Doull Elementary School

School Description

Frances R. Doull, whose memory this school is named, was born in Las Vegas, territory of New Mexico on August 7, 1888. She served the Denver Public Schools from 1908 until her retirement in 1953. Miss Doull graduated from West Denver High School at sixteen years of age. In 1908, she graduated with honors from Colorado State College of Education in Greeley, Colorado. In the fall of the same year, she started her career as a Denver teacher in the seventh and eighth grades at Cheltenham School. Several years later she was made supervisor of the handwriting department of the Denver Public Schools. In this position she attained city, state, and regional recognition for her outstanding work.

Some of her achievements were: Appointment as handwriting representative for Zaner-Bloser Company for all western states, supervisor of teacher’s and children’s handwriting in Denver, author and co-author of several handwriting and alphabet cards and scales, teacher of college and extension classes in handwriting, and instructor of in-service meetings in handwriting for Denver teachers. Miss Doull was acting principal of Smedley School from 1924 until 1926. She was appointed principal of Twenty-Fourth Street School in 1926, and in 1930 became principal of Ashland School. She served at the latter school until her retirement in 1953. Because of her outstanding service to Denver in the field of education, it is a worthy and fitting tribute that an elementary school bears her name. Frances R. Doull passed away on September 9, 1954.

Learning Landscapes Description

Focusing on a destination place for children and families the plan maximizes this small site through the use of a central point and two overlapping grid systems related to downtown Denver and the University Campus.