Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Pedagogue Moved to Tears.

And 1.-THE dear old mamie will not be
offended by that title, T he has been
the ''old man. to a great army T STU
dents for half a century-came just about
ten minutes before dinner time, and the
reception he met with brought tears to
his eyes They crowded ar, und him and
forced themselves ups II him.
He loved to see them. And the wonder
of it all was that he remembered every
one of them. He remembered the first
boy of his old-time classes as well as
the boys whom he taught fifty-four years
Ia er.
He remembered the famous ones as we'll
as he remembered those who have found
less conspicuous paths of life. And for
each of them he had characteristic
word Ct greeting and affection that tickled
his heart and the hearts of his boys.
During the dinner they cheered MIN
necessarily. The affair started off very
nicely. just as gentleman's dinner
should. but no sooner had the fish
served under the guise OF terrific
French name-been served than George
Sensener. a pupil for a decade and
that swinging ballad. School Days
and every man present Joined in the
chorus of "Readin' and Writin' and
Rithmetic, Taught to the Tune of a
Hickory Stick"
Just look at some of those present
and imagine them singing that. And
the dear old man. just sat at the
head of the table and did not know
what to do.
Then they cheered him with the old
school yell:
'Rah, rah, E,
Rah, rah, NJ,
Rah, rah, E-R-S-O-N,
Emerson, Emerson, Emerson,
Young, Young, Young"
The dear old man" sat between
Henry Davis, president of the alumni,
and Clarence Cobb, the Oldest living
pupil Mr.. Young smiled and smiled
and his mind so full of memories that he
scarcely knew what to do.
Henry Davis Says Something.
When they got within a foot and half
of the end of the menu Harry Davis be-
gan one of those speeches of his-fine
speech, too. The great regret of the en-
tire company was that there was no ste
nographer present to take every word
down. for it expressed just what every
man present thought.
He told of his .wn love for his former
schoolmaster. and in his personal express
thoughts of every bOy-and they were all
boys-who was sitting at the tables.
1t is not bit Oh use Ir..n L report
he ,eech, or moth ng less than steno-
alumnus of five vars standing in the old
s.hoo, cannot 40 Just,c. rs ar. Dav-s
tribute of love and respect.
He was followed by another old-tme
watch to Mr. Young II the name of
every man present. His speech, too. was
wonaer, for it expressed exactly as
much as did the talk of Henry Davis
And it was Mr. Perry who gave voice to
the thought, often expressed in private
conversation by many an Emersonian,
that Charles b. Young has had but one
equal in the world OF schools and that
On, was Arnold. the great schoolmaster
Of Rugby.
land when We speak of Arno'd's boys.
we speak of a nation aid Mr.. Perry.
and the roar of cheers VIII ch followt d
drowned his voice for a goodly length of
time.
Their Tone Reciprocated.
Then spoke 1.-The dear old man." They
had all heard h m speak. Many and
pleaded with them. and laughed with
them. and scolded them. And they knew
what power lay behind his tongue.
But he had not been speaking ten min
utes before the whisper ran round the
room: WAS there ever such spe ch
before?" 1t IS PERHAPS true that tn re
never was exactly such speech--a
schoolmaSter or over half century ex-
perience talking to his boys who rep
resented every one of those years Of la
Dor.
He told them Of his love for them. He
told them that he knew they loved him.
whereat they cheered themselves into a
frenzy of excitement.
He told them Of his labors over them
and his solicitude for their future welfare.
He used old-time school expressio 8
which made them laugh with glee. He
tn fhnvr ne q ~
the time he was a boy of eighteen, when
he passed the Maryland state examina-