The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-16

with Noah Webster at the head of tn
 column.
 When the western part of Connection
 was thrown into confusion by Bur | goyne's expedition, Webster left his col | lege course and entered the Continenta army under the command of his father Captain Webster. In this campaign al ] the male members of his family, fou | in number, were in the army. Not withstanding the interruption, he com pleted his studies and graduated il l ITS, with others of Revolutionary ant | public fame, such as Joel Barlow, min l ister to the court of France, Olive Wolcott, secretary of the treasury un
 der Washington, and afterwards gover nor of the state of Connecticut, anC
 others who in later years served thel
 country with great distinction an( honor.
 It is said that when Webster returned home from graduation his father gave
 him eight dollars in Continental cur
 rency and advised him that he must re
 ly upon his own eXertions in the future
 To secure his education for the bar he
 
 the stepping stone to his most distin-
 guished career-the compilation oi
 books for the instruction of youth
 making journey to Philadelphia with
 a specimen of his work and presenting
 it to the inspection of the members of
 the Continental Congress, who stamped
 upon 1t their approval and encouraged
 him to continue, awarding him a copy
 right for protection, while Governor Trumbull of Connecticut risked more
 than the whole amount of his property for it's publication
 It was while prosecuting the study of law that Webster began from time to time to note down every word whose meaning he did not properly under stand, which led him to conceive the scheme of preparing and publishing a new dictionary to supply the place of the English Dictionary by Johnson, which had then been in use for seventy years, with scarcely an improvement.
 Comprehension of the far reaching re- suit attained may be realized when we contemplate that the editions of Webs ter's Dictionary few years since reached into the millions.
 Not long since the principal book seller in London was asked for the best English Dictionary, and the work of Noah Webster was handed the enquir- CT, with the reply That, sir, is the only real dictionary we have of the English language although it was pre- pared by an American"
 By the present generation Dr. Web ster is looked upon chiefly as learned and the reputation of his grammar and dictionary encourages the that his time was devoted to books and studies only. On the con trary he was active in many other ca pacities. He was an alderman of the city of New Haven, represented his town in the Legislature, was a. judge of the state courts and was in 1908 an ac- i've member of the Chamber of Com nerce. He prepared memorial of LOGO words to President Jefferson in 'eference to fostering the growth of in this country with Jiew to rendering the people independ- mt of foreign nations. Agitating the water question, he was appointed chair nan of a committee to build the first in New Haven, and he enter d with zeal into all matters of public veal relating to government, schools nd commerce. His opinion was sought n great variety of subjects. He ave freely of his efforts from his pen t is said that be made to Washington he first distinct proposal for new con- titution, and that his work did more 0 allay popular discontent and support he authority of Congress than that of ny other man. He wrote upon a reater variety of topics than any au- hor in the United States especially up- n such subjects as the Foundation of Government, "The Laws of the Ma ion" "The Science of Banking" "The l History of the Country" "The Progress f Disease, "The Variations of the Cli- nate and on Agriculture, Education, | .eligion and Morals,''
 In personal appearance and presence | e was distinguished by dignifed ease, liability and politeness with a degree refinement manifest in all his ex- ressions of feeling. He was annoyed any violation of the established rules society, punctilious in his obser- ances of all the nicer proprieties of fe; direct, frank and open but never Towing any sentiment to escape him l any occasion that was not most and refined.
 He lived in this community in the ouse now standing on the corner of emple and Wall street, where he died
 the age of S5 and he was buried in is spot.
 It can be truly said of him That he as known and read of all men" In the name of the General David Branch, Sons of the merican Revolution, we deposit our reatb upon the grave of Noah Web CT, the Revolutionary Soldier, Pa tot and American Scholar, man nose name, next to that of the immor- Washington, has been borne on the IS of more American and English | eaking people than that of any other the last two centuries.
 YALE FENCE ORATTONS