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liNGU NOVEMBER 11, 1D1‘5. ~IMEMORIAL TO FOURHEW YORK TEACHERSre«-ledIOt-ofingiur**I'r.The following: taken from one of the New York papers will he Interest* lug: to the hundreds of friends of thelate Lillian Belle Sage, formerly of Norwich:^On Friday* November 5, at the close of a bufy day, teachers of Washington Irving: High school quietly gathered in the library to pay tribute to four of their colleagues and fellow workers who had recently passed away.,Tl\o memorial exercises were tu honor of LUlian Belle Sage, Marion Hurlbut, Emma Arndt and NellieBooth byThe principal feature was the unveiling of four pictures, which are to hang in the library of the school in memory of the teachers In presenting the pictures to the school, Miss Ida Galloway spoke of each as being peculiarly appropriate to the teacher It commemoratedAs Lillian Belle Sage loved children and loved nature, “The Stafford Children/’* by Roraney, In which both of these Ideaa are depicted, was chosen to commemorate her“Santa Barbara.’ by Palma Vec-chlo. seemed to breathe forth the 'spiritual atmosphere of Marion Hurl but.lt;A large photographic reprodm tlon of Michael Angelo’s “Creation’ wasChosen to commemorate the untiringspirit of Nellie Boothby, and an etch ing of the Cathedral of Lembourg on the Lahti River to bespeak the spirit of Emma ArndtAfter the unvt lliag of the pictures and their presentation to the school, a few appropriate words were spoken by several members of the faculty of Washington Irving who had been in timately associated with these teachIersttheMiss Edith Tuttle spoke of Nelho Boothby a whole hearted devotion to her work and of her untiring efforts in behalf of every' student who was privileged to be in her classes She spoke of her success in preparing her pupils for professional positions atm of the great Influence she had upon their future careersMiss Fette paid tribute to herfriend. Miss Emma Arndt, and to her efforts to build up and lt;IjHfllf a library of German literature forPupils of Washington In ingSuperintendent William McAndrew, the former principal of the school, »n a few woll chosen remarks dweltupon certain forces In the life of Li‘ Han Belie Sage He spoke of her as having been one of the founders of the* school as well as one of Its strongest workers in sob ing the larger prob loins of school life He emphasized parthu'urb her doctrine that a teach er s work In school is fier profession that her joy in life is in her work and not In outside pleasures, that the teacher chose her profession because she loved It and hoped to And the highest expression of her being in this chosen careeriMiss Georgiana Hodgkins, the last speaker, paid tribute to the noble personality of Marion Hurlbut, to the spiritual atmosphere which she ere ated and to her great Influence for good to those around her In her concluding remarks she quoted the little people’s question In Maeter llnck's “Blue Bird ’’ *’But where are the dead*' and the guide's reply, “There ace no dead *Mr Zabriskie, the principal of Washington Irving, accepted the pic tores on the part of the school, con eluding his remarks by quoting “Crossing the Bar.” by Alfred Tenny son ‘
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Norwich Sun
Norwich, New York, US
Thu, Nov 11, 1915
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