Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-07-01
ANNUAL REUNION
Pattengill Pupils Hold Thirty-Frrst
Yearly Get-TOgether 1t Ithaca.

1euriy Uet-lOScSseH ~ sse
The thirty-first annual reunion OF
Pattengill pupils was held at Ithaca
in Winton's woods, or to be up-to-
date. in Woodland park, Friday, June
25. 1920. At the meeting a commit
tee was appointed for the purpose OF
raising funds for a suitable memoir
ial To the late II. r. Pattengill.
The old officers are to hold over
for another year The meeting for
next year will be held at Old Trail
farm. the home of the Marvins near
Ithaca.
The committee appointed at the
last meeting to draft memorial to
the memory of Mr.. Pattengill re-
ported through its chairman, Mrs.
Mary Hamilton Nelson, as follows;
Whereas: The all-wise Father has
called from the activities of life the
friend and leader who has been for
many years the inspiration and
guiding star of this association, we
can but bow to the Divine will and
mourn the loss of one who has been
an influence for good in the lives of
every one of us.
Henry Pattengill has been called
an Education Inspirationist,' and If
ne who makes two blades of grass
to grow where only one grew before,
IS a public benefactor, truly he who
can awaken the dormant possibilities
of the mind and conscience and make
individual lives more useful and help
full, starts a good influence that will
continue indefinitely in the world,
and there should DE many stars in
his crown.
Mr.. Pattengill was not one to say
60" but "Come" and would him
self lead the way; his mind was a
generous. whole-souled nature of
boundess energy and enthusiasm,
were fidelity to the highest princi-
Piles of living, and loyalty to his
friends.
Our sympathies arc with his fam
lily and the friends nearest to him
in their bereavement. We, too. had
friend in him; and may we whose
lives his has touched keep him in
loving remembrance and carry on.
Committee: Belle DePeel Brown
Grace Beckwith Hilbourn, Mary Mel
son Hamilton.
committee consisting of lothian
Allen, president, Mary Hamilton Mel
son, treasurer, Louis j. Marvin, Sec
rotary, Lillian Livingston Hastings
Celia Brooke Nichols, Ella Marvin
Albert j. Vance, Howard Potter anc
Mrs. NJ. b. Ferrey, was appointed
for the purpose Of raising funds with
which to erect on the capitol ground:
at Lansing a suitable monument t
the memory of Mr.. Pattengill. The
subject was discussed at the meeting
one year ago and steps taken thai
something definite might be done a
this meeting. At first the idea wa:
to confne the scope of the move
ment to the old pupils and othel
friends of Mr. Pattengill in Cratic
county, but, when we consider hi:
educational activities, not only owe
the entire state of Michigan, but il
many other states of our country,
seems that better way would be t
place suitable monument at tn
capital of the state he so dearl,
loved. There was not other persol
. Of so wide an acquaintance and ex
tensive knowledge of Michigan a
Mr.. Pattengill which came to hin
through the Moderator Topics an
| years Of travelling and lecturing i
all parts of the state. No other per
son knew as many teachers as Nh
Pattengill. No other person kneN
one-half nor one-quarter as man
school girls and boys as he. Con
/ ,sidering his great Acquaintance
among the schools of the state it
! proposed to make the movemer
: state wide. One cent from ever
|, school girl and boy and ten cent
! from each teacher in Michigan wit
i what other friends will subscrib
:, will, we think. give a fund wit
2 which to erect a suitable monumer
r to the memory of Michigan's grea
est educator. the man who placed tn
stars and stripes on every scho,
house in Michigan, Henry Romair
Pattengill. The treasurer of til
committee has sufficient funds
:, her hands to start the movement.