ United States Congress Senate Select Committee to Investigate the Public School System of the District of Columbia (1920). Public-school System of the District of Columbia: Hearings Before the Select Committee of the United States Senate, 66-2, Pursuant to S. Res. 310 ...
- ^ a b Percoco, James A. (2017). Take the Journey: Teaching American History Through Place-based Learning. Stenhouse Publishers. ISBN 978-1-62531-144-3.
- ^ District of Columbia Board of Education (1915). Annual Report of the Actions of the Board of Education for ... The Board. p. 28.
- ^ a b "Plans to honor Miss Alice Deal". Evening star (Washington, D.C.). November 23, 1928. pp. 10 (Image 10). ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via National Endowment for the Humanities.
- ^ "Association to meet". Evening star (Washington, D.C.). November 22, 1928. pp. 4 (Image 4). ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via National Endowment for the Humanities.
- ^ "Would rename school for Miss Alice Deal". Evening star (Washington, D.C.). June 13, 1928. pp. 21 (Image 21). ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via National Endowment for the Humanities.
- ^ "Replace or Modernize? The Future of the District of Columbia's Endangered Old and Historic Public Schools" (PDF). May 2001. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Alice Deal tablet dedication mapped". Evening star (Washington, D.C.). April 24, 1932. pp. B (image 24). ISSN 2331-9968. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via National Endowment for the Humanities.
External links
edit- Alice Deal Middle School, Washington, D.C.