The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-10-31

wish, one aim-the welfare and prog
ress of her pupils.
Her charming personality he,
scholarly attachments, her Christian
character, her generous impulses. hen
tender sympathies and the BRIGHTNESS,
OF her mind will live long in the mem.
cries Of those who know her best
They will remember her as a true
hearted, high minded, womanly
Christian woman; as an efficient and
painstaking teacher; as one who dailv
thanked her Creator for the privilege
of doing good.
She was and is a striking examine
of the heroism of everyday life. We
talk and think of those true. courag-
eous women who have done valuable
service on the platform or with gift
ed pen, but we coo often forget the
ones who like her in the school room
devoted their lives to the service of
their country, just as truly as did the
soldiers on the battle field. Let rs
not forget those, who, are less OBJ
trusiye, yet whose silent influence is
a power not less mighty.
Once in a century Joan of Arc
makes a rapid transit across the field
OF history, a Madame Currie makes
a great discovery of a Grace Darling
reseues the perishing from the piti-
less waves, and their characters and
virtues are held up as examples 10
emulate and well may we give them
the applause and admiration that 4
due them. But the heroiness of ev-
erJday life-every true woman whose
intellect is awakened, whose soul i
pure whose motives are good. does
those many acts of goodness and
kindness that makes life's pathway
brighter and the world better is a
true heroine. Ana Mary Matteson
ana that. We should never allow our
admiration Of leading spirits and con-
splcuous lives to blind US to the true
heroism Of everyday life-to the true
greatness of those who daily toll and
suffer for the ones they love.
Mary Matteson may never return
to the schoolroom as a teacher. but
If not, she leaves it secure in the
knowledge of work we'll done. She
leaves it with the sincere appreciation
and good wishes of literally hundreds
OF those who were her pupils and
friends, school authorities and CO.
workers, whose compost PRAYER
would be that she may live long in
Gods flower garden of peace and
happiness and cententment where she
may enjoy earned rest and the fruits
Of we'll spent life, or for her com
plete recovery in health and her re-
turn to the school room which was
her theatre SO long Far Mary Mat
tesons entire adult life was. devoted
70 work in the school room. Earnest
palnstaking and efficient if is Doubt
Iul II her equal as a primary teacher
was to be found in the state. In the
beginning she must have had the ear
Of the destinies and their favor and
prayed that be given her to be true
teacher, to try to pass on for the pos
slble light ard comfort of others
some measure of the meaning of life
that Flashed to her from the minds
and faces Of men and women the
grasses Of the fields and the galaxy
81 the stars. How she succeeded time
has already told She was ever earn
est and patient with the little restless
ones who did so much to annoy her
Through it all she thaught them to
De patient too, taught them that this
was the angel spirit that makes a life
'ruly beautiful and noble and with
'ut which nothing good or great has
ever been accomplished in this world
1t has influence in her every I'M
iertaking and showed in her count
'nance as old age came creeping up-
IN her, robbing her Of the charms of
earlier years, softening and resting
Ike halo of glory that is more
beautiful than the bright careless
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