The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20

sion,H and entered upon 1t with all the
earnestness OF his strong and vigorous
character, resolved to make himself proii-
Gent in every department offschool work,
and at least to equal any co-wolater
in that line. In this effort he was emil
ncntly successful and constantly enjoyed
a largo and rcmunerativc patronage.
Ills first engagement as a teacher was
In the State OF Georgia, but. is&was brief.
and his patriotic heart soon brought him
back to his t"native heat =. in the Old
Dominion. and from that time forward he
never left IT. l,Is 4.
se When the war between the States
came on Mr.. Crump's school, along with
nearly all others, Was broken up. Being
incapacitated for field service by q great
physical misfortune, he then accepted an;
appointment underline Confederate gov
ernment, and for the term OF tho war.
served most accepably and faithfully as
a clerk In the Treasury Department..
After the war, Mr.. Crump resumed his
private school work; but it soon became
schools would inevitably be established in
VirginiaRand tho South, and he WAS
among the first to- observe tho sign Of
promise, and to hail 1t with Joy, because
it&ofIered TO the.Ereat mass Of our people
an e withithe fnndamentai fso Of edncaton
IN. the ordinary branches of the common
schools. a5IS
Accordingly, when the city undertook to
Sanize and direct 1t. He catered the SER
vice in the autumn OF 1870, and IN ISL was
made principal of Baker School over
which he has continued to, preside and
whose work he has constantly guided up
to the time of his death, with the rxcep-
ton of one year, when. under the Malone
regime hesWas put out.
* Mr.. Crump was an able, palnStaKlnS.
conscientious tenchcr and principal Lie
loved his work, and devoted All tho en-
crElcs OF his mind md heart to i, and the
lot to have charge Of negro children. lie
was no fanatic on this or any other sub
tect, but strovc to do his duty fully and
honestly. as he saw It IN the light of Gods
would rather be PRINCIPAL of Baker School
than Governor Of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia." and his influence among tho
been and is deep and widespread, and Al
WAYS for the welfare Of the, community
ile was deyont anl humble SHAKESPEARE y ~
Grace Street Baptist church, q member
and tho presiding officer for scvera! years
Of Its official body; q, generous g ay,,.
school, where he was an efficient and DO
loved teachor for more. than nifty years,
Mr.. Crump married in early life hut
lost some years ago his wife, who had
borne him two sons, lie never. married
again, and his younger son died Sehr
or two ago. His elder SON. who resides
IN NnIllpTIiu, u|IlNeV ~ NHc WY y N''N'7
day in time to attend the funeral services
at the Grace Street Baptist Church. rms
writer does not know whether he leaves
any other relatives or kindred.
In view of the death of Mt, Thomas J..
Crump, principal of Baker school, Super-
intendcnt william II. Fox called q meeting
Of the principals OF the public schools
ut tile boards office IN the City Hall Tues
day afternoon at 5ocock. There was q
fun attendance.
On motion of Mr.. James c, llarwood
n committee was appointed TO recommend
suitable action to be taken by the prln..
Messrs. George r, Pace chairman, WIS
liam a. Fox, Albert II. Hill, James 9.
IIarwood and $. Il, Pendleton, presentes
Thomas Pincbney Crump the. nestor or
DIR corps, Is dead, The Lord Of lfe ana !
Death has summoned him from the tolls
and iabors of the world below to the |
Toys ana rewards of the world above, We
have known ana loved him long and well, |
and we shall miss him from our council
board ana social meetings His was Il
Who enmc under It's kindly Influence, ana
always ready to give, for the benefit or !
others, the best OF all II could produces,
His rood Judgment has often shone forth |
in his work and advice in this board OF