The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-16
|, ", DAY
Superintendent of the Canton
Public Schools
SUCCLMBS TO AILMENTS.
Dea,h CT a Man Who Was Prominent
10 Educational Work.

Prot. L. ". Day, superintendent Of the
pul,lio SCHOOLS Of this city, died Sunday
Afternoon at Q o'clock The end had
been roted foe several weeks. Pot'
Day olung TO life tenaciously and his at
tending physicians we're astonisted at the
vitality shown by tteir aged patient.
For tb. past two or thrse days 1t became
apparent, however, that the sick mans
strength was about exhausted, and death
was expected hourly, 1t oame as the
wife nn d sister and other relatives were
at the bedside. There was no struggle,
just a peac IL p ssing away. -L
supeTi t ndent Day hal enieared HIM
self to Csnton citizens generally. He was
most eourtoeus and Bffable to Rll he
knew. ard his loss will oe Ike My felt by
those vho were drawn to him by bis
many sindly traits Of character. His ad-
ministration of the sffa partaiuing to
the putnc schools was at ell times pro-
pressive and intelligent. His motto was
onward ana upward aud all his sets
were consiste1 It with that ambitious rule.
FOR the past year, owing to i'll he 18th, he
was compelled to more or less neglect his
duties, hut even while confined to his
bone is arst thoughts were for the good
Of the schools, and many messages from
his hand pointed the way to the succa S.
full solution Of entaugling questious' In
Prof. Day the tecahers ani pupils OF the
Canton pa blic schools have lost friend
HIS LIFE.
Prof L. ". Day was burn November
"a, 1888, in Richl md county, Ohio. At
the are Of fIurteen he was bright coun-
try boy attending a country school, A
year later he entered the high school at
Gallon, and at the age of II he began to
teach a Morrow county school. He left
his school to take course at Hillsdaie
college, Michi gan, where he remained
until the summer of 1862, when he en-
unstsd in the lOlst o. V. l. as private.
He soon after became sergeant for gal
liant SO! vice and later was asst yned to the
engineer corps. After the battles OF
Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge, the young solder was forced to
resign on account Of Ill health. In 1865
he began to teach school at Marion a1d
later he 6ecaue principal of the Gallon
hiQh school. From there he went to
Cleveland and assumed the pri cipalship
of the fremont street school. He bceame
one Of tue four supervisors Of the CleVe'
land public schools, and in 1886 he was
chosen supe intendeut of the Cleveland
schools. throughout his entire regime
the Cleveland schools we're cllssad among
the best In the country. On account OF
politio,l changes, Superi ntendent Day
lost his position in 1892. In 1895 he was
appointed superintendent of the Canton
schools. He had received offers from
many larger cities, but his health would
not permit hi to accept them. At the
end of bis first term of two years he was
appointed in May, 1898 for another term
of the same length. During the past
year he has been In miserable health,
suffered an attack of typhoid fever, and
finally succumbed to the complication OF
Diseases from which be had long suffered.
During his superintendency of the Can
ton schools he made many friends by his
gentleraanly demeanor and unseldsh dis
position.
A Miis wh) was Miss Addie HARRISON,
of Morrow county, one chili, Harry Day,
and sister, Mrs. Leonard Msilory OF
Galion aurvIva