The sun., 1900-08-23
DAVID v: HARLAN
EXPIRED 1T HIS
HONE LAST NIGHT
Death Of Former School Super
intendent Due to Collapse
of Nervous System.
SERIOUSLY ILL FOR WEEKS
He Was at the Head of the Schools of
This City For Twenty-nine
Years But Resigned Last
June on Account OF
III Health.

At o'clock mast night, at his home,
No. 1105 West street where he lay for
several weeks racked by an eXhausting
illness, and where for days the doorway
has been besicged By hosts Of loving
and anxious friends, hoping against
hope. David w. Harlan, formerly
superintendent of the public schools Of
this city, passed away,
Mr. IIarlan's death was caused by Il
total collapse Of the nervous Sy>ten.
Since friday last he has been uncon-
sciouS. The members OF his immediate
family We're present when the end came.
He leaves wife, Il son and daughter.
lhe son il 4 dentist residing in PhoenfX-
willie. ra. He arrived ut his fathers
bedside on Tuesday.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed hut the services may
he held on Saturday.
Mr.. Harlan, who was superintendent
of the public schools of Wilmington for
twenty-nine years, resigned last June
on account OF i'll health. His resigna-
ton was to take effect ON August 80.
Mr. Harlan has been in poor health for
some time and his condition became
such in June last that he felt he could
no longer give his duties the attention
they should receive. Mr.. Harlan had
me more year of his present term to
serve and some members of the Board
IF Education desired him to continue
until the end, but he refused.
The resignation of Mr.. Harlan took
from the school system of the city man
who has developed the public schools
| from a few i'll number to the large sys-
| TEN that is now the pride of all citizens.
Mr.. Harlan was born in 1885 in East
| FOllowteld, Chester county. Pa, and
rs q youth divided his time between
working on the farm and attending the
district schools. He later attended DGl-
| ington's Academy near his home, and
| after leaving there taught school fol
| five years. and worked ut canvassing fol
4 book publisher. During this time. by
industry and economy. he saved money
to attend Oherlin College, but before
| finishing his course was taken seriously
| i'll and had to abandon his studies. II
| 1876 his Alma Mater recognized hi,
worth and conferred upon him the de
| gree Of \. NJ.
Upon his recovery Mr., Harlan be
anne succcSsivey principal of the high
schools of Kenneth Square, Media and
| Chester. Pa. Following this he served
as superintendent of Sunday Schoo
missions in Pennsylvania for three years
iudcr the American Sunday Schoo
| Union. Afterwards he resumed school
teaching, and became principal of the
schools ut Coatsville, Pa, and New Gas
tie, Del. In 1871 he came to Whining
ton and accepted the position of superin
tcndcnt, which he has continued to fill
until now.
Mr.. Harlan always took an active III
tcrest in religious work and for many
years has been an elder of Hanover
Presbyterian Church. lie has also beer
active in Sunday School wark. both Will
the Sunday School Union and the New
Castle Sunday School Association. Fol
n time he was n member of the Boart
of Managers of the Ferris Industrial
School, and of the executive committee
of the Wilmington Institute. of which
he served one term as president.