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 IiQ.B.l-i2_0 DOVr HARVEY 
 
 Liemorial Service 
 llenomonie, Wisconsin, June 2, 1922 
 
 Address by 
 Geo. P. H?aa"'oreclit 
 

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 IT.emcrial Service -J^ ^;;^ 
 
 TJIenoraonie , V/isconsin, June 2, 1922. ^ — 
 
 Address Toy 
 Geo. P . 'iaiifo r e G h t 
 
 Por the first tine in fifty years the f-niliar ch?.ir of 
 our lamented and "beloved educator a.nd frie-nd. Doctor Lorenzo Do-.v 
 Harvey, is vacant on the occasion of coranencenent exercises oi an 
 institution v/ith which he \7a3 connected,-- an occasion tlmt aJ-ways 
 lorought joy and pleasure to his heart. Even thouij^^ ^is chair is 
 vacant, his spirit peraeates all those gathered here ,^ on this _ 
 annual cornnencement event, vAiich ^'?as suddenly and vrithout v.^?.rnins 
 changed from a festal celehration into an occasion of noi^rning. 
 But v.'hile v;e are impressed anev? with the frailty of hyaaan li-e_» 
 and v/hile v;e realize that at oest our lives are 'out the span ox 
 a fev/^/years, vve talce courage from the fact that the r.easure oi our 
 success is not the nurr.her of years of service hut rather the 
 qv^ility of v/orle done iDy each of us. 
 
 It 1ms been said tlnat the greatest nonanient that can be 
 erected to any n-xa.n is the silent grief of a friend ^.^.lo can ^ stand 
 at the gra-se and say, "Here lies the best friend I ever h3-cl'_ 
 Measured ;.ln these terms, no one in the history of ./isconsin .las 
 left great'er or more numerous monuments than Lorenzo Dov Harvey, 
 because he has befriended not only one, but multitudes^ ihe 
 range of his influence v/as far reaching,- his v/hole life was 
 devoted to the service of others,- his greatest pleasure was to 
 befriend and help those who came within the sphere of his ^ 
 influence. Loved by everyone, and nov; mou-rned hy all v.-ho ^'^^^'^ 
 him, many can point to hira as the one inspirational force wnich 
 influenced their lives. He v/as truly the friend and counselor 
 of his students, inspiring each and every one of them to high 
 ideals and assisting in the development of talents v/hich otherwise 
 might have remained dorment. That influence is more^far reaching 
 th^n can be described in any single address. Transplanted into 
 the lives of others, his influence, lilce the influence of other 
 great and good men of the past, v;ill live on forever. 
 
 Our feeling of sorrov/ upon this occasion cannot be ^ 
 eitpressed in empty words. It is a deep and reverential feeling 
 that permeates us all,- a common feeling,- emphasizing in the 
 most acute way the great loss we liave suffered, "iet, if his 
 sxodden and une^coected deioarture at this time has brought us 
 face to face \yith the seriousness of our own life problems and 
 the importance of devoting guj: best talents to the upbuilding of 
 better ideals, that we may here and now, if never before, solemnly 
 resolve henceforth so to live our lives tliat the v/orld will be a^ 
 better place for others because of our having lived here, then the 
 sudden talcing of otir friend a.nd oo-v/orher, at this time, v/ill not 
 have been in vain. 
 
Doctor Harve'y was preeminently "a friend to nan". '^-^^^ 
 life YJ3.Z devoted to the "upb-ailding of character, and as an eauca.or 
 he stands as the peer of all "//'isconsin' s native and adopted sons, 
 v/itli a national reputation achieved Iqy few, -- never antitiouo, 
 hut al-ways truly great in doinR well the thing that lay nearest 
 hiEL to do • 
 
 It is a source of satisfaction to all of us that our 
 departed friend l:nev; during his lifetixie that his efforts were . 
 appreciated by nanv of the stixdents and friends with wnoni he 
 came in contact. ITunerous illustrations could be 5i\-en which 
 amply certify to this. Some made Icnown to hiia their feelings 
 in this regard. They must find in that a special source of _ 
 satisfaction to thera nov/. One illustration I h^-ve in :Tiind i3^ 
 the dedication of the 1910 Stout .'Vnnual. The students of tnao 
 class dedicated the Annual to Doctor Harvey in these words: 
 
 "To President Harvey, when v/e l:ncw to be our friend, 
 becaiise he said to us on his sixtieth birthday that he 
 would never b^e too old to syrapathise with his students." 
 
