Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-10-26
seri.l Notes.

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The old piaD IN the chapel has
been replaced b! new one, which
has a much bettsr tone.
The rhetoricalclass which has been
in charge of Prof Blanton was divided
last Friday; one division given to Miss
Owen in room No. 8.
Prof Bixby, of Oxford. Eng. a
noted phllologist has been delivering
a course of lectures on language. at
the Normal this week. The Professor
thoroughly understands the subject on
which he lectures
Miss Emma Grimm was visiting the
school on Monday. She is going to
teach at the Stin.on school house this
winter, wages Thirty dollars per month.
Among the many who have favored
the Normal with calls this week we no.
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ticed Rev. Pearson, of Tenn, Judge
Ellison, DR.. Mitchell, Prof. Page and c.
NJ. e. Thompson.
At the appointed time for the me-
mortal services on Sunday. the chapel
was filed to- oveaowing, to pay the
last respects to our lamented teacher.
At three o'clock the exercises were
opened with muse by the choir, fol.
lowed by short appropriate prayer by
Rev. J. S. Boyd. The choir then sang
"Eventide." Rev. T. ]. Wheat read
the 24th Psalm after which Rev. Cham
bliss invoked the divine blessing. ].
H. Grove then delivered the follow ing
address:
Friends and school mates To.
day our hearts are beating in common
sympathy. We have suffered a loss
that is mourned alike by this faculty,
by the students OF this school and the
citizens of this vicinity. We are
mourning the loss of highly esteem
ed citizen, a model teacher. and a
faithful friend. He was thinker and
actor among his fellow men, guided by
a sense Of right and the interest of hu.
maity.
If in our associations with him We
have imbibed the PRINCIPLES taught us
ia the example Of his every day life,
there must certainly await US a life of
labor, usefulness, and honor. His
commanding appearance and amiable
disposition endeared him to the heart
OF every student: while the purity of his
motive and the soundres OF his judge
ment and the wisdom Of his instruc.
tons we never doubt. NV own per-
sonal attachment for Prd. Seitz, can
not describe; but he was held in such
regard by every one tha. to know his
will was to be governed by him. But
his work was done. That voice tlat l
have never heard utter an unkind word
is hushed forever. Those eyes which
have looked upon us so long with such
earnestncss and anxiety are now closed
IN perpetual sleep.
That brow upon which have seen
no frown. is still and cold in deaths en-
brace. That hand that gave us such a
warm and hearty welcome only a few
weeks ago has itself been grasped by
the hand of death. That manly form
recently SO vigorous, SO bold in action
is now in silent rest. He is gone, but
his works still live and must endure
when the granite pile which may be
erected to his memory shall have crum-
bled to its native dust. Nobler far,
and grander and holler than the poets
elegies and the orators eulogies are
the emotions and benedictions of every
one who knew him. Mr. President and
members Of the faculty we realize that
IN the death of our beloved teacher we
have sustained an irreparable loss; and
we have desire to offer something in
honor Of his memory that may be a
token of the high esteem In which he
was held by the students of this insti-
tut:on.
In the name OF the graduating
classes Of this school, threfore, now
present you this picture that it may be
used as an ornament to this hall as he.
Of whom it is likeness, SO admirably
adorned this rostrum and that chair,
Prof. Blanton In few appropriate
remarks accepted the picture in the
name OF the faculty. A quartette was
sung after which Prof. Blanton deliver
ed well worded eulogy on the life and
works of Prof Seitz. Prot Mason read
short essay in which were many good
thoughts. Dr. Mitchell delivered short
address; The choir then sang para
disc" The benedictlon was pronoun.
ced by is. Boyd.
Our Man about town.