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Was In His Nlnetfeth YcRr-Iis BRIL-
liant Carecr-His Preparatory Educu-
tion Finished at Hopkins Grammar r
school-Entered Yale Before lie Was
sixteen Known as tho "Ncator OF
American Educati0n."
Hartford July 5-Dr Henry Barnard,
the noted educationalist, died at his
home, lis Main street, shortly before 4
o'clock this afternoon in his ninetieth
year. Death was due to general debil-
ity incidental to his advanced age and
not from any organic disease. During
the past three days he failed rapidly,
but death was in measure unexpected.
His last hours were very peaceful as
BETTING his well spent life. Two
daughters survive him. Misses Joseph
inc and Emily. Arrangements for the
funeral have not vet been perfected.
Henry Barnard was born in Hart
ford, January "a, 1911. His father be-
longed to very old Connecticut fam
lily. He attended the common school in
the southern part of Hartford until he
was something over twelve years Of age,
when he was sent to an academy at
Monson, Mass. After leaving Monson
he studied with private tutor in Hart
ford, and finished his preparatory train
ing at Hopkins Grammar school, New
Haven. He entered Yale before he was
quite sixteen years old, and graduated
with honors In 1880 before he was twen-
ty.
While yet under seventeen years of
age he had definitely planned for him
self public career, and with this end
In view he read Greek and Latin far be-
yond the prescribed courses at Yale in
order TO acquaint himself thoroughly
with the development of Greek and
Roman civilization. He studied Eng
lish literature so widely and so carefully
that President Porter said: Few pro-
fessed scholars among us were so thor
oughly familiar with the ancient and
modern English literature as Henry
Barnard"
After leaving college he studied law
and was admitted to the bar when
twenty-four years of age. Then fol-
lowed extensive travels, which trained
him for the career, which, later, won
FOR him the title "Nestor of American
Education In 1896 he returned to
and one year later at the age
If twenty-six was elected to the legisla-
-ure. Here it was that he first made
himself felt in the educat tional world,
when by a mastery effort he succeeded
n inducing the assembly to pass a bill
treating a board of school commissions
,rs of the state.
From 1888 to 1912 Mr. Barnard was
secretary of the state board of educa-
ton, and his work in this connection
las caused his name to be known
throughout the country. As a result his
services were everywhere in demand,
Ind he received urgent invitations to
he superintendency of schools at Bos-
on, New York, Cincinnati New Or
cans. He was importuned to make a
ecture tour throughout the country in
,rder to awaken public sentiment and
rganize educational systems of the
lifferent states. This he did and then |!
md there became the greatest educa-
ional organizer in America.
From 1S43 to 1S49 Mr.. Barnard was |
tate superintendent of schools of |
Rhode Island and worked there until |
S49 when, on account of nervous ex-
austion he was forced to resign. He |
eceived lavish ecomiums for his work |
here. After a years rest he was re- |
allied to the educational field three
alls coming almost simultaneously, |
he third of which from his native state
e accepted and was made state SUPER