Evening star., 1901-07-27
BENEFACTOR OF THE RACE
REV. VAN SCHAICK'S ELOQUENT
TRIBUTE TO MRS. LOUISE POLLOCK.
Funeral Services Conducted at All
Souls Church Previous to Gre
nation of Remains.

Funeral services over the body of the
late Mrs. Louise Pollock, the pioneer XIII
dergartner of this country. were conduct
ed at All Souls Church yesterday AFTER
noon at 5 o'clock, and were largely at
tended There were many floral tributes
from little children, touching evidences OIL
the influence Mrs. Pollock had exerted.
The services were conducted by Rev. John
Van Schaick, jr., pastor of the Church OIL
Our Father, assisted by Rev. F. Anderson
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church Ine
sermon was preached by Mr.. Van Schalch.
He said they were met to show love anu
respect for a benefactor of the race he
viewing her career the preacher said that
sixty-eight years ago Louise Pressner was
born In Prussia. Seventeen years later sne
came to America, the sweet girl bride Oh
George H. Pollock of Boston. She brought
with her the enthusiasm of her country
men for accurate scholarship and deep.
true learning. From an early age she read
widely, but showed especial interest in the
training of the young. Five little chill
dren In her home gave a new meaning and
enthusiasm to her studies. She learned OF
Froebel that she might teach them. In
spired by that master her motherly heart
yearned for all children, and she longed to
spread Froebers philosophy of child life
broadcast over the land. In Massachu-
setts back in the days of the civil war
Louise Pollock established the first pure
kindergarten in America. Brave soldiers
at the front were dying to reconstruct the
country. She would give her life If need
be to reconstruct the home. She was
pioneer. She had to face prejudice ana
bigotry. Like all innovators she was
laughed at and sometimes despised. But
brave little woman that she was, she per-
sisted.
Before she died she saw new day dawn
In the child world-the principles of F>roe-
bel Transforming education. substituting
smiles for tears. kind words for birch rods.
the gospel of love for the tyranny of older
days.
Affected Washington Life.
Louise Pollock vitally affected the life OF
this city She came in IA, just in the
zenith of her power. BY her books and her
poems. her training of children, her lee
lures for mothers her education of teach
ers her appeals to Congress. she has made
her influence felt in all classes of society.
She had a sweet, gracious, winning per-
Sonality, and in this lay much OF her
strength.
II would serve my Master by serving hui
manity." she once said in reply to a ques-
tion concerning religion. She struck the
keynote. She went to the heart of the mat
ter. Not by creeds or professions, not by
public prayers or ceremonies, but by her
unselfsh life of service do we justly say
she was a Christian. Whose receiveth
one such little one receiveth me- said the
Master. She received thousands of chill
dren. She made of them pure women and
faithful men. In her kindergarten work
she laid the foundation of countless happy
homes.
Her father was a brave soldier of the
Prussian army. When he died there were
pinned to his breast medals and crosses
won on score of bloody fields. We have
today no bar of gold. no cross of iron, no
star of silver, for this brave, patient little
woman his daughter But one of the bios
SONS. the smallest, dropped on this casket
by the tiniest child hand she guided, is
higher title to honor than all the crowns
and coronets of the world.
Dorothea Dix labored for the insane,
Frances Willard for the Incorporate, Lu-
cretia Mott for the slave-Louise Pollock for
the child, and her work was at the fountain
head, where the streams of society flow
After the services the remains were taken
to Lees crematory for incineration, and
the dust will be inferred today at Glenwood
cemetery. The pallbearers were Mr. E. B.
Daskam, Mr. H Presnell, Mr.. n. w Hite,
Mr.. Ernest Lent, Mr.. Miles NJ. Shand, Mr..
AFRO j. Cory and Mr.. Mica Heidemann.