The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-03

threatened to cast your bark into the
breakers of discomfort; but your cour-
age and wise seamanship steered clear
of all shoals, and brought your bark
safely into port.
but, dear professor, these infre-
quent difficulties. only add lustre TO
your achievements aud fame to your
accomplishments; and evinces that
obstacles to be overcome, could not
cool your zeal or weaken your deter
mination to bring Roberts school No.
5 up to the high standard of efficiency
which today it occupies.
PRAISE INSTEAD OF REBUkES.
I'VE believe you always preferred
prafsing pupils, to rebuking them; that
you would rather commend pupil
than to condemn him; but to impart
knowledge, to teach truth, and to de-
velop a manly character, has been
your paramount incentive, and how
well you have succeeded in your laud-
able ambition, is amply evidenced ny
your professional work in our midst. IS
years of arduous work in the school
room, and an equal period employed
by you outside, in aiding in every en-
terprise to build up the community,
certainly entitle you 10 rest from
your professional labros. Duty to your
family, to yourself, and to your dear
friends, who have your best interests
at heart, all demand that you retire
and take that needed rest to which
your great work here entities you. We
therefore, commend your act in resign
ing, although it will be hard for us 70
realize in the future that you are not
still our principal of No. 5. Your
pupils of today will miss your familiar
face at each mornings session and
loving hearts will thrOb with sorrow,
that no more will they hear as of yore,
your dear voice from the rostrum,
where you have so long sat, discussing
the lessons of the hour. We are aware
sir, that you yourself will feel, at
parting, a deep sorrow as one who
leaves the family homestead for other
fields; yet your sadness will be les
those you leave to others care, will in
their hearts, hold for your a remem-
brance fond and true.
"Paraphrasing what Paul wrote to
Timothy, you yourself can say: I have
fought a good fight. have finished my
course, and henceforth there is laid up
for me in the hearts of my pupils a
wealth of affection that age shall not
tarntsh nor time efface.'
Tn conclusion, dear professor. in
behalf of my fellow pupils under your
tutelage, let me present you with this
gift as a slight token of your esteem
and affection. No token can fully
measure our admiration for you as a
scholar and Christian gentleman for
1t is Unreasonable; but let IL be an
dSS uIduCe lHdL III cain ana III sLOTiu'
in sunshine and In tempest; in every
vicissitude Of life in the years TO come,
we are yours"
Prof. Tate was too much affected
to respond to Mr.. Bonifays address,
although he attempted to reply in
broken sentences.
Dixie and handshaking closed this
interesting event which will never he
forgotten by the people Of Roberts.
The order which prevailed, although
the auditorium was an air dome, was
for its excellence.
This splendid decorum was another
example with which the people of
Escambia county, both city and coun-
try show their appreciation Of any
event in which Prof. Tate "a the cen
trail figure The occasion was not
marred by the least unpleasant Incl |
dent and closed a reunion which for
pathos and Loving sentiment the rec
ords of no like assembly have shown. |
Prof. Tate retires from sen III work |
at the zenith of his fame as an edu-
Gator. Long may he live to enjoy that |
rest from his professional labors which |
his 35 years of earnest, unseIfsh |
work in our county.