The herald., 1895-06-19
HONOR|NG an EDUCATOR
The Memorial Commemorative
of Supt. Friesner
IT is A FINE BIT OF WORK
The Glowing Tributes to the Deceased
Instructor
Contributions for the Work from Doctor Gum
sauIus, School Director Wills and
Others Here and Elsewhere

The memorial volume commemorative
Of the life and virtues of the late Profess
Sor William Miller Friesner, who died in
August of last year. while acting as super
intendent of the sch ools of this city, is
complete and ready for delivery to the
several subscribers for the work. The book
comprises seventy-two pages and is typo
graphically and IN its general makeup
one of the most handsome of its kind
ever published. A half-tone engraving of
the deceased educator embellishes the
volume as frontispiece. Professor P. W.
Search leading the several tributes in the
book with the following:
January %, 1895. was a memorial day
long to be remem bered by the children
OF the Los Angeles schools. The happy
custom of celebratig the birthdays of the
literary and great was suggestive that the
birthday OF William Friesner, who died
during the summer OF 1894. should be
made the occasion OF community honor
and loving emembrance. The eight years
OF noble service he rendered as superin-
tendent OF the Los Angeles schools had
endeared him to thousands OF hearts.
The boys and girls. inspired by HIM to
noble ideals and correct living, the teach
ers who had been his co-workers, and an
arpreoiative public, all turned aside to
offer tribute to the man. the citizen, the
educator, the friend, who had done SO
much for the city and children of Los An
geles.
The exercises Of the various schools
were full of transformations expression.
Through all the work of the day there
was trend of quiet, sympathetic and eff
fecIive tribute, centering in monumental
evidence to the worth of a great life, but
doing coed to those who lived again, and
will live on. IN the RENE brGnce and
piraton of other days.
Not the least OF the exercises of the day
was the gatherin by the hands of 1000
children, the flowers for the decoration OF
the great hall where the evening memorial
was held; and wnen evening came, what
sight was that of pure white callas,
banked from floor to ceiling of trailing
smilax and roses sweet, with the love of
xpressiveEhearts. Addresses of teachers
Nnd citizens who knew him well, music
rendered by the teachers of the city and
letters from all over the land, filled the
allotted time to overlooking. Surely this
memorial day was one of community
good.
Superintendent Freisner still lives in
me work he has done; the school children
whom he loved have caught inspiration
from his personality ana the men and
women of the future will be all the better
because q his noble influence which the
Eight of years can never decrease.
named. is the prayer of Rev. A. G.. Crew.
the life sketch OF the deceased, the tribute
by Frank A. Gibson, Dr.. William lie
Moyne Wills, A. +. Baker. Prof. Leroy
j. Brown Edward T. Pierce Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Packard. Rose II. Hardenb berg,
Mrs. c. G. Dubois, Mary Hancock Hunt.
Margaret j. Frick, Mary A. Cook, and
Mary E. Foy, and delivered at the memo.
rial exercises held on January %, 1895.
Or. +. W. Gunsaulus, president Of the
A II; .
Black, state superintendent of public in
struction; James Morton and Charles II.
Clark, both of Cedar Rapids. Iowa; Mar
tina B. Gaylord Of Riverside; Charles f.
Jewell of Seneca Falls, N. Y; Mrs. N. J.
ws sMi V cS NJ Elliott ea of Los
Angeles; +. h. Brooke of Guthrie, Okla.
Mary u. C. Mclaughlin of Cleveland,
Ohio; Mrs. Mary F: Briggs of Mount
,Gilead. Ohio: W. S. Eagleson, Charles S.
ehe University Of Idaho; A. G. Winship
of the New England Journal of Educa-
ton; Minnie S. Baxter and Mary X.
Scott of Sac Paulo, Brazil, South Amer
lea; NJ. W. Seamans. Mary McClenahan
Of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, high school;
III. A. Higley of Cedar Rapids. J. W.
Drouillard OF Chicago: John c. Jackson
of Columbus, Ohio; W. G. Williams of
the Ohio Wesleyan university at Della
ware; DR.. George P. Corrington of Cedar
Rapids; Hon. Ira G: Hoitt. ex-state
superintendent of public instruction, and
Apollo Commandery No 26, Knights
Tenn lar of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the
Portsmouth, Ohio Reading club all in
published letters attest the worth and
great ability of the dead professor
The concluding tribute in the book are
the resolutions adoptei by the board OF
education of Cedar Rapids, when Mr..
Friesner left that city for Los Angeles on
September o. 1885.