The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
THE PASSING OF PROF. WALKER
BysR. H. HUDNALL.

IN the recon. dcath,of Prof. George
MI Walker, OF the Virginia Polytoch.
ki1io Institute, MONTGOMERY county and
tho State OF Virginia have lost q most
intimate acquaintance With him has
given tho writer an opportunity to
A, see him as he lived and worked. 70
& emphasizes some Sof tho many strtkinS
TEXTURES of Ills life and character is
Ills Remarkable Activity.
Frs. OF all Is TO r be ptca oh his n re.
n,arkable activity T w,ilnr n ,1as p nno
OF the most active OF men. There VIZ.
snperahundance of energy about MN.
constantly inanifesting Itself IN one
Of hnoshsr H three nae Score Years
and ten. vet his step was quick and
elastic: animation and life breatheu
forth in his every movement SIN
days labor in the class room did not
satisfy him: sunday morning lie was
at the post OF duty in the Sunday
school and church, and the afternoons
generally found him trarnping oyer
the fields or across the moun vans
OF cheer or comfort 10 the country
people in their homes, or giving them
a Sunday school talk or sermon. he
knew not what 1t was 70 grow otu.
4 he was active and vigorous until tue
last. Bishop Cumberland's motto,
Better wear out than rust out. ex
pressed fully his sentiments LII {
orally worn out. was the phvsictan,,s
: last pronouncement upon his Condt-
tion.
His Fine Work nsSn Teacher.
In early life he eauipped himself
for the teachers profession. In n, 4. wh ,,nit
a century. For long time he taught
In the public schools of Southwest
Virginia. and spent the last Twelve
years OF his life as professor OF In, na,i,
AS a teacher he knew his subject
,Ayeli. or rather subjects. for there
is hardly a school or college hranch
that he has not studied and taught.
was not only the Oldest member OF
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute fac
5ulty. but he had more teaching hours
week 1h ka any es s.asr Of ed he
often grew tired in the work. but
never tired OF It. Always thorough
and conscientious. possessing great
enthusiasm for his work. and g deep
their respect and confidence.
Few men have been more devoted
to their profession than Prof. Walker
1nstructins the young was the deiisht
literature and science, but. patriotic
devotion to their State and country.
which he himself loved so well. In
his long experience as teacher.
S,uetueEe IN private
or in the college lecture-room. hef has
prepared hundreds of young men Tor
work and exemplary liv-
Ing. Expressions that came to him
during his last illness from old
testified to the vital inf1u-
ence he had eXerted In their lives.
The educational world recognizes in
his death the loss OF disciplinarian
and teacher of the first rank
His Moral and Spiritual Nature.
No one could be associated with
Prof Walker for even a brief time
and not be deeply impressed with his
anoral and spiritual nature. Good
ness and benevolencc seemed indeli-
bly, rooted IN him Sir Philip Sid
ney's definition of gentlenanliness.
High erected thoughts seated in a
heart of courtesy was exemnlified in
him. Devotion to high ideals charac-
teriaed the man. All moral issues
appealed strongly to him.
For some time the writer lived inl
his home. Nothing impressed him
more than Prof. Walkers spiritual
1nindedness and his reverence for the
family altar. His scriptural reading
was always impressive, and his prayers.
In which he was so gifted. tender and
>3'ilI Of feeling. No one was ever more
al IDENTIFY devoted to the South and her
cane He served as a brave Confed-
crate In the Civil War. and in the
hattie of life he knew how to endure
hardness as a Christian soldier. He