The Republican., 1900-12-06
Prof. Joseph j. stutzman.

Prof. Joseph j. Stutzman.
This veteran educator passed over
to the majority on Thursday, the
22nd ult., at his home in Somerset
borough, Pa, at the ripe age of SO
years. His entire life was passed in
the cause of education. The follow
ing tribute is from a pupil of his, now
the nestor of the Cumberland bar,
Jacob Brown, Esq:
This highly useful, respected and
noted citizen of Somerset county died
on November %, 1900, at his home in
Somerset, Pa, from the ravages of a
violent attack of cancer, which
brought on speedy death at the age
of So years. He was born in Brothers
valley township, but brought up in
Salisbury. He was the oldest son of
Jost. j. StuZman, whose whole life
was devoted TO study and educating,
with a short vacation in the legisla-
ture, a member from his native coun-
ty, where he was looked upon as the
scholar and critic of the House of
which he was a member, half century
ago or more.
The son, subject of this tribute, in
herited all these useful qualities and
traits, and it would not be error to
also say they were imposed or EN-
joined. At any rate they were worn
from the dawn of intelligence to the
infir1nities of old age. He began
school teaching at the early ape of
about 1S wears according to the prim-
tive methods and accommodations
of the times. The old round log
school house slab henches a IonG
rouob nIank for a writing desk for
those who couId WELD the old GOOSE
ouilI Penmanshin was then more
and better tauoht than nova bean
tiful art and ACCOMPLISHMENTS at all
times and in all relations think
the old Robert Patton school honse
one mile south of Salisbury. was the
place where he began his career as a
teacher, and NAV It not be allowable
TO state the writer was one of his mn
pills. in sssmall youth.n and nerhans
the only survivor of his first School
fnllv az wears ago This seems sad
but still true. He continued to teach
his s'ouarter'' during the winter sea-
sons in early life. and TO stndv during
rest of the wear. In his early man.
hood wears he studied law and was
admitted TO the Somerset bar. but he
did not find the profession conpenia,.
think he tried the editorial chair for
awhile bnt This. too, was nnsuited TO
his stvie of life and habits He was a
scholar and educator nv dint of stndv
and severe annIication These seemed
to he his normal condition of life
He was ssnnnrintendent of tbe nuhIic
wears and filled tba Office with entire
Satisfaction and GREAT advantage TO
the neonIe of the comfy. He had no
taste for office or noIitlcs. never souoht
nonnlaritv in anv manner TO do his
dntv in ali relations of life was his
constant aim and nurnose. this
hron~bt him character and rennta- =
tion. thinos of 0reater value than
nopnlaritv sonoht or purchased
His edncation was thoroughly a
home one. he never attended a col
lege. il came TO him through the in
strnction and discinline of his learned
father and his own severe studv and
annJication His oreat aim and nride
was to have a nerfect knowled9e of
the EnoIisb lanruaoe in its nnrer and
better davs He Could NOT hear To
hear a word misnrononnced or to see
II missnaIled ALWAYS readv To CORRECT
or nnrifv Persons conversino with
him had to mind their "n,s and as ;,
He once occnnied a rasnonsihIe no.
sition in The War Department at
WASHINGTON since the Great war.
Reino a great pedestrian # has been
said he WonId make home visits to
Somerset afoot. He and the late
Channcev Forward once made a trim
in tbat way to Niagara Fails He
never saemad to have anv use for the
horse and saddle or wheels of anv
Kind HARMLESS necnliarities he NAV
have had We ali have them IN some
form or other Snch Is bnman nature
oivan ne hv on ali wise Craator He
ZOOS on eycellant cit;zen in ali the re.
IationS of Iifa and ono of oreat usafnI-
nosS He viii La widelv missed and
h;s lilo will not no coon saan and faIt
in bio no+ive cornty He waS man
nf nanw nbaSes ~ characterWnosi-
tiva direct and bonast in ali OF him
ua',n,, Unr1' ,noro T +hon those iiraS oo,,id ha
truthfniIv said would time and snace
oliow '>' ''''- '''>'
He woo twioa marr;ad first to Har.
r;at Cov danobtar of Ioshna z Gov
al dis%tin%niShsd % ] member Of The som
go ..a't har Sho diod aarl,, q flor mar.
no o,o without ohiIdren He second
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