Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
A TRIBUTE OF LOVE
Former Pupils of Mrs. Wise
Testify to Their Affection.
BIG CHECK, TOO, FOR HER
Jubilee of Pedagogic Career Is
Celebrated.
STUART TELLS OF OLD DAYS
He and She Won Prixes-0thers
Who Went to School to Her
Talk About It.
BIG CHECK, TOO, FOR HEF
STUART TELLS OF OLD DAY

Sdran T. wise PAID a. tribute OF rove 10
their former teacher in the hall OF the
Jefferson School last night
The celebration which they prepared
and participated in honored. the golden
jubilee of this woman. who has been
teaching boys and girls in the public
schools OF Washington for just half a
century.
1t was an evening of speech and song
and "reminiscences. The elimination came
in great outburst of enthusiasm when
Mrs Wise stepped forward upon the plat
form to receive from the hands of Supt
Stuart a little white box which contained
a large check-the gift Of hundreds Of
those who got their first instruction from
Miss Sarah"
Old Boys Talk Of School Days.
One would hardly recognize the well
known business men and other prominent
individuals who followed close upon one
another last night to tell stories about
the old days when the Jefferson School
was little wooden affair in what was
then known as the fourth division
One is used to hearing words Of prac-
tical wisdom from their mouths. But
this time they were all back In school.
haved when Miss Sarah" was looking.
and when she was not looking. One and
all, they paid an earnest, heartfelt COM
plirpent to the manner in which Miss
Sarah controlled those classes.
Supt. Stuart said he estimated that be-
tween $500 and 1900 pupils have passed
through Miss Sarah's" classroom, and
that every one Of them had benefited
wonderfully for having known her.
The golden jubilee was not one of these
all prepared and ready to reel Off by
rOte. Not at all. 1t was just a grand
jollificatiOn Of ''old boys" who had come
together to renew their happiest days.
and tell teacher all about it.
Right down i'm the middle of the hall
sat the members of Mrs. Wise's present
class from the Smallwood School, who
learned that their teacher had always
been the same powerful influence among
school children that she is today.
Isaac Fairbrother, supervising principal
of the eighth division, was chairman of
the evening, and led Off the jubilee by
reminding the old pupils that they COM
prised the greatest monument to the
work Of their former teacher.
Father Meagher's Tribute.
He introduced first Father Meagher
Of st. Dominic's Church. He has had
hundreds Of the children OF his parish
"go to Miss Sarah
81 voice the sentiment Of St Dominic's, Z"
said he; II voice the sentiment of all the
fathers and mothers in the church when
/ say that she is a great and good wOm-
an. Every good thing that can come of
remembrance comes to US when we think
of Miss Sarah
81 first heard of the great and good
work of this woman twenty years ago.
when first came to st. Dominic's. All
have heard Of it has been a pean Of glad
ness and song of praise"
Then followed Supt. Stuart, who really
started the reminiscing contest He stop
ped being superintendent for fifteen min
utes and opened page in the old school
art, who in 1855 won a prize in the public
schools.
''Miss Sarah" Prize Pupil.
This announcement made by him was
nothing in the way Of self-praise. or
of the sort. but merely to re-
mind folks that little Sarah Ecklof
won a prize the same year. Little Alex
ander's prize was not for high scholar
ship. he confessed. but for excellence
in department and extreme gentleness
of conduct. Little Sarah EckloR, he
went on to point out, was by far the
star pupil way back in those days.
Next year she went even farther than
little Alexander and won a gold medal.
Little Alexander didn't even get a men,
tion for good conduct, and no recognition
for that gentle and happy vein of hui
NOR which must have started that far
back, in order to get up such a good
impetus for last night.
Little Sarah EcklOff, of course, was
the Miss Sarah who four years later
started in as an assistant teacher in
the schools.
There was a danger that tine trains.
which were shifting about on the track
just across the street from the JEFFERSON
School, might spoil the jubilee In spots.
whenever the trains got very loud 1t was
a sign that the train dispatcher was Q
former pupil of Miss Sarah's" and was
simply trying to join i'm the applause.
And this explanation was accepted
heartily. Thereafter even a f1at-wheeled
caboose on the end of a string of rafting
fiat cars couldn't do anything but
heighten the enthusiasm.
Nice Things Mr.. Stuart Said.
OF course Mr.. Stuart paid high compli-
ments, and many Of them, to Mrs. Wise,
and among them was this:
1T is a great tribute to her fidelity and
to her grand physical equipment that she
has borne the burden Of these years of
teaching SO well. And she's good yet"
And at the end he told 2 story about
minister VINO tTfeu " SlloW sumo oile tlc
wat to heaven, turning the point SO that
he could say of Miss Sarah"
And she's been showing practically
and effectively to all these boys and
girls these years. the way to heaven by
her very charm
Then Dr. Willard Thompson spoke. He
must have been one of the bad little boys
in the old days because he told about
how he and a lot Of others used to be
kept in.
name and pointed out many of them as |
they sat in the audience. Every time he |
would mention man by his boyhood |
nickname there would be great laugh |
and a flutter of handclappinS
Mrs. Hoeke of the board of education, |
and once a teacher spoke after him, and |
told of the good things she knew Of Mrs. |
Wise.
ident. but once, according TO his own
confession. was one of the mischievous |
Youngsters whom Miss Sarah ruled in
her inimitable way. He had lots OF good |
to say about his former school teacher. |
the praises between school |
bow stories Of four decades ago.
He finally got the place into roars of |
laughter over an argument as to whether |
he or BILLY" Lee, William z. Lee in |
the directory, was the older. BILLY" |
Lee stood up in the back rw. just. to
let every one see for themselves, and /
hen took a seat on the platform. along /
with a lot of other former pupils.
Mattingly Played Hockey.
Robert E. Mattingly was another one
r.