The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-18

for whom I DO speak. 1 believe that
my own may be taken as aa example
and OF them I speak With authority.
so when ] SAY that In the death Of
Dr. Koenig J have lost friend, ! know
that I speak Tor every sutcut of the
Michigan College OF Mines II Is this
keen sense OF acute personal indiVid-
ual loss that wish a. emphasize, FOR
ina 10 may be- found the key to much
uf the success which accompanied the
twenty years of his life here as q
teacher
Too often we are accustomed tc
regard "a teacher as = taslimaster. We
are gathered together here today 10
90 honor 90 the memory OF one who
compelled our respee, as "a scientist
COR which ne received our admiration
as a man. In the class room his
knowledge astonished and delighted
MS. his devotion to his profession was
a revelation. whether i'm school or out,
his broad minced tolerance. his kind
Iy human sympathy. and HIS material
assistance were always al our service.
He never tired Of giving and ne al
ways gave the best that was i'm him.
During the last months OF his life ne
was rarely Zee from physical pain,
vet he brought To the class or lee
ture an of his old time kccnness OF
perception, clarity OF thought, and tai
ont FOR exposition accompanied by
much of the humor which has on1ear-
eel him 90 generation of Michigan
college OF Mines students Even the
-hadow of death. which hc knew TO be
at hand could not darkcn the bright
ness of his spirit.
such men are rare and this loss Is
felt in proportion. We can all De bet
ter mining engineers, we can all hc|
better men, for having known him"
Mr.. Rees Speaks for Citizens.
Mr.. Rees, speaking AIS a citizen
friend of Or. Koenig. said
1T is with consciousness of in
ability ana imperfecncss that ! have
TO say "A few words TO You
at this sad occasion; and could well
wish that it might be done by some
one more gifted and therefore more
ala fully. I have been
asked to speak to you from tile citi-
zcn's point of view with reference to
Or. Kocnig who left us only few
days ago and has now departed upon
his final journey into the realms which
10 MS In this life are unknown and I'M
SnoWablo"
Mr.. Recs then spoke at some length
IF Or Koenig's scientific atanments.
md his work as a teacher. Continu-
ng ne said: when he first came
ere some twenty years ago ne was
n the prime of mature manhood. BY
MS attainments, his wide experience |
md knowledge and his rorceful char
adorable impression. As ho became |
better known that impression was |
ieepencd ANA strengthened and il was |
rot long before he acquired "a high |
md honorable standing among all |
lasses of citizens lie was a deep |
lllilh'lE il'N 'lllF III lAAn Il'i'00l'lll bllt |
N all life problems and therefore had |
,trong convictions and abiding opin-
ons which he expressed rorcibly and |
.et with such underlying kindliness |
ma good win as To- retain in the fun |
81 measure the respect ana regard |
Ven of these with whom he might |
trongly dinor. Ills manner was pos
tive. sometimes brtjsquc but one nev- |
r failed 10 recoRniZ' and appreciat" |
lis innate kindlincss and gontleness |
MS thorough honesty of purpose, his !
.atrcd of All that was wrong and dis |
honorable or undetermined and the
trcneth Of his influence for good and |
or all that makes for the higher ana !
lobler things or life
The community VII not cease 20 |
eel itself honored that FOR 50 many |
ears it was its privilege 60 have as !
me of its citizens Dr. George Angus
MS Kocnig. whose memory the citizens |
# the district will long continue to
honor and revere"