Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-06

of respect to one who was only a short time ago in our presence, buoyant with apparent health and physical energy. To- day what was only temporal of her per sonaIity has gone, but there remains the inperishable, the immortal. the influence of that which. for the lack of a better, term, we call The Soul
 "roday Martha A. Jencks is present in my consciousness as really as at any time during the span of my acquaintance with her. She is beyond my sight that is all.
 Martha A. Jencks was teacher of little children. Suffer little children to come unto Me, for of such is the King dom of Heaven
 "The teacher: What ideas does that term arouse?
 ''To the careless man absorbed in the so-called business of the world does 1t not mean negligible sort of a man, a professor, perhaps whose general air shows that he had not force enough to enter business and seize some of the good things of life? Or a woman, per haps, whose tame spirit made her con tent with secluded and colorless life?
 "If these are the true measures of teaching why are we here today? Sure ly not to mourn that a vivid personality has escaped from such a desolate exist ence.
 '1There is. happily. another and more l thoughtful view of teaching. There are those who see teaching as a service to humanity They rate it as the most inn | portant business of life to prepare the youth to uphold the ideals and stand 1 ards of civilization. and in this most i'm portant business of life the part of the ] public school teacher is second to none other. That the pes.uniary rewards ot this work pre-destine the teacher to for ever remain among the meek and lowly So far as display of this worlds goods are concerned in no way alters the opin ion of these thoughtful persons. They honor the teacher for what she is.
 Martha A. Jencks was by choice teacher of little children. She loved then and they loved her. In her presence they were happy. Her personality radiatet l joy affection and tender consideration in whose warmth and sunshine littl children grew and developed as sponta l neously and happily as in the nursery o a most favored home.
 ''For all the little ones under her car Miss Jencirs was as solicitous and pains taking as the mother of a single child Her interest never Tagged, her affection never abatad What a service was her to the families whose destinies sh touched and affected over the period of lifetime. What an influence on the pub lie veal does q life so spent exert!
 When I think upon the devotion c teachers to the little children under thei care I am moved to wonder and rever ence. Tn the presence of such a though the values of show and display of world ly possessions seem. tawdry and unin portant the values of love, of helpful ness and service loom large and etel nal!
 Therefore we do we'll to honor an respect Martha 4. Jencks. May she eve be revered in our minds for what sh was-a gentle woman, q loving spirit,
 teacher of little children
 During the service resolutions we1
 road by Miss Joyce on behalf of ti Somerville Teachers Association and letter was read by Roy. MT. Swaffiel
 from the Central Baptist church. No wich Conn., of which Miss Jencl1s WE
 a member before moving to Somervlll
 Selections were rendered by Mrs. Wa
 ter E. Warden. and the benediction ws pronounced by Rev. MT. Swaftield.