The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-10
WESTMINSTER, MD.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 1912
IN MEMORIAM.
Professor 3. Simpson.

Our community was thrown into
deep sorrow on Saturday morning
last, upon the announcement Oh the
death Of Prof Simpson. 1T was
knownl that he had been in iII-health
for many months, and it was also
known that his condition gave little
hope OF recovery, but 1T was not
thought that the close of life, with
him, was 50 near, and therefore the
community was shocked to hear Oh
his death
The lend came to him very peace
fully at $50 o'clock on the morning
Of Saturday, May 4th, 1912, at his
home o. Willis street, of this city
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist Protestant church, at 2.30
o'clock p. ~, conductd by Rev. ID. T.
Greenfield, D. D., pastor of the church
assisted by Rev +. III. Lewis, ID. ID,
President Of Western Maryland Col
lege, and Rev. Fl. T. Elderdice, d. D.,
President of the Westminster Thee
logical Seminary, after which his re
mains were taken to Henderson, n
c., and buried, near that place, beside
those of his eldest daughter, a little
girl Of three years, who died before
the family came into Maryland.
Prof Simpson was porn May 18th,
1848, in Rockingham county, NJ O.,
and was married To Ella Eugenia
Gooch, OF Henderson, ~ O., May 18th,
1876. He is survived by his wife and
four children, Miss 7. Jewell Simpson,
who is connected with the Democratic
Advocate, Of this city; William Gooch
Simpson with the Westminster De-
post & Trust Company; Ellery De-
Witt Simpson, who will b. graduated
from the Johns Hopkins Medical
School at the approaching Commence
ment, and L. Earle Simpson, assistant
Secretary to the State Board of Edu-
cation.
Prof. Simpson was graduated from
Trinity College of N. c., and was, be-
fore he graduated, elected to the
Presidency Of Yadin- College, located
in that part Of the State.
From this position he was called
by the Trustees Of Western Maryland
College to the chair Of Natural Sci
ence i'm that institution in 1883, which
position he filed with satisfaction to
the Trustees and to the Patrons of the
school, for seventeen years. Tie took
q Post Graduate course in the Johns
Hopkins University, and received
from that institution the degree of
Doctor Of Philosophy. The same de-
gree had been previously conferred
upon him by the Lutheran College Of
North Carolina. Twelve years ago
he was elected by the School Com
missioners, Superintendent OF Public
School Of Carroll County, and held
that position up to the time Of his
death.
He had superior equipment for this
position, and was regarded a. one the
foremost men in the service OF the
Public Schools of the State. During
his administration, great enlargement
took place in the Public School work
OF our county. a number Of import
ant High Schools were established
and there was marked improvement
in all the schools under his jurisdic-
ton. In his visitations to the schools
he became well known to our people
in all sections of the county, and had
the high regard Of ali who knew him.
HE was man or very attractive
personality, modest and unassuming,
and had the rare faculty of never-fail-
ing courtesy. As a member Of the
community ne was respected and
honored, and as member of the
church he was much beloved. And
now that he is gone from us, the COM
munity and the church mourn his
death and will ever cherish his mem
DRY. J. W. III.