The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-06-20
Il. III. HEWITT.

| L. ii. Hewitt died IN this city yes
| terday afternoon. He had returned
only few weeks before from Califor-
MA whittier he had gone in the hope
| that change OF climate would prove
beneficial. He was disappointed in
this and came home to die, His death
was easy, and he was conscious to the
last
Mr.. Hewitt was BON in Coopers-
town, June l, 1851 He began teach
ing school when II years of age. lie
attended the Oshkosh Normal school
for five months and the State Univer-
sity one year, after having secured a
state certificate He was married
October Is, 1885. He was principal
of the kiel high school for two years
and Of the First ward school Of this
city for eight years.
Mr. Hewitt was in large measure
self taught. Never did man labor
more enthusiastically to enlarge his edu-
cation or work more cOnscientiously
TO instruct others His mind was of
the philosophic order and he built the
structure of his knowledge on we'll ac-
copied principles. He learned early
to generalize, and the details Of his
work had a basis Of indisputable and
broad facts He was a great teacher
for the reason that everything he
taught had passed through the alem-
bic of his own experience and he was
merciless in demanding intellectual
honesty Of himself, He could not
slight a { uty because he had ALWAYS
held himself with rigid exactitude to
the performance Of every duty until
it became second nature to him. Study
became his life and to impart instruc-
ton the purpose Of his being. Though
thorough in everything, his habit IF
generaIlzlng gave expansion TO his
thought and his horizon never became
narrowed by his absorption in his work.
He had the honesty Of the student,
the moral stamina of the man who is
honest in his thought, the courage of
him who never fled from q duty The
life OF such man IS an inspiration
to the young; there Is ever around
him an atmosphere Of purity because
intellectual integrity is always pure
and high conception of duty is emo
bling. He employed no arts to win the
confidence Of his students He com
manded their respect BY the elevated
character Of his purpose and he be
came thor eXemplar. Association
with him taught them to carry their
conscience with them and they need
ed no promptings Of the voice of an
flority to keep them in the line Of
duty. tie taught So as to build char
acter and thus laid the foundation for
useful and moral lives.
He interested himself il everything
pertaining to the progress of the
young and even sought 10 implaut
hlghet IDEALS IL those whose minds
were not immature. He was always
a teacher and to all people, 10y the
force Of his example as Well as by his
professional work Every movement
for the betterment Of soc ETY. I'D his
active support and his name 10 anne
a synonym for intellectual progress.
In this hastily written sketch it is
almost impossible to 90 him Justice or
to deal with more than one feature Of
his character. The First ward school
Is his monument The young men
and women who have quit that school
withplrposa stamped ocn their SOUL,
Strengthened by disc pline and i'm
pressed with the belief that seIf-reli-
ance, industry and Intelligence, open
the way to success.-tu these bear With
them memories Of their teacher which
time cannot etfaca unIl tine for tLCm
stall be no more. His years were few
but they were used with such little
waste that the measugeof performance
Is fall His devotion TO his cn.liug was
such that be died a martyr to j., and
wherever he was known. his name will
be mentioned with reverence and re
spect.
His funeral tales place from the
Catholicchurch Of hisc y 0. S tn. day
next at 9 a. m. l. was his wish Il a
those with whom he was associated in
school work should be his pallbearers.