The weekly true Democrat., 1910-04-29
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for Women vas ID the uatue1 o. 8
memorial 70 Mrs. ". n. Reynolds, re
lato beloved lady principal and d..
Bernard G. Bondurant the scholarly
and loved professor Ot Latin and
Greek, whose lams1tad and untimely
safh occurred les than e year sgo.
Prof AFthIW Williams, Of the depart
NEST Of history and economics, read q
bsantlful memorial on hrs. Reynolds.
he spoke % har lOng eonneetion wilh
to eolIege and her faithful, unsaidsh
service as lady principal As . tribute
. ber exalted character. be read ox-
tracts from letters and nsWspapsr e.
ticles showing the esteem n which
Mrs Reynolds was held - al who
ever came under the influence % her
lovely personality. He spoke of her
love for her ''girls" Of the college,
whom she regarded as her own daagh-
ters; Of her untiring Well-dOing; her
constant ministratiOn 20 both the bod
les and souls Of the young women; Of
the respect and affection felt Cor her
by the faculty and students. Nothing
could have been said that would have
more clearly shown the high and noble
character Of thie splendid woman Il
was a worthy tribute 10 q woman uni
versalIy loved and mourned.
Mrs. Reynolds was the widow OF one
of the most faithful and highly esteem
ed public servants the State has ever
had Comptroller W. H. Reynolds, and
the tribute paid her BY Prof. Williams
was the expression Of intimate associa-
ton and appFociative friendship.
DR.. s. n. Tucker, dean Of the col
Isge, delivered the memorial address on
Dr. BOndursnt In their intercourse as
eo-wOrkSrs IN the same institution. Dr..
Tucker and DR.. BOndurant were more
than eolIeagpes-they were warm. per-
sOnal friends. The speakers voice, as
ho 20 simply uttered bic beaRtiful
words Of appreciation, was vibrant
with feeling and regret for the lOss Of
one who was truly loved.
DE-. Tucker began BY an ''apoIogy"
for the ne Of q classical SehOIaF-SbOW-
INK its essential ussfulnoss, its necos-
Sity. and spOlEs highly Of Dr.. BOndu-
rant's scholarship. This was constant
y growing and bads fair 10 produce
permanent and splendid results. when
the young scholar was cut OF IN the
midst Of bis Iabors, his work alI unHn-
ished. He next dWslt upon Dr.. Bondu-
rants attitude toward his studsnts-
that Of q kindly, unfailing friend; Of
his relations with BIZ. oollaaeuss, who
found him always glad 70 bear the bur-
dens, always apprsciatlvo and ganot-
Gus. Thsn Dr. Tucker stressed DE-.
BOndurant's dne work fos the State
College. No man. he said, had ever
done the institution such permanent
gOod-his place could not be filed.
Then the problem Of early death
whyi And what is the answer3 Il it
ell overt He found the answer IN the
physical doctrine Of the conservation
Of energy" No energy is Lost. The
mans work lives. In the purely hu-
man sense be is assured Of Immortality.
His high thoughts and noble impulses
endure IN ne who felt bis influence. But
more than this, the speaker eontsnded
that that fervsnt, aspiring, heroic
spirit had not passed into nothingness
-someWhere IN Gods laboF-house
vast he Il working still, achieving, as
piring. Love ruled bis life; Reason
and Love unite 70 solve fOr ne the aW-
ful, eternal question. DR.. Tucker An
ished with the glorious stanxas from
Tonnyson on hls friend. Hallam, In ''In
Memoriam:" Love h and was my
Lord and King"
The musical program, every number
Of which was selected with peculiar Ap-
prOpdaseness, Was rendered with sx-
quisits tenderness The program was
as follows;
voluntaEy-M March Funsbes. from So
nstA op. IS (chOpin), Hiss Martha
Cline.
Hymn.
Scripture reading and prayer, Rev.
W. II. zslglsr
"lln. Rsynolla-An Apprsslatlon. !"