Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-13
" AS NOTED
EDUCATOR
PRIVATE FUNERAL SERVICES
OVER BODY OF LATE PREsI.
DENT HARPER TODAY
PUBLIC SERVICE SUNDAY

T. w. Goodspeed and Rev. j. l..
Il Jackson-"God Always Helps" Last
Words of University President
Sketch Of His Life.
Chicago Jan. 11.-Private services
over the body Of the late DR.. Harper,
president Of the Chicago university,
were held today at the family resi-
dence. Addresses were made by DR..
Frank Gunsaulus, DR.. T. W. Good
speed and Rev. j. L. Jackson. The
only persons present at the services,
aside from members of DR.. Harper's
immediate family were members of the
university senate and university coun-
be held Sunday.
Three years ago DR.. Harper under
went an operation for appendicitis and
symptoms were then discovered which
led surgeons to suspect graver troub-
les might arise in the future.
February %, 1905, an operation was
decided upon to determine the nature
and cause of the severe abdominal
pains from which he had suffered for
several months. 1t was then discov-
cred DR.. Harper was suffering from
cancer. Physicians decided there was
nothing more that could be done by
them, and that the only hope of DIR.
Harper lay in remedial measures
alone.
VainIy Seeks Relief.
In short time he left the hospital
and took up his duties at the univer.
sity as though nothing had happened
or was likely to happen to him. AL
though DR.. Harper never deluded him
self with false hopes, he faithfully at
tempted whatever offered him hope
o. recovery.
Just prior to the holidays a portion
of HIS strength came back, and it was
milder climate his health would i'm
prove Preparations were made for
the journey to the south, but at the
last minute he was too feeble to at
tempt the trip and it was abandoned.
Strength Failed Rapidly.
During the last fortnight his
strength failed rapidly and it was evil
dent TO his medical attendants the end
could not be far, off. His Immediate
relatives were summoned and all were
at the house yesterday when he died.
The body will remain in charge of
the family until Saturday. 1t will
then be transferred to the Haskell
assembly hall on the university
grounds, where it will lie in state until
Sunday after midday. under a guard
of honor, composed of students of the
university. The funeral services will
be held in Mandel hall at the univer-
sity Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by President
Faunce, Of Brown university; Chan
cellor Andrews, of the University of
Nebraska, and Dean Judson, of the
| University of Chicago.
Had a Notable Career.
DR.. Harper was born in New Con
cord, Ohio, in July 1856, and graduated
with degree of A. B.. from Muskin
gum college Of that place in 1870. He
went to Yale university, where he car
ried on studies CT special character
1 in languages Next year he acted as
president of the, Masonic college Of
Macon. Tenn. In 1869 he resided ir
Granville, Ohio, as tutor in Dennisor
university and principal of the Gran
| vile academy; In 1880 he was appoint
ed professor of Hebrew in the Baptist
Union Theological seminary, of Chi
cago, where he remained five years
/ He then went to Yale as professor o.
Semitic languages, remaining unit
1881 when he was elected president
of the Chicago university and remain
ed at the head of the institution evel
/ since.
His Heroic Struggle.
History contains no more heroic
j story than lis that of President Harp
cr's fight with disease. Knowing vel
since last February that the days o
his life were numbered, he set calm
j ly to work to accomplish all maj
4 might before death loosed the tremh
4 ling fingers with which he chung tt
his labors In the prime Of his life
i when the path to the goal of his am
billions was straight before him, fat
checkmated all his plans. Yet, al
though he suffered intensely in min,
and body, he never complained; to tn
last his thoughts were of his family
his friends, his labors,
) President HarrerS lmmedlate IAN
!. lily consists of his wife. one daughte
and three sons. The daughter is Mrs
Charles Scribner Eaton, of this city
Samuel N. Harper, the eldest son ha
: been completing his education in Mos
i COW. but returned to Chicago late il
September. Paul Vincent Harper, tn
( second son, enters the University Q
Chicago this fall, while Donald Harpe
boy of 8, is pupil at the School Q
Education.
President Harper's father, Samue
Harper, died last summer, but hi
j mother still is alive and makes he
home with her daughter, Mrs. Gordo
s. Douglas in Pittsburg, Pa. Robert T
Harper, brother, is professor a
the university, while James Harper
/ another brother, is registrar at Rus
:, Medical college.
Favored Inductive Method.
DR.. Harper was known in education
al circles as the apostle of the Undue
tive method Of education. He was, a
! stated the author of a series of HI
l,raw toyt hooks arranpad On the n