The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-13
N. SCHELEDE WERE
PASSES AWAY.
Death Of the Distinguished Educator
in Washington.
MANY YEARS AT THE UNIVERSITY
As Professor OF Modern Languages.
Was a Noluminous and Finished
Writer and Author of Some
Notable Publications

WASHINGTON, d. c., May n.-Spe-
ciaL-Substitute Professor NJ. schele de
We're died at Providence Hospital in this
city this morning between and 6
o'clock. Death was really due to q
breaking up OF vital forces incident TO
old age. His lungs became affected about
a month ago with something like pneu-
monia and on account of his age bis
constitution was unable 20 resist the in
roads OF the disease and the end this
morning was rot unexpected.
A FAMOUS EDUCATOR.
Professor De We're had passed the
Psalmists limit OF three score years and
ten by two years and the end was peace
ful as befitted the last hours of a man
who had contributed so much 70 the
worlds store Of knowledge. He was for
more than forty years Professor of Mod
ern Languages at the University Of Viz
ginia and deep sorrow will be caused 70
the alumni by the intelligence Of his de-
mise, while his great intellectual and 1T
erary attsinments fitted him for the work
OF training those who sat at his feet in
the great Southern University, he also
personally endeared himself TO those who
were associated with him by his kind and
genial disposition.
Until recent years Professor De We're
was a frequent contributor to leading
periodicals in this country and Europe
and was the author OF many works reco-
uzed as standard among educators.
The funeral services will be held from
Christ Episcopal church In Southeast
washington at 2:3O o'clock tomorrow az
ternoon.
A VOLUMINOUS WRITER.
When informed OF Professor DeVeres
death last night Rev. Or. J. c. Hiden,
who was in his class at the University.
wrote the following:
Professor Schele de We're was for many
years professor of modern languages In
the University Of Virginia. wherehewas
a contemporary Of those splendid scholars
-Gessner. Harrison. y. l.. Gildersleeve
and George Frederick Holmes.
He was son-in-law Of the late Alexander
Rives. Judge OF the United States Dis
trict Court In this State. As teacher OF
modern languages he was particularly
eminent. He was quite a voluminous au-
thor, and some of his pathological works
have become widely known as text books.
He wrote frequently for some OF the
most widely circulated American maya
zines. His English style was remark
able for a foreigner.
When he conversed, his French accent |
at once betrayed his nationality, though |
he was readily understood when he lee |
tured 10 his students and. indeed, when |
he talked in the social circle.
A CHASTE STYLE.
But his written style was OF a high |
order Of chaste. elegant and polished |
English; and few readers would ever sus- |
pect that his books or his magazine arti- |
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and then critical scholar. familiar with |
both French and English. might detect |
a Gallicism but these slips were very |
infrequent and usually very slight His |
English style upon the whole, was that |
of a natiye-and a native Of fine taste and |
high culture.
Professor De We're was one OF the pO-
litest Of men. He became warmly attach
ed 10 his students, and even after they
left the University he followed their ca
reer with an afectionate interest.
One OF his most notable books Is on
Comparative Philology." and though =
was written when that splendid and
epoch-making science was in its infancy.
many years before the magnificent works
OF Max Muller and Whitney, II may still
be read with interest by any student who
loves TO look into the origin. the forma
tlon and the history OF those mysterious
symbols which we call words" From
a purely scientific point of view, the
book is not strong, nor very valuable to
the present day student OF philology; in
deed. as science. 1t is out Of date. But
from a literary point OF view II as adj
mirable. The chapter on the history OF
the combination Of the Anglo-Saxon with
the Norman elements. which together
make up the body Of our modern English
is written in superb style and is highly
suggestive and instructive.
Many old University men scattered all
over the country. will learn with regret
that their old teacher, so elegant g.
manner. so captivating in his style. so
faithful in his lecture-room, has gone 10
the majority"