4, 
for the same number of years, he 
became so interested in its early 
history that it seemed as though he 
would never tire of poring over 
musty volumes to discover and 
bring to life those rich treasures of 
the past. As a member of the His- 
torical Society, we all remember the 
eager interest he took in every pa- 
per, every contribution to the ar- 
chives of the society. As a member 
of the Board of School Committee 
it was my high privilege to enjoy 
his closer companionship and_ be- 
come better acquainted with his 
genial, kindly nature 
His fertility of mind made him a 
most interesting and delightful 
companion. No one had less of bit- 
terness in his nature and a sunny 
atmosphere was diffused about him. 
Can we properly estimate the influ- 
ence of such a man? By _ what 
scales shall we weigh, by what 
measure gauge and test the capacity 
and influence of men of this large 
mould? How many = lives have 
been ennobled and enriched, how 
many of the aspiring youth through- 
out all of our New England commu- 
nities have received their first stim- 
ulus by the reaction of such ‘large 
hearted, generous natures? Prodigal 
in the expenditure of vital force, 
they are continually giving out, it 
would seem, their very | hearts’ 
blood for the elevation and moral | 
uplift of those about them. 
His life was typical of 
lives, consecrated to noble living. 
They look for no reward. It is 
enough for them the consciousness 
that they have acted well their part. 
And finally when called- upon to 
give an account of their stewardship 
they can truthfully say that they 
have consecrated the talent with 
which they have been entrusted to 
noble Christian work. Their high- 
est joy has been found in the de- 
veloping and disciplining of youth- 
ful minds and the building of char- 
acters, strong in integrity and the 
love of truth and righteousness. 
Miss Arnold’s Address 
The address of the day was made 
by Miss Sarah Louise Arnold, dean 
of Simmons College, and one of the 
best known authorities on the train- 
ing and education of children in the 
country. Miss Arnold’s talk was 
of a general nature, bearing on edu- 
cation. She said in part: 
“T am glad to be able to attend 
exercises for the dedication of a 
building given over to little chil- 
dren. A person must be very well 
educated if he is to teach grown up 
boys and girls, but we are begin- 
ning to realize that it is very essen- 
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we have teachers who can get at 
these little children. 
“T congratulate you most heartily 
that you have provided a place in 
which all the little ones shall have 
a chance. Some will not be so for- 
tunate as to be able to go to high 
school and to college. But we 
should not look despairingly at 
those children who have to leave 
school before their education is 
completed. I also congratulate 
you because you have given this 
opportunity when it is of the great- 
est worth. We are not yet half 
wise enough as to what it means to 
give to children the right beginning. 
“Your building first of all ex- 
presses your ardent desire to give 
good gifts unto your children. 
Your most earnest aspiration is that 
they should walk into paths which 
you could not enjoy. What does it 
mean? Why do_ we sacrifice so 
much so that they might come 
here? If you were giving nothing 
more than teaching ‘them to read 
you would be giving much. No 
man can get out of a book what he 
does not bring to the book. The 
thing which explains the word to 
us’ is oUr OWn experience, Bile 
greatest knowledge for all of us is 
the knowledge of life. The child 
who learns of life about him will en- 
able himself to understand his book. 
“Childhood is the time for path 
making. ‘There is for every child a 
place where he is the center. In 
the school we must measure our- 
selves with others. One of the es- 
sential things of school is that we 
learn to live together.” 
When Miss Arnofd had finished 
her address the children of the three 
lower grades marched up stairs and 
into the room with little Alfred An- 
nable Needham, Helen Cheever and 
Donald Height as color bearers of 
grades I, II and III, respectively. 
Then followed the singing of the 
hymn of dedication written for the 
océasion by * Dea... Jo An cPorres 
after which benediction was _ pro- 
nounced by © Rev.4 BE.” Hersey 
Brewster of the Baptist church and 
the children filed out of the room. 
During the exercises Long’s or- 
chestra played ‘ ‘Priscilla, ” “Soldiers 
of the Field” and “Robinson Cru- 
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