Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-12-17


chitects: If you would find his mon
ument, look about you'-at these
buildings and grounds, at this out
pouring Of love, this tribute Of affec-
ton and respect.
/ Literally, from the ends of the
continent there have come to cheer
the wife and the children and those
of us who have labored here with him
hundreds of messages testifying to
nations loss, to the loss which has
befallen a race.
! His wife, and Mr.. Logan, vice
principal of the institution, and 9TH
ers of us have felt that from the
great sheaf of messages which have
come here, the one from the chairman
of the board of trustees, Mr.. Low,
who is prevented from being here to-
day, should at least be read; it is not
our purpose to read one single other
one, aside from Mr.. Lows; and then
to have a message from the board of
trustees brought by Mr.. William G.
Wilcox, of New York City, who, with
DR.. Shieffelin, has journeyed all the
long way from New York City to
mourn with us today"
Mr.. Lows telegram follows:
Katonah, N. Y, Nov. ID, 1915.
Warren Logan, Vice Principal,
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama.
On behalf of the board of trustees
/ send to you and through you to the
officers, teachers and students of the
Tuskegee Institute our warmest SYM
pathy in the death of the schools
great founder, Booker T. Washington.
In his death the country has lost a
great patriot and the Negro race an
inspiring leader. It is now the hour
to show without his magnetic pres
ence, by your loyalty to the school
and to his high ideals how truly you
have caught the inspiration Of his
spirit and of his devoted life of SER
vice. The trustees will not fail you
in your hour Of need and we count
confidently on your loyal cooperation
in keeping Tuskegee worthy me-
mortal Of the great man with whom
you have worked so long and well.
(Signed) Seth Low,
Chairman Board Of Trustees.
Mr.. Willcox's Remarks.
Mr.. Wilcox, when presented, spoke
as follows:
My dear friends: In this sad hour
l must say a word Of encouragement
and confidence and hope and faith to
the officers teachers and students Of
the institute.
DR.. Schieffelin and I have come to
you not only to bring the heartfelt
sympathy of our board Of trustees,
which Mr.. Low has so beautifully ex-
pressed in his telegram, not only to
join in this beautiful tribute to per-
sonal friend Of every member of your
board, but also and especially to you,
the absolute confidence of the trustees
of the institute in it's future growth
and usefulness.
This is no time for a eulogy of DR..
Washington's life and work. The fu-
ture will fairly estimate it's value and
will gratefully accord to him a high
place among the truly great men Of
our beloved country. You who have
so splendidly upheld his hands and :;
without whose loyal and unselfish CO.
operation his great work never could
have been accomplished may well feel
a solemn pride in the public appreci-
alton which is even now voiced
throughout tn entire land.
But today our hearts are full of
our own grtat loss, and as we clasp
each others hands in sympathy we
wonder and :perchance rebel at the
strange dispensation which has taken
from us our beloved leader when to
our finite eyes he seemed 50 indis-
pensab.e and when we had reasonably |
looked forward to another twenty