The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-22
In PEACE And IN WAR
GEN. GEORGE C. SMITH WAS 4
LEADER IN BOTH
PERIODS
PUPILS PAY THEIR TRIBUTE
There Were Memorial Services In
Each OF the City Schools YeStcr-
day, and Many Tributes Were
Paid tc the Departed Pedax0gue
At the Madison School the Elk
ercises Were Elaborate.

Yesterday was generally observed in
the schools throughout the city as
Smith Memorial day" Appropriate
exercises were held in all the schools
during the afternoon session. A short
story of the life of the general was told
the children in all the upper grades,
ana In many cases principals read parts
of the Smith Memorial Volume"
which was prepared by Principal H. S.
Baker, of the Humboldt high school.
AT the Madison school, where the
general had been for twenty years
principal, the exercises were particu.
larly impressive. Owing to the large
number attending the service was held
in assembly hall of the Mechanic Arts
high school In addition to the 400
school children Of the upper grades a
large number Of citizens Of the Madi-
son school district attended.
Principal ]. D. Bond occupied the
platform with once Mayor Frank Do
ran, Supt. A. J. Smith. of the city
schools, and ]. F. Tostavin, lifelong
friend Of Gen. Smith.
Mr.. Tostevin offered an appropriate
prayer in opening, followed by remarks
by Supt. Smith, who spoke with much
fervor of the life Of Gen. Smith viewed
from personal acquaintance. Miss
Katherine Williams sang "One Sweet
and Solemn Thought Principal ]. D.
Bond, who succeeded Gen. Smith as
principal of the Madison school, made
short address, paying high tribute to
the character of the general as citi,
Zen and an educator.
Former Mayor Doran, q distant rela-
tive of Gen. Smith, enlogized the gem
eral for his kindly virtues and the
Christian spirit which the general man
1fested under most trying circumstan-
ces. Mr.. Doran said that one face
would be missing from his Thankssiv>
ing table this year, one that would in
deed be missed, as he and the general
had dined together every Thanksgiving
for twenty-five years.
MIR. Tostevin also added tribute to
the memory Of the Madison's late prin-
cipal. AS a fellow churchman, Prin-
cipal Smith had occupied the highest
place in the regard of all who knew him
in the church. AS a Bible student the
general was looked upon as one of the
best authorities in the Northwest.
An essay, written by Miss Worm
wood and Miss Wasmus, two of the
oldest teachers. in point of service, in
the Madison school, was read by Miss
Wasrnus, written after an association
of fifteen years with Gen. Smith in
school work
Miss Alice Whitaker sang "Come
Unto Me and Rest" accompanied by
Miss Louise Braden.
most interesting and impressive
feature of the programme was little
speeches by scholars of five different
grades in the school, giving their i'm
pressions of the general When each OF
the upper grade scholars had said their
pieces Esther Esch, a little tot not more
than five, walked out before the audi
ence, with childish assurance. and
said: II am in the baby room, but we
all like Gen. Smith, too
The following scholars represented
their grades: A, Eighth grade, Theresa
Deaveraux; B, Eighth grade, Sarah
Tandy; A, Seventh. Berna Sapham; B
Seventh, Dorothy Sturley; Fifth grade
Harry Hezer; Fourth grade, Alice
Bjornstad; Third grade, Lille Callan,
der.
The exercises were closed with 20,
Paradise" rendered by a chorus Of pu-
pills numbering 200, under the direction
Of Miss Williams.
The day was observed at the Central
high school by an address by Principal
j. @. Bryant upon the manly virtues OF
Prof. Smith. He told of his early life
and his career as a student of medicine
and later Of theology and of his early
labors in the educational field before
coming to St. Paul thirty years ago,
and of his service in the army and at
the battle of Chickamauga and Muir
freesborough at the time he was a
member of Gen. Thomas staff.
Principal Bryant also read from the
Smith Memorial Volume"
The flag on the German school was
at ha1f-mast during the day, and ap-
propriate exercises were held at 2 o. m.
The programme was particularly inter-
esting from the fact that Prof. J. G.
Donnelly enjoys almost a parallel
length of service with Gen. Smith and
! knew him intimately during the last
twenty-eight years. Prof. Donnell3