The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-10-13
Cecil Teachers and the Late Prof
Newell.
Hyattsville, Sept. %, 1898.

| County Teachers Association held
in Port Deposit on this 18th day oil
October, 1898, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously
adopted, by rising vote:
WHEREAS, Formal announcement
of the death of Prof Nj. A. Newell,
formerly State Supt. of Public In.
struction in Marylsnd, has been made
to this association and whereas this
hall has been the scene, and this
membership the witness of many OF
his intellectual triumphs in the cause
of education, we deem it appropriate
to give fit express on to our appre
citation of the great loss which the
educational interests of the State and
Nation sustain by the unhappy
event therefore he it
Resolved, That we are painfully
concious that by this sad dispense,
ton careful and varied learning loses
faithful. ardent and able patron
that broad and generous culture is
despoiled of a bright example; that
educational science is robbed of a
gifted exponent that universal edu
cation is deprived of fearless cham
pinn and an eloquent advocate, that
the school system of Maryland loses
its master architect; and that the
profession is bcreft of widely hon
ored member and one of its ablest
representatives.
RESOLVED, That We realize in this
bereavment, the loss of not only a
brilliant intellect, and an eminent
educator, but of high minded char
acter, in which the attributes of a
noble spirit and chivalrous man
hood were strikingly ezemplilied.
Resolved, That we shall ever
cherish grateful remembrance of the
many arduous labors, to which his
life and energies were devoted in
raising the Public Schools of Mary
land to greater and ever increasing
efficiency and excellence, and her
teachers to higher standard ofskill,
and a more desirable professional
position. And we sincerely and
devoutly thank kind and beaefcent
Providence for the gift of his life, his
work, and his influence to the State
Resolved, That we feel jus,
though saddened pride in the exalted
professional rank he held among the
great educators of the nation, as
shown by numerous evidences of
their regard and esteem for him
during his life, and manifestations
o! their deep regret and sorrow for
his decease.
RESOLVED, That We mourn the loss
of friend and brother, who, by his
wise counsel. by his uniform courtesy
and kindness, by his genial friend
ship, by his generous sympathy and
by his Jealous care and deep concern
for our best interests, during the
many years ST his acquaintance and
intercourse with this association had
deeply and strongly attached and
endeared himself to US all.
Resolved, That we deeply sympa.
thiZe with the stricken and sorrowino
family of our lamented brother, in
this sad visitation, and hereby tender
our sincere and heartfelt coincidence.
Resolved, That these proceedings
he entered upon the journals OF the
association and published in the
local newspapers and that copy of
them be sent to the bereaved family.
S. J. TAMANY,
MARTHA BIDpLR,
JON, l. CROTHERs,
Committee.
Mr.. S. j. Tamany, chairman of the
committee, in rising to report the
above resolutions, spoke at some
length upon the great lifework of DR..
Newell, and its Importance to the
people of the State. The address was
replete with interesting "reminiscences
OF the patient efforts and ultimate
success of Mr.. Newell in the deyel
opment of our public school system.
the expansion of its curriculum, and
and its triumphant vindication from
the assaults of its early foes, Ii
recounted his multiform arduous
labors as Secretary of the State Board
of Education, as State Superinten-
dent, as principal of the State
Normal School, as editor, as con
ductor of teachers associations in
all parts of the State. The speaker
described the similarity of Mr..
Newelps plans to those of Horace
Mann; and claimed for his work and
influence in Maryland what Mr.
ManD's was in Massachusetts,. The
speaker alluded with great pride to
Mr.. Newell's towering eminence
among the educational giants of the
age, and closed by saying that as
long as the public school system of
Maryland shall endure, it will stand
as monument to the genius, skill
and untiring labors of it's architect.
Mr.. j. L. Crothers. in seconding
the adoption of the resolutions.
expressed high appreciation and
admiration of Mr.. Newell aud his
great work in the cause of education
in Maryland.