The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-17

IN, that edlnce, lne largest III INC CITY, ueIhE
densely throngcd, but not CT sufficient ca.
pacity to hold half of those who desired to be
present and pay the last sad tribute of re-
spect to his memory The services consisted
of urayer by Rev. ] L. Iacyson and address
cs by Reys. Prcntss, Gait and Reyes, and
appropriate music was furnished by Prof.
STEMS choir-the general services being fol-
lowed by the impressive funeral services OF
the knights Templar, at the conclusion OF
which the procession moved to Lake Spring
Cemetery in the following order:
Ottawa aud Aurora Communicates X. 7.
Clergymen.
| HeArSe.
Pail Bearers.
Mourners.
| East sd, School Board.
West Side School Board.
School Trustees.
Public Library Board
High School Teachers and Pupils.
East Side Teachers.
West Side Teachers.
| Citizens
| The pail bearers consisted OF the iolloWlhg
O)d.time friends of Prof. Clark and well
known school Principals Prof. Lewis. OF
HYDE Park: Prof Walker, Of Rochelle; Prot
! Han, OF Sugar Grove; Prof. Mann, OF Gene
va: Prof. SNOW, Of Batavia, and Ptot Free
man, OF Aurora.
Prof. Clark came TO Ottawa in about 1851,
aud soon after was placed at the head OF the
Chem 9TH ward puDlic school, in which he
soon manifested such high qualities as q
teacher, that he was transferred TO the thira
ward school, aud made principal OF the HIgh
School, to which was soon afterwards aducu
the office Of superintendent OF the city pno'
lie schools 1t was bit OF political splte
work that few years later removed MIN
from the SUPPLEMENTARY, and as the change
involved reduction Of his salary, Prof.
Clark resigned and accepted the Principal
shin Of the East Side High School in Aurora,
in which position he justly won the rank OF
one of the leading educators OF the state.
He was a born teacher. He was not only
thoroughly posted in al! matters pertaining
to his profession, but he knew how 10 lmpart
HIS knowledge TO Others. Always kind, I'll
WAYS genial and Joyous, yet strict discl
plinarian, he governed IA school with military
precision and yet with all the kindness OF o
loving parent. As 10 school SO in his family
and social relations, lie won the love OIL all
by his noble and manly qualities and his ever
svmua,hetic, genial and kindly ways. A
lending characteristic, which separated MN
miles from the conventions! pcdasogue, was
his modesty. No man Of his great attain.
ments ever put on fewer airs, and no doubt
lint for this be never occupied III the popular
destination away from home anything Ike
the high position to which his great abilities
entitled him. That he was held III proper es'
timation at home, however, Is shown by the
ezpressons Of the Aurora papers IN view OF
his death. The Pos says.
Manifestations OF sorrow are every where
visible. Especially are those who grew up
in his school stricken with grief. lie was 10
every pupil a frlenu, counselor, u guiue-
Ibis personal influence was ennobling. The
le1ample of his uuseiiish, laborious NE, was
the grandesi lesson he tau ht. Green be NE
grass above his long home; calm ana ulue De
the oyerspreading skies; peaceful be the sol
emn. whispering winds. \ grand man IS
asleep after lie al toil--sIter grand work.
His friends can in future stand by his grave
and say most truly: His was great heart, q
great miud-the wO7ld i better because lie
lived IN it,
The Beacon says.
Prof Clark was teacher in the widest
sense of the term. He not only instructed
his pupils in that knowledge which comes
from books, and the possession Of which en-
Titled them to diplomas-hut he tanght
them by precpt aud example, how 10 be men
and women. He was possessed OF that &c.
MUS of humanity which has spread such AN
Immortal halo around the names OF the iiiut
trious masters OF the grea. English school,
Though Prof. CLARK ia dead" his teachings
are warmed with life which time eannot
destroy, but which will grow on through all
leternity Near two thousand miles from
Aurora, on the arid plains the Great Amar-
lean Desert" young man Eraspeo our
Ihsnd all the more firmly this last summer.
because we knew Tom Clark, "the teacher OF
OF his youth, 70 whom be could give no words
Of praise too emphatic, in bearing witness
of the great service his teachings and ad-
vice had been 10 him through life: and near
1.-The foot OF Pixies Peak, one OF the foremost
Educators OF the West ave Professor Clark