Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-21
EDUCATOR AT REST.
Tribute From Albion. Mich. Paper
Regarding Prof. Wood.

Regarding Prof. w OOu.
Friends in Lancaster Of the late
Prof. Emery M. Wood have received
but vague reports of his illness and
unexpected demise. Two copies OF
the Albion (Mich) Recorder have
been sent to the Herald by
Mrs. Wood, who is daughter of
Henry Muesse of this city, and we
very willingly reproduce extracts
taken from columns of those papers,
which pay high tribute to the worth
of the we'll known educator who at
one time was principal of the Ian
caster high school.
The article is as follows: Sudden
ly and ruthlessly was Prof. E. M.
Wood snatched from our midst.
One day surveying our streets, the
next conducting the large Sunday
school of the M. E. church, the days
following hearing his classes at the
college, then away to Homer to pre-
side over a Sunday school conven-
ton when so ill that he could not lie
down nights. Then home and by
advice of his physicians taken to the
sanitarium Al Battle Creek. There
son Wednesday of last week, as the
result of an operation, it was discov-
cred that an internal cancerous
growth of a virulent nature had
reached such an advanced stage as
to utterly preclude any possibility
of effecting cure. Death was only
a question of a short time. Friday
night, after an illness known to the
public of less than a week and to
himself not many more days, he
passed over the river. The news
came as great shock to all Albion.
Prof. Wood was comparatively a
young man and was generally sup
posed to be in good health. Though
a quiet man, he was very active and
a great worker.
The funeral took place Monday
afternoon with impressive services
at the M. e. church. The. college
students and faculty and large pro-
portion of the members of the Sun
day school, of which Prof. Wood
was superintendent, were present
in body. Mayor Palmer, members
of the council and of the board Of
public works occupied seats reserved
for them. The main auditorium
was completely filled and many
sorght the gallery. The floral tri-
butes were many and comprised
several very elaborate and expensive
pieces, including one from Baker
University, Kansas, one each by the
A. O. U. w. and Murat lodge, F. &
A. M. and others by the students,
faculty, Sunday school and friends.
The music was by the regular choir
of the church and was very fine in
deed. Selections from the scriptures
were read by Profs Kimball and
Fall; prayer was offered by Prof.
Goodrich. Dr. Dickie, president of
the college, was the first speaker
and prefaced his remarks by reading
the following sketch Of the life of
the deceased:
Emory M. Wood was born in We
mango, Penn, July 2, 1856. At the
age of IA he was converted and
united with the M. E. church, of
which he has continued an active
and faithful member.
His preparation for college was in
the public schools of his native town
and in the preparatory department
of Allegheny college at Meadville,
Pa, from which he graduated in
1869.
Subsequently he taught in public
schools in the state Of New York,
Ohio and Wisconsin. At Lancaster,
Wis, July Is, 1885, he was united
in marriage to Miss Olive Muesse,
who with two sons survive him.
After leaving Lancaster, Prof.
Wood taught sciences in the Normal
schools at California, Pa, for two
years. In the fall of 1887, he was
invited to go to Baker University at
Baldwin, Kansas, where he occupied
the chair of mathematics and astron-
omy for fourteen years, coming to
Albion to serve in the same capacity
in the fall of 1901.
While continuing his work at Ba-
ker University Prof. Wood pursued
advanced studies in mathematics,
and upon special examination was
granted the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy by his alma mater in
1901.
Last spring Prof. Wood was APP
pointed city engineer by Mayor
Palmer, in which capacity the inn
portant and responsible duty of sur
veying in connection with the paw
ing of the main business street Of
the city has devolved upon him, and
the members of the council and