First Graders

Class portrait of 1st Graders at Sumner Elementary School in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Standing in the doorway is school teacher Ms. Corsey, and Principal Fred Ramer.

A plaque located at 515 West Martin Street reads: The present building was completed in 1917 under the leadership of Fred R Ramer. He was the first principal in Berkeley County to have a school named after him. Ramer school served the black community until 1964. [Photo: A. O. & Dorothy Steele Collection]