The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-12

Afterward the line OF march was taken
up. and, led by the band. the line was
formed with Reuben II. Randall master
OF Branch Avenue Grammar school. as
marshal The schools have custom of
each leading one year and the one who
led the preceding year has the left OF
the line.
THE TREE PLANTING.
The balance OF the program includes;
Planting Of a tree 10 the memory OF
Horace s. rarbell. LII. D., superintend-
ent OF schools from 1884 20 1902. on the
plateau near the Williams cottage; sing
ing, Spring" graduating classes dedi-
catory address, George A. Littlehed.
| ESQ., singing Long Live. Long Live
America" graduating classes.
In part Mr. Tillinghast said:
1T Is most fitting that the schools OF
this city should dedicate an oak tree.
the monarch OF the wood. 10 the memory
of our late superintendent, Horace s.
Tarbell lie was a man. standing erect.
perfectly upright whatever winds might
blow. endowed with strength OF character
as much above the ordinary as the oak
Is frmcr than any other tree. Says the
Rev. DR. Benton. his former pastor. OF
him. His was a lofty manliness such
as is too seldom seen. To his intellectual
gifts. which commanded admiration. were
added moral qualities which made his
personality powerful one. His integrity
was above suspicion He was the very
soul OF honor. His motives were as
transparent as the sunlight. None could
come under the Influence OF such gifts
and such character as were combined in
him without finding inspiration TO higher
living and 10 broader service.
THE good work DIR. Tarbell did for thn
community will live on here and grow
and increase I'm vigor and benefcence.
like the oak tree. throughout unendng
generations. Upon the farm OF my boy
hood / remember a rugged old oak, stand
ing upon an emlnence. visible every
where, easily the king of all the trees.
So. a noble human life. lived before our
eyes, and embodying so much Of the
ideal as did Or Tarbells llfe is a per-
fectly royal thing. commanding our In
stant attention and teaching us vastly
more by example than we could learn
from volumes OF precept. His seriousness
OF purpose led him 10 hesitate at first
whether 20 become clergyman or a
teacher. No doubt he knew that both
professions are essentially the same I'm
that their labors lie alike in spiritual
realm and last forever This. at all
events. became the keynote OF his aim as
teacher. knowledge. in his view. in
order TO be or Nalue, must De as
simulated. made subjective part OF the
learner and inseparaby interviewer with
his moral force.
BETTER FOR KNOWING HIM.
How little we realized when Or. Tarbell
left US I'm 1902 that we should never see
him here again lie seemed as straight
and tall and strong and handsome as an
oak. HIS mental powers were at their
maximum, and his sturdy character
seemed TO radiate goodness wherever he
went
None OF us knew him well as Dr.
Benton says. without being made better
by the acquaintance. He was perfectly
lust and honorable. IL cannot be that
we shall never meet him again Such a
disappointment would make null and void
his Christian faith which was the strong
est motive OF his life.
1T cannot be that there is any such
reckless wastetulness I'm the economy OF
the universe as would annihilate or dis
figure such a personality as his. In