The Advance., 1893-12-21
From The Dawn for December
THE LATE GEORGE E. HOWE.

WE that many of readers which look upon
hearts, with will be both shocked and saddened to find
here around Which the lines of
taken place among u.s. and for which these words an memo
Our dear friend, and the friend Of suffering humanity
everywhere Superintendent GEORGE Howe passed quiet
life beyond at twenty minutes past two November 2 1888
while dining with his family at November TO- which
confined him to his room for two three days when he
several of the divisions of the Institution talking with diff
terent whom he met in his usual pleasant manner
During the day he came into the Office of The Daa0 and
sitting down. spent about ten minutes conversng partly
other things said what will be remembered among
versaon we ever had With him speaking Of the decline
life he remarked: believe the sunset of mans life
He seemed to have spprSaching end
@ hi he noke ~kt Of the pobab neane Of e me
of his departure and sad mother waiting for me
Superintendent HOWE born at Livona, N. " May
M e the hre 2d
in his fathers family. His father DR.: Hiram Howe
in Ltcbfeid Conn His were ali natives of
through whose veins coused the best of New
A the fifteen he removed with his fathers family
the noe orme o ns Of ef u9o
the Latter Day Saints had planted his sect and built the
first Mormon Church, then imposing structure,
the Western Reserve and sad at the day
Some Years before MI HOVE took up his residence in Kir
land Smith, with most of his followers had osken the
temple and gone into Missouri In the meantime two
erprising young men, Asa LORD and Mr. Slater from st.
N.
ed of large spirit of enterprise leased portion of the
temple and opened high grade school, with preparatory
Tepchers semnary One morning Soon after akng up
his residence in Kirand GEORGE E. HOWE commenced his
higher educational course in the old Mormon temple
reported been selfdenying, rdworking self
reliant STUDENT and made rapid progress his studies His
means being somewhat limited he found it necessary to
the winter season, teaching in the neghboring towns
support and further educational advantages during the
months and the testimony Of those who knew him
hardWOrkng palnS-taklng, determined student
marked his throughout his life. He
sighted IN his aims and but seeing he prize affair."
the highest possible good for himself and those about him.
the development OF most excellent teacher sefreliant
man, keen observer of and things in the passing
events of fe good manager and student of ordinary
the Spring of he opened school for ad-
Tanced youth OF both sexes IN the town OF Wioughby
mery used the Medical College, which had previously
moved to Gle Gland, twenty miles distant.
He married the 14th of 184 Miss Frances
Miken in the town of Kirtland and the following morn
his school at nine O'clock introduced her assistant
Thus she has remained his assistant in all his labors
erng Remanng in Woahby for e Rere OF the he
successful he accepted the position of Supernend
for several years. to the full satisfaction of the of Ed
ucaton and the public until he by superior ad
vanages and increased salary to accept similar position
Hamilton, Ohio.
During the experience through which he had passed it
not surprising that man of such remarkable ab-
ty coupled with constantly developing executive powers
and judgment shown in Mr. HOWE should have attracted
the attention of the State authorities and, after about
of the State Reform School, near Lancaster, Ohio.
The change from the work among the refined and educated
amid the best society, surrounded with that
contributed to the highest purest in life In the
towns where he had resided to the Refomatory Ohio
its chysastc state Hardly developed sufficiently to ena-
BILE the observer to discern whether it deserted mining
camp or a bona tide residence for man.