Putnam patriot., 1909-11-12
served their golden wedding annive.. safy at Washington last Decembef.

he undertook upon his arrival al hi new home in Providence WAS the ar ranqement and assortment of bis fl brafy of l2,eg1 volumes, considered ., educators as being one of the best pfi vale libraries upon educational sub jects in the country.
 His resignation from the office 0 United .states Commissioner of Edu cation at the age of 70 was attended bi letter from President Roosevelt com pIimenting him in the highest terms upon the work he had done in that DO sition.
 May 26. 1906, the Carnegie Founda ton for the Advancement of Teaching conferred upon him "as the first man to whom such recognition for meritori' ous service is given the highest fetir low, an annual allowance Of 5000. J The widow will receive half that in. come during her life.
 Many degrees were conferred upon Dr. Harris, Yale giving him the degree 1 of NJ A. in 1869 and of IL. D. in 1895. l The University of Missouri conferred the degree of LL. D. in 1870, the tni- 2ersity Of Pennsylvania Ill 1894 and Princeton in 1896. lie received the de- gree of Ph. D. from Brown University Of Jena III 1889.
 lis writings on educational subjects were numerous, 4 catalogue issued by the United States Bureau of Ednca- ton fof DOT containing 479 different treatlses and works on a wide field of topics. Among these are "fntroduc ton to the Study Of Philosophy, .The Spiritual Sense of Danteis Divine eonnedia, # ePsychoiogie Foundation of Education and many treatises upon music, art, mechanics, psycholo. gy, philosophy, social science and DO. litical economy as bearing upon the school finances.
 One of Dr. lIarrisfs later writings WAS upon new currency plan, in which he suggests: "A system of con vertible bonds issued by the Govern. menti paying low rate of interest tf.S2 l2 per cent.--something less than : per cent. but pufchasable i'll any amount for currency on any business day, al the United States Treasury or any Sub-Treasury, or in small amounts at money order Post Offices, and like wise convertible into currency for principal plus accrued interest on any day when presented for payment. book bearing the title, "Immortality of the Individual,' being brief sur vey of the grounds upon which philos- ophy bases it's doctrines of human im- mortality shows the range of Dr. liar. ris's thought.
 For his accomplishments in the School of Philosophy Dr. Harris re- ceived decorations from the King of Italy, the German Emperor, the Pres ident of the French Republic and the Japanese Emperor, and letters of com mendation from the Chief Executive of the United States. His mark as a leading thinker along educational lines was made when he was at St. Louis, At which time his reports upon local and national conditions as regards school administration, were recognized by many nations, and were sent for by the foremost educators of foreign counties.
 The above historical obituary Is from the Providence Journal, November 6. Dr. William T. Harris, dying at the entrance on his 75th year, leaves the memory of a life keyed to high and harmonious issues, brimmed with high thought throughout, in which all that his.clear and definite intellect compass ed W as made serviceable to the eleva- ton of humanity. His mind was one which made its own the results of phi losophy and religion in the finest sense and gave inestimable help to thinkers, to teachers and to students. He had thus been an inspirer and stimulator of the advance of education on the psy- chologic basis.
 MRS. HALK JACOBS
 Mrs. Hale Jacobs of Maiden, NJ ass, died at the hospital In that city ion Sunday afternoon as a result of seri- ous operation performed two weeks previous. Mrs. Jacobs was the widow of Hale Jacobs, who,died more than ao years ago. She was born in Wilson vile, Thompson, n years ago, and was married very young. With her hus- band she went to Maiden forty.iive years ago. Mrs. Jacobs always pos sessed an excellent contralto voice, but did not attempt to cultivate 1t until she was past her 3oth year. She then 1 studied under several prominent teach CTS of Boston and vicinity. Later she made a trip to Europe and studied un- 1 der q celebrated teacher in London for | several years. For many years she ap- peared at concerts throughout New | England, and achieved a national rep utation as contralto saloist. Several years ago she assumed charge ot the Mystic Side Church choir of Everett. She developed an excellent group of singers who render some of the best compositions. She also organized q girls surpliced choir, the first 10 adopt that idea in Massachusetts.