 It is given to ne on this occasion to choniclife briefly 
 a few of the important events in the life of our departed friend. 
 Truly we could put the v/hole story of his life into that one 
 verse in scripture which reads: 
 
 "Well done, thou good and faithful serVsnt; thou hast 
 been faithful over a few things, I will nake thee ruler 
 over Biany t h ing s . " 
 
 Dodtor Lorenzo Dow Harvey was born in Deerfield, Kew 
 Hampshire, on the 25rd day of November, 1848. His parents cajiie 
 to ViTisconsin in 1850i, when he was only t\TO years of age, and 
 settled on a farm in Roclc County. To all intents and purposes, 
 therefore, he v/as a native son of Wisconsin. He worked on the 
 farm and attended district school during his boyhood and adolescence 
 as ma.ny boys have done in the pa.st, and are doing now, and later 
 taiight in district schools, in order to earn money ^/ith which to 
 acquire a better education. He was early fired with an ajr.bition 
 to become an educator, and v.-ith this end in viev; he attended Milton 
 College, from which institution he graduated in 1872 with the degree 
 «f Bachelor of Arts. In 1876 his alma mater bestowed on him the 
 degree of liaster of Arts, and in 1885 endowed him with the highest 
 honor within her gift by raising him to the degree of Doctor 
 of Philosophy, from which time he war known among the educators 
 of Wisconsin, and elsewhere, as "Doc, 't Harvey". 
 
 Immediately after graduating from Hilton College he 
 started in the profession of his life career by accepting the 
 position of principal of the Ilazomanie high school. He made 
 an enviable reputation in this position. I have tallced with 
 students who graduated und:er him, one of them said: "Doctor 
 Harvey influenced the v;hole course of my life." At that time 
 Doctor Harvey, hia.d the same earnestness of purpose that character- 
 ized hirii in every position he later held. 
 
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 Our hearts go out to his fa^iiily in this their hour of bereavement, 
 and while v/ords cannot ejcpresii the feelings we have in our hearts 
 I hope they may Icnow that we deeply grieve with them in their 
 ■oersonal loss, and that we share with them the comfort that comes 
 from knowing that their husband and father lives in spirit a?nd 
 that we sliall all again be with hiin when our earthly tasks are 
 over. 
 
 Doctor Rarvey made a signal success as principal of 
 the Mazoraanie High School, and in 1875 v/as elected City 
 Superintendent at Sheboygan. HE '7AS rAITHTUL 0\"ER A FE'.7 ?HI'TG3: 
 
 H E WAS !,IADE RULER OVER TCaT-tY TITIITGS . His work in the Sheboygan 
 schools attracted state v/ide attention, and in 1876 he v/as 
 elected professor of political eco.m^ and civics in the Oshkosh 
 State ITorm.al School, \yhich position he held, with credit to _ 
 himself and honor to the inst ifation , for several years. His 
 v/ork was so v/ell done and he de -mcustrated his ability as an 
 educator to such an extent that in 1892 he v;as chosen as 
 President of the llilwaulcee State ITormal School. HE V/AS Ea ITHFUL 
 OVER A PfcT THIITGS; HE vVAS KADE RULER OVER FAHY. 
 
 As Presidnet of the State llormal School he demonstrated 
 unusua.1 executive and administrative ability, as v/ell as skill 
 and sympathy as a teacher, and in 1899 he v;as nominated and 
 elected State Superintendent of Schools for Wisconsin, which 
 position he held until 1902. HE V/AS PAITHEUL O^TER A EEV/ THIImOS; 
 H E WAS MKDM RULER OVER IIAITY. V/hile State Superintendent of 
 Schools he laid the foundation for more progressive educational 
 development in V/isconsin than ha.d ever been conceived before, — 
 a program which required years of administrative skill and 
 foresight to d eve lot), — and we, today, are reaping the benefit 
 O'f the educational inspiration and foresight of Doctor Harvey 
 while occupying this position. V/hile State Superintendent of 
 Schools he was made a^mem^ber of a legislative committee on 
 rural schools. He developed the idea of County Training Schools 
 for teachers and County Agricultural Schools, and lived to see 
 them become a reality. 
 
