The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-12-21
RECOGNITION OF LONG
AND CAPABLE SERVICE
North Yakima School Teachers Present
Prof. B. F. Barge With Gold
headed Cane Monday.

In accordance with the program of
the teachers institute, Prof. b. +.
Barge was to preside over the exercises
on Monday. just as the work was about
completed in the afternoon County
Superintendent stated that Il great many
of the teachers and visitors had request
ed that Prof. Barge address the insti-
tute on the subject of "Co-oprration
Between Teachers and Parents" and
asked him if he would make n few re-
marks on that topic. The veteran friend
of the schools replied that this was Il
very important matter, and one to which
but as the hour was late. he would de-
fer speaking at length on the subject
until a more convenient period. He
said that there was no conceivable sub
ject of greater gravity, and that at
another time during the institute he
would take time to properly present the
| llldtlel III ltHStn anu III an us Ndiiouo
bearings. He was about to add another
statement when r. X. Nichols clerk of
District No. I, arose and interrupted
him with the following:
president Barge: Keep right on,
keep right on; you have commenced a
splendid speech already; others have
been quoting scripture, and I will now
make a quotation from the same sacred
source: In the morning SOW thy seed,
and in the evening Withhold not thy hand.
"For over half century you have
been obeying this sacred commands; for
over fifty years you have been sowing
the seed of moral and intellectual de-
velopment among the youth of our re-
public Hundreds and thousands of our
best men and women in daily life at
test the value and efficiency of your la
Dor, and today, when the SHOWS of over
three score years and ten are silvering
fyour locks. you still Withhold not your
hand; but by patient. wise and timely
counsel are explaining to, and teaching
others how to do what life time study
and experience has taught you so well
how to accomplish. Words cannot ex-
press the value of your counsel.
"Your good deeds are not to be meas
ured by gifts, but the teachers of school
district No. I, the teachers of the North
Yakima Public Schools, speaking through
me. their humble representative, ask
in all loving kindness that you accept
from them this little heart offering,
trusting that as you nave been staff
and comfort to them in times of trou
BILE when perhaps they might have
stumbled and fallen, so may that beau
tiful little staff be comfort to you as
you are travelling down the vale of life;
and as the inspired psalmist says, that
goodness and mercy may follow you all
the days of your life, and that you may
dwell in the house of the Lord forever
is their earnest and heartfelt prayer"
With these words Mr. Nichols present.
ed Prof Barge with a beautiful, mas
sive ebony cane, crowned with a gold
head On the side of the head or hand
lie was engaved: "B. F. Barge: from the
teachers of the North Yakima Public
Schools; Christmas, 1904 On of the
ends We're engraved the date of the pres
entation.
Mr. Barge was evidently taken entire
ly by surprise; he was completely non
plussed. When Mr.. Nichols commenced
he did not appear to know whether to
rebuke him for interfering with the reg
ular program of exercises or to laugh or
to cry. He accepted the beautiful gift
and evidently very deeply felt the warm
feeling of regard which prompted it and
the eloquent manner in which it was
presented; he stated that, although
fury he had been interested in the cause
of education, his devotion to the matter,
was deeper today than in his younger
years and although over three-score
years and ten, he hoped it would be long
before he would be obliged, from neces-
sity, to use the gift so Unexpectedly
beautifully presented to him."
The Institute repeatedly applauded
Mr.. Nichols during his snort address and
at the close of Prof. Barges' remarks
general clapping of hands, smiles and
cheers showed the feeling entertained
by all present for'the "Old Nestor" of
education in Central Washington. The
the stenograpnic report of the presenta-
ton speech.