Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
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principals and ex-supervising principals
sent a large broken column. The
teachers of the Twining Building sent
as their tribute a pillow, a sheaf of
wheat and a sickle In addition, there
were a number of floral designs and
flowers from the personal friends Of
the deceased.
1.-THE friends began to assemble at
the house at l o'clock, and at half
past short service was held by Rev
DR.. Shipper, and then the remains
were borne to the hearse by the pail
bearers. who were as follows: W. j. Ste
phenson and George White, represent
ing the ex-trustees; C. S. Noyes and
M. w. Gait, representing the friends,
and B. T. Janney and A. T. Stuart,
representing the supervising principals.
The public schools of the city being
closed as q mark of respect, there was
a large attendance of the officials and
pupils of the schools. The teachers
of the fourth division attended in q
body.
when the funeral cortege arrived
at the church that edifice was thronged
The choir. composed of Miss Eva Mills
and Mrs. Morrison and Messrs. Widney
and H. G. Pearson, sang the hymns
which had been selected at the request
OF the deceased. These were Abide
With Me- and Lord. Forever at Thy
Side The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Shipper and Rev
DR.. Meador. Upon the conclusion of
the services at the church the body was
taken to Oak Hill Cemetery for inter-
ment. The funeral arrangements were
under the direction of w. H. Lee, who
was pupil of the deceased.
GS A CTION of the school trustees
"At a special meeting of the
board OF school trustees, at half-past
o'clock yesterday, after a committee
consisting of Messrs. Lovejoy, Baum,
Clark and Brooks was appointed to
draft resolutions expressive of the senti-
ments of the board respecting the death
Of Mr.. Thompson, this committee re-
ported series of resolutions, which
were adopted, paying tribute to Mr..
Thompson's memory in the following
terms:
1.-The death of Mr.. John E. Thomp-
son, late supervising principal of the
fourth division, unveils the retrospect of
long and useful life. All that was
good and great in his character and
career stands out in bold relief and
challenges respect, the youth devoting
himself to the cause Of education, the
young man a pioneer of the public
school system, the niddle-aged man
still laboring at his post, the old man
with his hand at the plow falling be-
side the last furrow he was running in
the field of long life's usefulness. Sol
d1erS may have craven on their tombs
the battles they have won, statesmen
the measures which have marked their
triumphs, but no epitaph compares with
the testimony of good and useful lives
the fruits of a teachers labors. We
recognize the feebleness of speech in
the presence of the profound grief of
the many who were once his pupils,
men useful in all the walks of life, who
stand beside his bier and gaze with
sorrow-stricken affection on the face of
him who was the guide of their youth
and the friend of their manhood. All
this is his epitaph:
He labored for the permanent good
OF others; his reward was their lasting
gratitude
1.-THE resolution also rendered SYM
pathy to the bereaved family The
board decided to attend the funeral in
a body. to close the schools of the
fourth division during the whole of to-
day and Of the other divisions during
the afternoon"
After Mr. Thompson's death the
teachers and pupils of the South Wash
ington schools erected a very beautiful
monument to his memory in Oak Hill
Cemetery, on which are inscribed ex-
pressions of commentator and love
from all of those with whom he had
long been associated. The monument
Is of artistic design and is miniature
copy Of the Washington Monument.