The log cabin Democrat., 1915-05-07
PAY LAST RESPECT
 10 PROF. t. H. BURR
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
DR. A. c. MILLAR PAYS BEAUTI. FUL TRIBUTE TO DEPARTED
 SCHOOL-MATE.

inson Burr, head of the department of science in Hendrix College, who | died Monday afternoon in Carlsbad,
 Texas, were held from the residence, 5O3 Prince street, at 2:3O o'clock this | afternoon. The services were in charge of pr. F. s. H. Johnston, pas tor of the Methodist church, assisted by Dr. A. c. Millar, Dr. James A. An derson and Rev. c. J. Greene.
 No session was held at Hendrix to- day. A chapel service was held at i9 o'clock this morning, when Dr. J. H.
 Reynolds gave brief history of the
 life of Prof. Burr. The students at
 tended the funeral in a body. The
 public school also was dismissed this afternoon to allow the students to at
 tend the funeral
 Many friends were present to pay
 their last respects to the departed cit
 lzen, among whom was quite a num- Der from out-of-town. The floral of
 ferings were beautiful, and attested to the popularity of the deceased. l Dr. Mlllar, former president of Hendrix College and school-mate with Prof. Burr in Central College, Fayette, Mo-, paid the following trib- ute to his former friend:
 "When the news of Prof. Burr's death came to me, the memories of SC years crowded upon me. As members of the same literary society at Central | College, he sub-freshman, I a senior, We became fast friends. Unusually bright and intellectually alert, he graduated with highest honors in 1888. A president of Hendrix Col lege, then at Altus, needed a teach CT of science (not professor of chem lstry or physics, but teacher of all the sciences), and knowing his record and his all-round ability, I secured his services with the understanding that he might get $500 salary, but that was not guaranteed. Coming with the enthusiasm of boy, but the brain of mature man, he began with a hun dred dollar laboratory equipment, and with genius for improvising and inf mite capacity for work, he taught chemistry and physics and a dozen other sciences better than they are usually taught with showy apparatus. With better facilities at Conway he redoubled his efforts, and with meager resources developed the science de- partment so that it more than kept pace with the progress of the college. He studied harder than any of his students and although he never took graduate nor professional courses in a university, he directed advanced work in the college and became very proficient and practical electrical and civil engineer.
 "While he was primarily a scientist, his education was so liberal and his grasp so complete that in emergencies he often temporarily taught subjects foreign to his own department. As member of the faculty he was always ready to perform any duty assigned, although his innate modesty caused him to shrink from services on the platform. He was a sane, conserva- tive counsellor, not forcing his opin- ions on others, but frankly stating them when desired. In dealing with his colleagues and with students Prof. Burr was the soul of honor. While he required students to do severe tasks in the class room, they all loved and honored him. Reared in a Christian home, he took the Master fully into his life soon after he entered college. No one could doubt the genuineness of his Christianity.
 "He leaves to his family the price less heritage of a noble self-sacrifc- ing life. All who have ever been as- sociated with him feel bereft and will join in this tribute to his memory.
 Good friend, trusted colleague, farewell. You helped to make this better world. Arkansas Methodism, Conway, Hendrix College, must not, will not, forget you.'
 pr. James A Anderson spoke on Prof. Burr's work as a Citizen," and Rev. Greene made short talk on Prof. Burr as a Teacher"
 The pail bearers were, active, Dr. J. H. Reynolds, Prof. Guy A. Sim mons, Prof. M. J. Russell, Prof. c. J. Greene, Prof. M. J. McHenry, and Prof. w. B. Hubbell; honorary, Jo Frauenthal, s. c. Smith, w. M. Har- rell, B. l.. Harton, w. D. Cole, R. H. Weems, V. D. Hill, Rev. Forney Hutchinson, Rev. S. R. Twitty, w. s. Cazort, and memoers of the Hendrix faculty.