Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-02-21
P0RTER'S PART.
Remarks Emanating From the
Professor on the Occasion of
HIS Retirement
From the Principals Ch air in
the Miles City Public
Schools.

PROF. PORTER's vELEDICToKY AD-
DRESS
To the Pupils of the Miles City schools.
Last Friday closed Prof. Porter's ad.
ministration OF Miles City schoO OIL. aud
that day will long be remembered by
both teachers and pupils. AT recess,
the pupils requested Prof. Porter to
dispense with the remaining lessons Of
the day, for as one Of them said 1--WE
want to sing aud we want you to talk
to uH.n
This was very pretty ruse to ma Ike
the parting hours pleasant; and IL sue
eeeded. Prof. Porter had intended.
before di-missiDg the scno ,ls, To say q
few words in adieu. but had no reason
to believe. as he said to our reporter,
that the scholars would have some
thing to cay to him. He bad become
warmly attached to his fellow teachers
aud to all the pupils, aud his regard
for them was apparently not lost but
with equal warmth reciprocated. So
~ the ihOur for parting drew nigh
there was u mutual though unspoken
sympathy aroused. The invisible
chord that binds hearts in friendship
and throbbing souls in the harmony of
love hogan to vibrate before afternoon
rece ss. At one end of the Invisible
strand were many beating hearts; at
the other extremity only one; Llt the
many, 80 strong in their unity. could
not wait for the one.
Thus il was at recess the pupils ask
ed that no more lessons be heard.
They wanted to sing" and hear their
houored teacher talk to them. 1t was
a pretty thought; aud it won.
After few songs had been sung,
Mr.. Edwin Naples, on behalf Of the
7hh and Sth grades, arose aud address
ed Prof. Porter. He said:
Dear Teacher:-I have been selected
by the members of your school, who
have been under your special and in
dividusl charge for the past two years,
to represent them, and to express to
you our regret, that our relations as
teacher and.pupil 10 about to termi-
nate. The least We can SAY is to ex-
press our sincerest wish, that in your
new vocation of lawyer, you may be
ss successful rs you have been in that
Of teacher; aud, in our own behalf, to
hope that we may in the future have a
teacher who will do as well by us as
you have done.
As slight token of our regard, we
present you with this picture, and will
be grstified lift will please you as muc b
to accept It as We are pleased to pre-.
sent il.
The effect on the retiring teacher
was marked. There was no tear In his
eye. but it suddenly shone with q new
light; the color came with a warm
glow to his cheek; his lip trembled,
and whatever he had previously fixed
in his mind to say Was lost In new
thoughts inspired by the kind words
spoken by the representative Of the
pupils and their gift. After moments
hesitation he said:
PROF. PoRTER's ADDRESS.
As this 10 my last day and that days
hour among you as your teacher, some
have thought fit to request me to say
something which you may remember
as my last lesson; but / doubt whether
can speak many words to you At this
this time. have become so used to
being In the school room with you day
after day, to seeing you In your accus-
toned places, to studying your faces
and making = daily observation Of
what each one OF you 10 doing for him
self that your features and personal
characteristics have been indelibly
fixed In my mind and / will always
carry that much Of you with me. /
have never in my life worked more
diligently than have during the past
eighteen months, but still l eau say TO
you as | stand here ana look into your
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