[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 41 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
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                      TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON SCHOOL

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                           HON. BARNEY FRANK

                            of massachusetts

                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 1994

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I offer these remarks on 
behalf of myself and my colleague from New Jersey, Mr. Menendez. He and 
I have something very much in common besides the fact that we are both 
proud to be Members of this House--a fondness for Bayonne, NJ, which he 
currently represents in the House, and where I was born, grew up, and 
went through school.
  One of the schools I had the privilege of attending was Washington 
School, which I attended from kindergarten through eighth grade, and 
which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. I have very fond 
memories of the years I spent at that school, as does my entire family, 
since my two sisters and my brother also received their entire 
elementary school education at Washington School. Between my sister 
Ann's entering kindergarten, going through the years when I and my 
sister Doris attended, and ending with my brother David's graduation 
from eighth grade, my mother logged 21 years consecutively as a member 
of the Washington School PTA.
  Mr. Menendez and I are delighted to join in extending our 
congratulations to Principal Carol Grasz and all of the students, 
faculty, and other staff at Washington School for the excellent job 
they continue to do in the field of education. I was particularly 
pleased to note that the event will take place in the John C. 
Josefowicz Auditorium. Mr. Josefowicz, as I of course always called 
him, was the principal for most of my years in the school and for years 
after. He was an outstanding educator, and I am delighted to join in 
honoring the memory of the excellent work he did there.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Mr. Menendez and myself, I am pleased to 
note the very happy occasion of the 75th anniversary of Washington 
School.

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