The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-23
DEATH OF PROF. Soaring
PRESIDENT OF MANkATO NORMAL
DIED SUDDENLY IN ST. PAUL
He WAS Here Attending a Session
of the Presidents of These
Schools When Taken ILL.,

One of the most prominent educators
In Minnesota died very suddenly yes
terday, when Prof Edward F. Soaring.
Of the state normal school at Man
kato, passed away at the Windsor no.
tel in this city.
Prof. Soaring was here attending a
meeting of the presidents Of the state
normal schools, and as usual the pres
idents sat in session until late at night
To Prof. Frank r. Weld, of Saltwater,
who was recently offered the presidency
of the Winona school, Mr.. Soaring said
before retiring that he never felt bet
ter in his life
But at $3.50 in the morning he called
the porter Of the hotel and complained
of feeling cold. He also said that he
was slightly indisposed, but declined to
have physician called, and, after
turning on the steam, the porter left
him. The employees of the hotel kept
watch to see that he wanted nothing,
but he did not call for anything until
$3.50, when he asked for a physician,
and Dr. Walsh. who lives in the hotel,
was called. He found Mr.. Searing's
condition very serious, and Supt Weld,
of Saltwater and President Kleeberg-
er, OF the st. Cloud normal school, were
called. Then DR.. Rothrock was sum-
moned.
President Soaring, who had been sit
ting up in bed, finally complained Of
feeling dizzy and asked to lie down.
Immediately after lying down he be-
came unconscious, and within three
minutes life was gone. The physi-
clans aScribed his death to acute indi-
gestion, combined with heart trouble
1t was also thought from the dis
coloration Of the skin about the breast
and neck that a blood vessel had
burst. The dlscoloration became more
and more marked while the attendants
were working over the patient in their
efforts to restore consciousness.
Prof. Soaring leaves a wife and two
sons. Mrs. Soaring is now visiting In
the East, and Edward F. Soaring Jr.
Is away on a hunting trip. The other
son, Lyle, is professor of Latin in the
Mankato normal school.
George H. Clark, resident director Of
the Mankato school, was notified of
Mr.. Searing's death and arrived at 4:4O
p. m. to take charge Of the remains
Prof. Soaring was one of the best
known educational men in the state
He has been president of the Mankato
normal school for the past eighteen or
twenty years.
President Soaring was born in Au-
Iora, N. Y, July IA, 1885. His boyhCod
was passed on farm. The rudiments
of his education were obtained in
country school. He taught at the age
of sixteen. To complete his education
he went to Cortland academy, New
York, and to CaZenOria seminary Aft
er teaching Latin in this seminary he
.ren1oved to Bay City, Mich, and was
principal of schools. In 1857 he con-
Quoted a private schoOl in Union, Rock
county, Washington, and afterwards
was elected to a professorshtp of Latin
and Greek in Milton C llege, WI CO ST L.
Later he was elected state superi { ten
{ dent of public instruction. In 1869 he
published "Virgil's Aeneid'' and for
four, years was editor of the Wiscon-
sin Journal Of Education.
At the close of his second term in
January, 1879, he came to Minnesota
and accepted the presidency of the
Mankato normal school, a position
which he retained continuously up to
the time of his death.
His work here. as elsewhere. was
always successful, and the present high
standing of the school is due largely
to his efforts.
He was the author Of several CLASH
cal works in literature, two of his best
Known literary works being his trans
lations Of Horace and Virgil. The latter
took especially high rank, and is still
q standard work.
Latterly he has lived on a farm in
DEBORAH, just outside of Mankato.
The funeral arrangements are not yet
completed. The body was taken back
to Mankato last evening.
MANKATO, Mimi, Oct. 22.-(Spe-
cial.)-The remains of President Ed
ward Soaring, of the Mankato State
Normal school, arrived from st. Paul
at o'clock this evening, accompanied
by Normal Director Geo. Clark, and
will lie i'm state until Tuesday at the
library room of the normal The flu
neral will likely be held Tuesday. No
session of the Normal school viii be
held Monday. Mrs. Soaring is expect
ed to arrive home from her visit n
New York by Monday evening. She