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

ated from Prof. Tate's splendid fnsti-
tuition. So far as I have been able to
find out naught has ever been said
against the moral character of any
member of this large family, and as
to their intellectual and business
standing, that is an open book to be
read by any who desire to make the
| investigation.
who can doubt but that the char
acteristtcs which have made for sue
cess in the lives of so many of Prof
Tate's pupils were born, nurtured and
established in the days when the COM
petent hand of our beloved instructor
worked and moulded our lives, operating
so as to dissipate some evil tendency
here, or encouraging the good there as
only he was able to do, and as only the
yielding nature of youth can be
wrought with.
"As I dwell on these things, my
heart wells up in gratitude to the wise
teachings. his discipline, his patience,
his faithfulness and his love.
He worked not only for the sup
port assured him: He realized that
the destiny Of immortal souls was in
his hands. He saw a great field Of
Minds to be developed and filed with
knowledge. Girls to be taught and
trained to influence in the home life.
Boys to be fitted for honorable citizen
| n.
Into this field he entered with de-
termined spirit, and who would dare
to set human estimate upon the result?
There is within our hearts a strange
mingling Of sadness with gladness.
The sadness comes over US because the
tie which has bound us to this school
for so many long years is about to be
severed.
Life Work Closes.
This even marks the close Of the
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the father of a thousand sons and
daughters upon whom he has pro-
nounced his blessing and sent down
the various paths of life from the
common home Of this old school build
ing.
ITO the minds of those who attended
school thirty years ago. or even ten or
twenty, Prof Tate Is not an old man.
The evergreen wreath OF youth rests
upon his brow.
I'VE think of him as the best player
in ball game, the best marksman in
a round Of marbles; the champion
fisherman In all the country round
about. We think of him as the first
and greatest characterize leading
spirit in every activity, which makes
for good IN the community, as the one
who succeeds in all his enterprises,
however difficult, whose intellect is
keen as a two-edged sword-he is to
us still the one who knows It al, and
CdH uO any IniHE. but, at the close OF
thirty-fve years of faithful work as
teacher of this school, Prof. Tate feels
that he would lay the burden down.
"The thought of this brings sadness
He has taught three genera tions dur
ing his long term of service here and
we cannot conceive of what the school
viii be without him.
But withal there Is a thought of
gla dness as well. There is glory and
honor in the life he has lived, in the
alone will reveal the result of his la
bors and we are glad tonight that we
have the opportunity of comforting
upon him both praise and honor. We
desire to make the occasion Of this re-
union the greatest ever given him at
Roberts, Florida.
ITO say that he deserves the honor
of his pupils Is mild statement. De
serve is a feeble word when used TO
express the merit in the life work Of
Prof. Tate as an instructor
"Do Him Honor"
From all parts Of the southland me
thinks hear the cali, DO him honor
and in my mind see almost thousands
of one-time boys and girls from New
York city where Bette DeSha is stu
ated down the Atlantic coast to the
canal zone, where Off1e Hurst is an
honored employee of the government.
And from Oregon state, where George
Shot holds a lucrative position, along
Mexico. where Lula Fairchild is teach
ing school
sI see them with upIifted hands as
they turn to the Alma Mater at this
time. and towards their beloved teach
err of wears ago, and / hear the sound
of their many voices all saying with
one accord, Honor unto whom honor
is due
EVERY year of the past thirty-fve
has it's own specia. representative here
he Noy17a Of hnc q
all other former pupils. both present
and absent. desire to say to Prof
Tate: Your labors have not been in
vain The three eighths Of a century
that you have given to the youth OF
West Florida has brought forth a great
harvest of useful lives and tonight a
thankful multitude scattered through
out all parts of the United States rise
up and call you blessed.
1--WE thank you for the training we
x-o11r- feet We thank