First Free Public School in Brooklyn

ON OR NEAR THIS SITE WAS OPENED
ONE OF
THE FIRST FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IN AMERICA AND THE FIRST IN BROOKLYN
UNDER AUTHORIZATION GIVEN BY THE SCHEPENS
JULY 4, 1661 CARL DEBEVOISE TEACHER THE SPARK HERE KINDLED HAS BECOME A GREAT FLAME.
ILLUMINING THE PATH OF YOUTH UNTO WISDOM WORTH   THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE
BROOKLYN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 1927  

OFFICERS 1926-1927

OSWALD SCHLOCKOW, PRESIDENT
AGNES M. MARSHALL, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
HATTIE V. JOHNSON, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
HARRIET E. MOORE, COR. SECRETARY
CARRIE A. O'DELL, REC. SECRETARY
WILLIAM E. REED, TREASURER
BERTHA C. DANGLER, CUSTODIAN

COMMITTEE

GEORGE MILLARD DAVISON, CHAIRMAN
ROBERT COMIN AMBROSE CORT  ISABEL A. ENNIS WILLIAM F. KURZ MARGARET E. LACEY AUGUSTUS LUDWIG HENRY MENDELSOHN JOHN J. TOWERS   Submitted by @lampbane