F. P. Ricard was an educator in New Orleans. A school is named for him. The school served black students. The need for improvements at it was written about. [1]
He is listed among those A. E Perkins thanked on the dedication page of his book Who's Who in Colored Louisiana.
He advocated for a new high school for African Americans in New Orleans. [2]
- Valena C. Jones Normal School (1892-1969) then as a primary school until 1972. " Valena Cecelia MacArthur Jones was born in [[Bay St Louis, Mississippi in 1872. After graduating in 1892 from Straight College, a historically black college in New Orleans, she was named principal of the then- Bay St Louis Negro School in 1892. Later, the school would be named in her honor." [3] She lived 1872 -January 13, 1917 [4] Another school was also named for her [5]
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=T4kEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA134&dq=f.+p.+ricard+new+orleans&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil16HS85OHAxUyMtAFHTQlC4IQ6AF6BAgHEAM
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=ld9PDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA117&dq=f.+p.+ricard+new+orleans&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil16HS85OHAxUyMtAFHTQlC4IQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=f.%20p.%20ricard%20new%20orleans&f=false
- ^ https://www.seacoastecho.com/news/remembering-valena-c-jones-school/article_ac64bce0-895a-11ee-86e4-339ad63dd064.html#:~:text=Valena%20Cecelia%20MacArthur%20Jones%20was,be%20named%20in%20her%20honor.
- ^ https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/560
- ^ https://www.amistadresearchcenter.org/single-post/2017/04/10/nola4women-valena-c-jones-legacy-in-two-cities
F. P. Ricard was an educator in New Orleans. A school is named for him. The school served black students. The need for improvements at it was written about. [1]
He is listed among those A. E Perkins thanked on the dedication page of his book Who's Who in Colored Louisiana.
He advocated for a new high school for African Americans in New Orleans. [2]
- Valena C. Jones Normal School (1892-1969) then as a primary school until 1972. " Valena Cecelia MacArthur Jones was born in [[Bay St Louis, Mississippi in 1872. After graduating in 1892 from Straight College, a historically black college in New Orleans, she was named principal of the then- Bay St Louis Negro School in 1892. Later, the school would be named in her honor." [3] She lived 1872 -January 13, 1917 [4] Another school was also named for her [5]
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=T4kEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA134&dq=f.+p.+ricard+new+orleans&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil16HS85OHAxUyMtAFHTQlC4IQ6AF6BAgHEAM
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=ld9PDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA117&dq=f.+p.+ricard+new+orleans&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwil16HS85OHAxUyMtAFHTQlC4IQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q=f.%20p.%20ricard%20new%20orleans&f=false
- ^ https://www.seacoastecho.com/news/remembering-valena-c-jones-school/article_ac64bce0-895a-11ee-86e4-339ad63dd064.html#:~:text=Valena%20Cecelia%20MacArthur%20Jones%20was,be%20named%20in%20her%20honor.
- ^ https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/560
- ^ https://www.amistadresearchcenter.org/single-post/2017/04/10/nola4women-valena-c-jones-legacy-in-two-cities