South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-08
FORMER HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL IS DEAD
Miss Mary D. WEIGH Passes
Away at Early Hour Tues
day MOTning-WaS an In
StruCtOr in Languages.

Miss Mary ID. Welch died Tuesday
morning at 1928 O'Clock at the 81.
Joseph's hospital. For % years Miss
WEIGH has been connected with the
MishaWaka high school, . years as
its principal. and the last three years
as instructor in Latin and German.
Miss Welch was born Sept. 8, 1870,
near Traverse city. Mich. Her par
ents soon after her birth moved to
Canandaidua. y. Y, where she at
tended the public schools until 1882.
when her people again moved 10
Michigan. where Miss Welch gradual
ed from the high school, located at
Schoolcraft She graduated from
Albion college in June. 1891. Suisse
quently. because Of her great schOl-
astic attachments. she was given the
degree of master OF arts from the
same institution. Miss Welch also
did a large amount Of work at the
University Of Chicago, specializing in
history and languages. One who
knew her well contributes the follow
ing:
The record Of Miss Welch for al
most quarter OF a century has been
closely associated with the education
al life Of this city. Many prominent
professional and business leaders OF
the younger generation are graduates
OF the institution of which she was
principal. i ne lotL lldl w lillt llbcL
other high schools in Indiana and
adjoining states felt it necessary to
employ male principals while Miss
WEIGH continued satisfactory as prin
cipal of the Mishawaka high school, is
In the highest degree mplimentary
TO her executive ability. She COM
bined most happily and most harmon
iOusly the essential qualities of sue
Cessful teacher and executive. Broad
scholarship. a sane and wholesome
view of life. firmness of Will combined
with the most delicate gentleness and
deepest sympathy enabled her for
almost two decades TO preside over
the destinies of the Mishawaka high
school. The wholesome spirit, which
pervades local business and profess
siOna life, can TO a large degree be
attributed 30 the marvellous power
Tor good, exercised by Miss Welch.
Possessed Remarkable POise.
Her whole administration exempli-
fies the beauty and the force OF the
principle that the best and the last
ing things In life are accomplished
not By might nor by power nor by
physical proves. but by the spirit Of
sentleness and of truth. Miss WEIGH
possessed peculiarly balanced nina
Poise aptly describes her mental tenn
permanent A highly developed and
cultured intellect supplemented by al
strong Will, and by broad sympathetic
qualities. typny her as the woman of
ideal education. Miss WEIGH was a
tireless and persistent worker; she
remained at her pest of duty to the
very last, giving up her school work
less than three weeks ago. She stuck
10 her post faithfully. because she
loved her work and because she felt
that in SO doing che was discharging
the duties which life had imposed
upon her. only her powerful will
and iron determination sustained her
during her last days
The most intimate friends of Miss
WEIGH recognized her broad scholar
ship. and her remarkable mental re-
finement but 20 them her deep re-
hgious nature and her deep abiding
faith i'm Providence were her most
appealing qualities To her the I'M
seen realities of life were the most
real she realized that while the
things seen are temporal, the real
things OF life. the unseen are lasting
and eternal She was a member of
the Presbyterian church of this city.