The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-15
BY HIS DEEDS SHALL HELIVE
EXERCISES IN MEMORY OF THE LATE GEN. FRANCIS 4. WALKER.
A Distinguished Gathering of Educators in Music Hall, Boston-A Large Number of Prominent Instltutions of Learming Represented--Principa Tribute by Sena- tor George F. Hoar of Massachusetts.

".oPhoSohtcN-ii FADuto Uy S0uN-
 tor George F. Hoar of Massach husetts.
 Boston, Oct. 14.-One of the most representative educational audiences that ever gathered in Music hall was present tonight at the exercises in memory of the late General Francis A. Walker president of the Massaehu- setts Institute,of Technology, and the noted statistician and economist
 Delegations of the leading instruc- tors and principal officers of nearly ev- cry every institution of learning in the country were present as well as many of the officers of the prominent academ- ical associations
 Governor Wolcott presided and made a brilliant address, while Senator George F. Hoar delivered a long and interest," ing dissertation on the life and char- acter of the eminent instructor.
 Among the universities and colleges represf were Harvard. Yale, Prince tou, Bs ', rtmouth. Amherst, Will hams, -, 'sity of Pennsylvania, Johns HtrA.ns, Columbia, Bowdoin, Tufts Holy Cross, Clark, Boston uni- yersity, Mount Holyoie, Wesleyan ,Bos- ton college and Trinity.
 The list of academicaY societies repre- scented by delegates was as follows: N ational Academy Of Science, Ameri- c Educational association, American l storical society, American Society of V echanical Arts, American Association fc the Advancement of Science, Asso- ci; ton for the Prote ;tion of Engineer ing Education, Asso iation of Agricul- ture and Mechanict Arts, Massachu- set Historical soc ety, New England His orical and Genealogical society, Loyal Legion, Society of Naval and Marine Engineering and others
 H. the body of the hall were the stu ants and instructors of the institu- te technology; ill the galleries were the umni of the institute. while the deles stes of the colleges and societies occul ed the platform.
 Sen tor Hoars tribute was as fol- lows
 r We have come to pay a public debt, so far as we can pay such debts, to public benefactor.
 1 T do not purpose, in what I have to Isay tonight, to speak Of Francis Walk CT as a man of great and remarkable | original genius, as that word is com- l o,,Jx l,a J lacked that undefinable quality, it is not that which brings us here. It is l because he was an admirable example, perhaps the best example Massachu- sets has to offer in late years, of a complete and rounded citizenship The excellence and variety of his work grow upon you as you study it. He was a more useful man and safer guide than any man, with rare exception, that we have had of great and remark able original genius. He was wise, in- dustrious, conscientious, patriotic, faithful and brave. He had an inde-i pendent intellect, rendered prudent by a great modesty. He administered with remarkable success the Indian bureau, l the census bureau twice under vastly different conditions, and 8 great cOl- llege. He began in service in the Union army as non-commissioned officer. He left it general officer He was Se- verely wounded. He was six weeks in l Libby prison, where he met his brother.
 He was twice promoted for gallantry in the field. He was a favorite aide of three famous generals He was fre-
 quently praised for soldierly quality in the reports of his superiors, and in gen.
 eral orders. He was a model adjutant
 general. He saved the day in an im-
 portant battle. He was our foremost
 writer and thinker on political econo- my in 8 generation constantly called
 upon to reconsider and to apply eco-
 homie laws. He contributed to science our best example of the scientific tem-
 per He was profound thinker. He
 was successful teacher. He was a lover, inspirer and leader of youth. He
 concealed great power by quietness in
 his work He did, for nearly forty
 years, bravely and faithfully, what his
 generation much needed to have done.
 He was constant spectator and critic
 of what other men were doing in other
 departments of human activity. Yet
 he never lost his kindness of heart nor his brave hopefulness. He loved his
 country. his commonwealth. the town where he was born, and the city where
 he lived He was perfect in the rela-
 ton of son, brother, husband and fath- CT. He was unselfish. He was con- stant, loving and faithful friend. He had no gnoble ambitions. His objects
 in life were public, not personal. The : ends he aimed at were
 '-his country's,
 His Gods and truths"
 Every step in his life was upon stair of honor His sound brain and athletic
 frame could bear great labor without
 fatigue He had a thoroughly healthy and robust intellect, capable Of being
 directed upon any of the pursuits of
 life, or any of the affairs of state in
 any department of the public service.
 He exhibited a varied and sound mental
 capacity, which made it sure that he
 could have attained distinction as a
 metaphysician or mathematician, as
 a linguist, as an advocate, as lawyer.
 as legislator, as judge. as he did Tn fact attain it; as a soldier. as a teach Ter. as an administrator, as statistl-
 clan. as a writer and reasoner upon ab-
 struse doctrines of political economy As Mark Hopkins said Of his pupil,
 President Garfield, there was large