The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-02-24
INSTRUCTIVE
TEACHERS
SAME OFFICERS WERE ELECTED FOR
The COMING YEAR EXCEPT
SECRETARY.
Simpson Gave a Few
Good Points on Getting Good Ben
efit from the Teachers Institute.

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efit from the Teachers Institute.
THE Teachers Meeting held at the
High School building of Friday, Feb.
81 was very instructive one. Very
ENJOYABLE recitations were given by
aMfsg3 Marie Shriver and Miss IVY T..
Fowler Miss Efie B. Koontz, MI. 4.
$. Jenkins and Mr. j. e. Fleagle read
instructive papers, giving their i'm
preston OF the Teachers Institute
held September last Doctor Simpson,
in conclusion, gave few very good
points about getting the greatest ben
eft from the Teachers Institute.
This discussion was Immediately
followed by a eulogy written and de-
livered by Mr.. Charles H. KoIb, on
Mr.. Richard Lee Cauthorn, a member
Of the Teachers Association who died
recently. This eulogy was supple
mented by few remarks from the
superintendent upon the character
and efficiency of Mr. Cauthorn. A
motion was proposed and passed that
this be adopted as expressing the
sentiments of the society; and that
one copy of these remarks be sent to
the family, another be placed in the
minutes, and still another be given to
the press.
The Association then went into bust
ness session. The same officers who
presided last year were elected for
the coming year, with the exception OF
the secretary. Mr.. J. ID. Noonan was
elected secretary for the coming year.
The treasurer then read his report,
concluding the business session.
Prof. Simpson closed the meeting
with an address to the teachers. Mr.
President and fellow-members of the
Association
"A few weeks ago I was one of sad
company Of mourners who stood by
the grave OF an honored member OF
this body, Mr. Richard Lee Cauthorn.
Many of you, doubtless, were not per-
sonally acquainted with Mr. Cauthorn;
for, during the last few years increas-
ing physical infirmity has prevented
him from attending many Of the
sessions of the Institute and the meet
ings of the Association. But there are
some among us who had the privilege
or knowing him ntimately-some, in
deed, who like myself had been ad-
mitted to the inner circle of his friend
ship; to these it will seem eminently
fitting that we should pause a little
while in our deliberations to pay this
small tribute to his memory.
And / cannot but feel that, even to
those of you who did not know him, a
brief review Of the life and character
Of this modest and gentle scholar, this
earnest and faithful teacher, will not
fail to be an inspiration to increased
devotion to the work of the profession
which he SO dearly loved.
Few men have been at a greater dis
advantage in the prosecution OF their
life work than Richard Cauthorn. Be
fore he was grown he happened to an
accident, and suffered an injury
which resulted In permanently dis
eased condition, rendering him a Grip
pie and booming him to a life of pain.
Three times he was laid upon the oper-
ating table, only to gain temporary
relief from his sufferings. Repeatedly
he was compelled to give up his work
on account of his physical condition;
but always, when slight improve
ment was manifest, he turned bravely
to his task again. Only last fall, at
the earnest desire of the patrons OF
Mount Airy school, where he had
cess as principal for several years, he
took up the less exacting duties OF the
position of first assistant But, alas,
mis- falling strength was not equal to
the undertaking. At the close of the
first term he retired again to his quiet
home in Howard county. Here, on the
eleventh of January last, at the early
age OF fourty-three years, he passed
away into the Great Beyond.
Mr.. Cauthorn came OF a family or
teachers. Beforfia coming to Mary
land, his father I'D taught in his ma
tive state of Virt la, where his father
had been a teacs''r before him. 1t is
not strange thay one sprung from
such an ancestry should have become
an educator of peculiar tact and skill.
Both in this county and Howard he
made an enviable reputation as a
teacher. Many are the youthful minds
he guided gently into the pleasant
paths Of knowledge and virtue, OF duty
and honor-minds in which his mem
ory shall be kept forever green.
In his youth, Mr.. Cauthorn had not
had the advantage OF a college ed
ucation. When he entered the profess
sion of teaching he realized that moth
ing is so essential to success as a
broad and deep foundation OF scholar
ship, even though 1t may be demanded
by the immediate needs OF ones work.
To gain such a foundation he set him
self enthusiastically to work and ac-
complished results which, to those
who know the disadvantages under
which he worked, seem almost mar
velous- In mathematics he took a
special delight; and having made him
self master of arithmetic, he delved
far into the intricate problem of al
zebra, geometry and trigonometry. But
he did not comfine' his efforts to math-
ematics. In literature and language
he was never idle. He gained wide
knowledge OF the standard English au-
thors, and Il Is not too much to say
that his knowledge OF Latin was su-
periOr to that OF the average college
graduate. During the last two years
be had taken up the study of French
and German. In these, too, he had
made progress,in spite or the fact that
frequently recurring attacks OF in
tense pain made hard study almost i'm
possible.
IN the drama OF julius Caesar, as
Antony stands at the body or Bruttus
after the Battle or Philippi, he con