The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-16
Turning Over An
Old Leaf
By Phillip A. Gladheim

"There were faces to remembers in the
Valley of the Shadow;
There were faces unregarded, there
were faces to forget;
There were faces of grief and fear
that are few forgotten ashes;
There were sparks of recognition
that are not forgotten yet"
In the preface to his book, "Historie
of The World" Sir Walter Raleigh
says: "Historie hath triumphed over
time, which besides is nothing but
eternity hath triumphed over"
Our neighbors who cock their ears
by the radio, who glue their eyes on
headlines and whose imagination is
limited to movies and picture maya
zines, can't ever hope to accept the
above statement as wisdom.
The making of history is very fast
business nowadays, but history al
ready made can be the source of wis
dom. In order to read history one must
like it.
| found it hard to like history, be-
cause public school and college alike
tried to interest me in history that
was remote in time, place and people.
l maintain that history can be most
pleasing and profitable if we begin
with the family album, tracing its
connections, migrations, vicissitudes
and destiny. In other words local his
tory is the proper place to begin ones
education. | wish the teachers of our
elementary and high schools in the
county would take a course in the
history of Garrett county.
This column is more indebted to
Charles E. Hoye than to any other
person. Mr.. Hoye has for a number Of
years, without stipend or encourage
ment, been exhuming the past of Gar
rett county. His work has been accu-
rate, thorough and manifestly di-
rect. Apart from his numerous mono
graphs appearing periodically in the
county pap rs, he has been in large
part instrumental in the forming of
The Garrett County Historical Soci-
ETY. and the publication of The Glades
Star.
would suggest that every school
principal, both elementary and high,
in the county, have Charles Hoye give
at least one lecture each year to the
student body. also suggest that every
teacher become d member of the Soci-
ETY. and that the Board of Education
require that every teacher make at
least one contribution to the Glades
Star. Such research would be most re-
warding.
There is a growing literature avail
able which can be had through such
private collections as Frank Lee Carl,
Cumberland; Charles E. Hoye, Mrs.
Minnie limbaugh, Miss Elizabeth
West, Fred. A. Thayer, ST., Miss Ethel
Broadwater and many others.
Mr.. Hoye is contributing to the
culture of Garrett county in very
unique and helpful manner-far more
important to posterity than a mere
academic or standardization system
of instruction. He is thoroughly ed
ucated man with quarter century
of teaching experience in the employ
/ of the Federal Government. He comes
/ from one of the oldest and most dis
! tinguished families Of the county. 1t
is high time that Garrett county dc
him honor and give him the recogni-
ton he so richly deserves.
This work will likely dominate him
for the remainder of his life. We hope
that the wisdom of Raleigh's words
are applicable to the work of Charles
Hoye, and that the history of Garrett
county will triumph over time anc
reign in the affections of all loyaI
patriots of our beautiful and glorious
Tableland.