 In 1903 he started the greatest work of his life career, 
 v/hen he v/as placed in charge of the Jlenomonie public school system, 
 thro;;igh the cooperation of the late lamented SenatcPr Stout, v/hose 
 close friend he has been for many years. In 1908 he v/as elected 
 president of Stout Institute ^,n<i started the development of an 
 idea of educational culture through other channels than academic 
 lore. He supplemented the time honored basie Educational require- 
 ments of the Three R' s by erecting on this basic structure a 
 program for the cultivation of the three H's,- The Head - The hand - 
 and The Heart. To Doctor Harvey v/e ov/e a deep debt of gratitude 
 for develo-oing the educational value of manvial as v;ell as in- 
 tellectual^ talent . He dem:Qnstrated that talent can express itself 
 through skill of the hand as well as through brilliancy of tne 
 mind, and that both should be dominated by the spirit which comes 
 from the heart. He demonstrated that all may be combined as the 
 
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 talent of the individual requires it. He v/ill be reinenibered in 
 educational annals longer for the \7ork he did here at Stout 
 institute than for his acconiplislTraents in the other important 
 positions he held. HE V/AS ?AITH?UL O'/ER A F5V; THIITGS: ME wAS iL\^B 
 RTJLER 07ER IIMIY . 
 
 i.'Iany honors were conferred upon Doctor Harvey v/hile 
 occupying the sever.?.l important positions mentioned. In 1390-1891^ 
 he was elected President of the Wisconsin State Teachers' Association, 
 and served on their legislative corimittee for years. He held the 
 position of Vice President of the ilationaX Educational Association 
 in 1897-1898, and v/as President of the Sirperintendents' Division of 
 the National Educational Association in 1893-1899. In 1908-1909 
 he v;as elected "by that magnif icant national groiip of educators as 
 President, and honored the Association hy his administration. 
 
 It has been said, and I think it is true, tl-iat the only 
 things we talce with us from this world to the world beyond are the 
 things vie have given away. If this be true, our friend has gone to 
 his eternal reward ladened v;ith such treasure as it is given to 
 only a few to realise. He hxas given of himself service that can 
 never be measured, and as a. crovming reward for work v;ell done, 
 we know that it can nov; be said of hir^i: "Well done, thou good 
 and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, 
 I will make thee ruler over many things; enter thou into the joy. 
 of they Lord." 
 
 I see before me tonight a group of yoiing men and v/omen 
 who liave just completed their course of work here at Stout 
 Institute and whose rare privilege it was to receive the full 
 measure of benefit from the richness of that' nagn if icant_ life 
 just passed awa,y. You liave ^ad a rare opportunity in this 
 Institution, and I hope the lesson of his passing may impress 
 itself upon your minds and memories, so tliat you, too, may carry 
 on in your work the inspired spirit of service instiailed into 
 your minds and hearts here at Stout Institute under the leadership 
 oif- our departed friend. I am sure tha.t I am doing ho violence to 
 what he would like to have me say, when I admonish you, with 
 Longfellow, that: 
 
 Lives of great men all remind us 
 
 V/e can malce our lives sublime; 
 And, departing ,■ leave behind us 
 
 Eootprints on the sands of time; 
 
 Footprints, that perhaps another. 
 
 Sailing o'er life's solemn main, 
 A forlorn and shipwrecked brother. 
 
 Seeing, sha.ll take hea*t again. 
 
 Let us, then, be up and doing, 
 
 With a heart for any fa.te; 
 Still achieving, still pursuing, 
 
 Learn to labor and to wait. 
 
 _V._*!«>t..^^.' 
 
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