Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-01-05


CoRREsPoSDENcK BKrwEEN TEACHER AND PO-
Pills. The following is the correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Horace NOr:on, late Principal Of the
High School, and Pupils of that School, on the
occasion OF their presen tation to him, on Christ
mas morning, of a handsome silver tea-service,
richly chased and appropriately inscribed:
COLUMBUS, Dec. 25th, 1861.
MR. NoRToN:
Dear Sir-Please accept these few tokens OF
regard from the pupils OF the High School.
A most unlocked for and painful necessity
parts US. We learned long since to honor you
as an instructor, and to respect you as q man,
Years of constant association have not only
deepened such esteem, but ripened 1t into O
most affectonate attachment to you as our most
faithful guardian and friend.
We had hence come to earnestly hope and
believe that relations 30 endearing and 80 fruit
full ef good to US would long continue. But
sudden blow crushes the hope, and, though with
bitter regret, we can only yield to the diaap
pointment.
We cannot however suffer the sundering OF
such tender aud long strengthened ties without
conveying to you some expression of our feel
ing.
We shall never, beloved Teacher, forget the
associations now ended. How patiently you
have borne with the multiplied vexations which
we have occasioned; how unremittingly you
have toiled for US within and without echool
hours; how constantly you have inspired high
aims aud melted and cheered us toward the real.
izatioD; how warmly you have met all our sym
pathy and repaid our confidence: surely all this,
and far more that remains unsaid, we never
can forget.
And it is as embodying, though but feebly,
our gratitude for such manifold and long contin.
ued efforts in our behalf, that we ask your &C.
ceptance of the accompanying gift.
| You will not suspect US of Offering it because
of any intrinsic worth. At bert it would only
be siluer service rendered on our part for q
golden one on yours.
We bring these tokens simply as the grateful
and loving tribute of our hearts
And we bring them in the hope, that, how.
ever widely from Us your future lot may fall
they will serve to keep fresh the memory oil
this mcss pleasant intimacy which has so long
bound us together, and remind you Of that Tro-
found respect for your ability as teacher, and
of that warm affection for you as q Christian
counsellor and devoted friend which We have
long aud deeply felt, and which it will be our
great joy always to cherish.
| PUPILS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
DEAR PUPrLs-Your valuable present, with
the note accompanying it, has been received
the one as beautiful symbol, as the other a
kind expression, Of your regard.
They are before me. What do you expect?
What can say7 am in the school-room-you
are all about me--your words Of greeting and
love-the memories Of all these years crowd
upon me-my heart is FULL can but bow my
head and let nature speak for me.
In all your feelings of disappointment regret
and sorrow consequent upon our separation, you
have my fullest sympathy.
| Ny associations and labor in the High School
| have been the most pleasant OF my life. a
perfect unanimity and harmony OF feeling, oi
purpose and of effort, have characterized all the
intercourse OF the teachers; and you have ever
been studous, obedient, respectful, kind and af
| fectionate. With such teachers and such pupils
| could not do otherwise than love my work
love my school, and give to 1t all my thoughts
my affections and energies. The work Of love
brings its own reward.
For years you have been my constant assoCi
ates, returning to me day by day. At the morn
/ ing greeting, the evening separation, in the
school room, in the recitation, in our labors
our deyotions, our festival occasions, We have
been t0gether-c0mpaDl0ns ID all our uay'Ile
sympathizing in our successes and triumphs,
our difficulties and trials, our joys and sor
rows.
Parting with pupils endeared to me by SC
many associations, SO many recolections
deared to me by course Of affectonate, of al
most ilial conduct, my heart Is sad.
This new expression of your love will be q
much priced souvenir, and one which will ever
be redolent with precious memories. For this
and for oil your many expressions of esteem,
thank you.
With the hope, the prayer that you may ever
be earnest, faithful, diligent-doing with your
might whatsoever your hands find to do-that
yours may be lives of honor, Of usefulness, Of
happiness that you may prove blessing to
yourselves, blessing to your friends, bless
to the world, ! am, dear pupils, gratefully and
affectionately,
Your friend,