Evening star., 1924-11-12
Il. T. STUART'S YORK LAUDED
At MEMORIAL CEREMONIES
Schools Halted as Hundreds of Teachers and Officers
Gather at Central and Dunbar for Tribute
to Educator.

tlonal system matted at noon toda,
| as hundreds of teachers and officer
gathered in the Central and Dunba
High School auditoriums to hea
friends anG close associates of Alex
ander TAFT Stuart, late director o
intermediate instruction. extol tn,
| career of the beloved educator wht
rose from the ranks of teacher t
superintendent. Fifty-two years o
Mr.. Stuarts active life were conse
Grated to the education of the you'll
OF the Nations Capital, and his pass
ing, September 5, left a pail of gloon
over the entire school system which
still fingers as if indelible.
The Central auditorium was filled
when the memorial exercises opened
at 2 o'clock. Scattered among tn,
teachers in the audience were mem
bers of Mr.. Stuarts family and score.
of Washington's most successful
business and professional men wht
have reaped the rewards of the lat,
educators wise counsel as teacher
Teachers. and officers of the coloret
schools attended the memorial serv
ices at Dunbar held Simultaneous!
with those at Central.
Praised by Many.
Those who eulogized Mr.. Stuart al
the Central exercises were: James
T. Lloyd, president of the Board OF
Education; DR.. Frank w. Ballou, su-
perintendent of schools; Henry P
Blair former president of the school
board; Stephen E. Kramer. principal
of Central High School; William T
Galliher, also a former president OF
the board, and Miss Alberta Walker
The ceremonies began with an or.
gan prelude. Handers Largo" played
NV al n
lowed this with 'Lamentation" (Guil-
mant. Two selections, Crossing the
Bar, and Only Remembered" were
sung by the Washington Quartet
composed of ]. F. NJ. Bowie, Fred
East Mrs. Mary Sherier Bowie and
Miss Richie Mclean, accompanied by
George H. Wilson. Invocation was
offered by Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery. Rev. John Reid Shannon
pronounced the benediction. Both
had been Mr.. Stuart's pastors.
Tribute Mt Dunbar.
DR.. Winfield S. Montgomery w lose
career in the public schools parallel
hat of Mr.. Stuart, delivered the prin-
pal tribute at the services at Dun
bar Others who paid tribute to him
were Garnet c. Wilkinson, assistant
superintendent in charge of colored
ichools; DR.. J. Hayden Johnson, mem
Der of the board of education, and
Mrs. r. S. Netherland whose topic
was, Mr.. A. T. Stuart, the Teachers
Friend" The program also included
baritone solo by Isaac Cupid. a
violin solo by Miss Edith Butcher
and soprano solo by Mrs Sylvia
Olden. Mrs. Coralie f. Cook, mem
har of the school board, presided
Rev. F. 1. A. Bennett. also a member
OF the board: offered the invocation
Announcement was made at both
services that the school board had
aonored Mr.. Stuart by naming after
aim the proposed Junior high school
Whlch VII be erected on a site at
Fourth and F. streets northeast The
naming of the new school after Mr.
stuart has been approved by the Dis
tr1ct Commissioners.
Lauded BY Ballou.
Describing Mr.. Stuart's activities as
an educator, Supt. Ballou paid him
glowing tribute. Mr. Stuart, he said
measured up. in full stature, to every
specification and every qualification OF
the high calling of the educator. BY
natural endowment, and by educa-
tional training and experience" he
said, Mr.. Stuart possessed, acquired
and developed those characteristics
'ssential to real success in the pro-
fession. He was a true gentleman,
sincere, honorable, courteous, kindly,
aitruistfc and cultured. His honesty
was never questioned His sincerity
was never doubted. His courtesy was
n part of himself. His kindness was
universal, and his culture and refine
ment were obvious in all of his deal
lngs with those associated with him.
He was always just and fair He
approached the consideration of every
subject with an inherent desire to do
right. His keen insight into school
problems and his intelligent under
standing of human nature gave him
an unusual ability to understand and
to find the solution of the many edu-
cational problems brought to him
during his more than so years of edu-
cational service as a teacher and Off
Ger. While Mr.. Stuart was naturally
man of mild and quiet nature, any
evidence of unfairness or dishonesty
on the part of those dealing with him
aroused in him righteous indignation.
His high ideals of right dealing
established corresponding ideals in
those associated with him. Everybody
loved him.
Called Unusual Leader.
Leadership is one of the requisites
of an educator. AS a school officer
Mr.. Stuart was an unusual leader
His sincerity won the confidence of
all who had dealings with him. His
leadership was established on the
basis of mutual confidence. He never
drove, but rather led. Herein, in my
estimation, lies the explanation of the
uniform success of Mr.. Stuart as a
teacher and officer.
MIR. Stuart's life was consecrated
to the public service. He entertained
the highest regard for the teaching
profession. He was jealous of it's
standing and consecrated to it's i'm
provement. He was proud of it's
and conscious of it's
faults. His devotion to the teaching
profession and to the public service
was second only to his devotion to
his family.
Love for Children.
His love for the boys and girls in
our schools. and particularly those
boys and girls whom he taught or
whose education he supervised, has
been returned and increased an hun
dredfold In the bountiful tributes of
real love and affection which have
been showered on his memory by
these same boys and girls, who are
now the adult citizens of Washing
ton.
His devotion to the cause of public
education, and to the teaching pro-
fession in Washington, won for him
the love, esteem and gratitude of