The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-24
Given In Honor of School Superin-
tendent Millspaugh,
AT KNUTsFoRD HOTEL
MANY MANIFESTATIONS OF RE-
GRET AT HIS DEPARTURE.
Like the Parting Between Soldiers
and Their General-Addresses In
Behalf of the Board, the Citizens
and the Teachers-Response By
DR.. Millspaugh-Given Watch.

Members of the board of education.
supervisors and teachers of the public
schools, and citizens rendered DR..
]. f. Millspaugh "a magnificent fare
well reception at the Knutsford last
night. If the retiring superintendent
ever doubted the warm place which he
has held in the hearts of his co-workers,
it must have been completely dispelled,
for everybody was there and all con-
tributed naught but praise to the
worth of their chief and regrets at his
departure from the field where, during
these many years, so many associations
and ties have been formed.
1t was, perhaps, a solemn
gathering in some respects be-
cause all felt the great loss sustained
but beneath it all there was happy
sentiment and satisfaction that the
change came as a promotion to one
who has earned it so well. DR.. Mills
paugh himself was touched at the
manifestations of regret and it was
with pain that he said goodbye to
teachers and friends.
This is my home; 1 shall always
perhaps consider it So" he said, and
his home.
The guests began to arrive as early
as o'clock and within an hour the
spacious rotunda was transformed into
an animated scene. There were the
members of the board of education and
their wives, teachers and co-workers
with whom the departing superinten-
dent had labored for years, all coming
to tender their tribute to the man who
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self a place in everyone's heart.
Gus Holmes had left nothing undone
to make the occasion a conspicuous
success and so far as the management
of the hosiery is concerned the ar
engagements were perfect. The ladies'
promenade in the rotunda presented a
pleasing appearance with its decora
tions of holly and evergreens. In the
private dining halls where the collation.
was served the hand of the florist was
even more in evidence.
A splendid centerpiece of roses,
carnations and holly was prominent on
one of the tables. The mantles and other
pieces of furniture had not been over
looked ana eVergreens, palms and
potted plants adorned every corner and
added their fragrance to the scene.
The reception and other committees
who had the affair in charge We're I'M
perfect arrangements imaginable
marked the event.
In the private dining halls refresh
ments were served, while the High
School orchestra, a very excellent
organization, rendered a number OF
pleasing selections. Then came the
speechmaking.
President Cotton of the board of
education was introduced and paid
high tribute to the retiring superinten-
dent whose life, he said, was like an
open book. 1t was pleasing to think
that he had received a promotion-the
reward OF every faithful worker. TIE
speaker laid stress upon the excellent
work done by DR.. Millspaugh during
his years of service as superintendent
of the schools of Salt Lake and pre-
dicted that his success in the future
would be as conspicuous as in the past.
Principal Martin of the Grant school
made the presentation speech as fol-
lows:
THE parting between a general ard
his men, grizzled in their service of
country, is one of the saddest and ten
derest experiences that the children of
men are called upon to undergo. There
is a soul union and sympathy that
comes from danger shared and hard
ship endured that is wonderful for its
strength and lasting quality. The bat
ties fought, deprivations suffered have
served as forge and anvil 10 weld
hearts together that, under ordinary
circumstances. would have been as
strangers to each other. The old guard
preferred to go down with their COM
mander, to living without Kim.
THE parting words of teacher and
the pupil who, after ye of toll, is
about to test his powers II the battle
of life have their peculiar pathos. too
The teacher realizes that he is sending
out a part of himself-of his best self
a veritable child of his soul. These
partings are almost as sacred as that
other one we all have experienced, who
have wandered far from the old roof
tree, the picture of which is so indelibly
impressed upon our memories But to-
night we come to the parting of the
way with you, our beloved superin-
tendent and friend, with the mingled
feeling of the soldier and the student.
You have been to us 10th commander
and teacher, leader and counselor. Bat
ties have been fought and won in these
eight years that our imaginations bad
not conceived of dS possible, but when
the contest. seemed SO against US your
courage failed not, neither cid your
energy lag. Your Watchword has ever
been come not go When success
came to us, and we were inclined to
say this is good enough, let us tarry
here your yet show / you a more ex-
cellent way has aroused our energies.
How can we give YOU up, our captain
and our priest. But duty 10 country
separates the general ard his army;
duty to posterity tho parent and child;
and duty to fellow creatures, Tie
teacher and pupil. So, in the face of
wider sphere of usefulness for you, We
would cease our REFINING and more,
would bid our hearts rejoice that our
commander is promoted. To some of
us if has been our good fortune to
know you long time, as human des-
tiny is measured-a fun half genera
ton. Your lot was cast with us when
our beautiful city was a struggling vi
lage, our industries in their infancy,
our schools unknown, AMI when you
We're in the first flush of energetic man
hood. From the day OF YOUR coming to
this, the day of your going, vour attf-
tude on all questions affecting the well
fare of our fair state has been an open
book, and the confidence aIid esteem,
not only of city, but of whole state,
is commentary enough upon what IS
within that book. Il hale generation
more, and the 10000 Young minds tnat
have been, to a greater or less extent.
influenced by your life and character
viii be Shaping the destiny of A state.
1t is fitting that the new west should
begin to return the blessings bestowed
upon her by the middle aud northwest,
and that her son should enter into
friendly rivalry with the parent states
for the places of distinction in their in
stitutions So Whila born a son of
the old northwest, to which you now
return, we claim you as Il true son of
the new west, for YOU came among is
to begin yer life-work: here yGur