Her/pp$ father/nn ,/, James/np Upton/np ,/, was/bedz the/at Upton/np mentioned/vbn by/in Hawthorne/np in/in the/at famous/jj introduction/nn to/in the/at Scarlet/jj-tl Letter/nn-tl as/cs one/cd of/in those/dts who/wps came/vbd into/in the/at old/jj custom/nn house/nn to/to do/do business/nn with/in him/ppo as/cs the/at surveyor/nn of/in the/at port/nn ./.
A/at gentleman/nn of/in the/at old/jj school/nn ,/, Mr./np Upton/np possessed/vbd intellectual/jj power/nn ,/, ample/jj means/nns ,/, and/cc withal/rb ,/, was/bedz a/at devoted/vbn Christian/np ./.
The/at daughter/nn profited/vbd from/in his/pp$ interest/nn in/in scientific/jj and/cc philosophical/jj subjects/nns ./.
Her/pp$ mother/nn also/rb was/bedz a/at person/nn of/in superior/jj mind/nn and/cc broad/jj interests/nns ./.


	There/ex is/bez clear/jj evidence/nn that/cs Lucy/np from/in childhood/nn had/hvd an/at unusual/jj mind/nn ./.
She/pps possessed/vbd an/at observant/jj eye/nn ,/, a/at retentive/jj memory/nn ,/, and/cc a/at critical/jj faculty/nn ./.
When/wrb she/pps was/bedz nine/cd years/nns old/jj ,/, she/pps wrote/vbd a/at description/nn of/in a/at store/nn she/pps had/hvd visited/vbn ./.
She/pps named/vbd 48/cd items/nns ,/, and/cc said/vbd there/ex were/bed ``/`` many/ap more/ap things/nns which/wdt it/pps would/md take/vb too/ql long/rb to/to write/vb ''/'' ./.
An/at essay/nn on/in ``/`` Freedom/nn-tl ''/'' written/vbn at/in 10/cd years/nns of/in age/nn quoted/vbd the/at Declaration/nn-tl of/in-tl Independence/nn-tl ,/, the/at freedom/nn given/vbn to/in slaves/nns in/in Canada/np ,/, and/cc the/at views/nns of/in George/np Washington/np ./.


	Lucy/np Upton/np was/bedz graduated/vbn from/in the/at Salem/np High/jj-tl School/nn-tl when/wrb few/ap colleges/nns ,/, only/ap Oberlin/np and/cc Elmira/np ,/, were/bed open/jj to/in women/nns ;/. ;/.
and/cc she/pps had/hvd an/at appetite/nn for/in learning/vbg that/wpo could/md not/* be/be denied/vbn ./.


	A/at picture/nn of/in her/ppo in/in high/jj school/nn comes/vbz from/in a/at younger/jjr schoolmate/nn ,/, Albert/np S./np Flint/np ,/, friend/nn of/in her/pp$ brother/nn Winslow/np ,/, and/cc later/rbr ,/, like/cs Winslow/np ,/, a/at noted/vbn astronomer/nn ./.
He/pps recalled/vbd Lucy/np ,/, as/cs ``/`` a/at bright-looking/jj black-eyed/jj young/jj lady/nn who/wps came/vbd regularly/rb through/in the/at boys'/nns$ study/nn hall/nn to/to join/vb the/at class/nn in/in Greek/np in/in the/at little/jj recitation/nn room/nn beyond/rb ''/'' ./.
The/at study/nn of/in Greek/np was/bedz the/at distinctive/jj mark/nn of/in boys/nns destined/vbn to/to go/vb to/in college/nn ,/, and/cc Lucy/np Upton/np too/rb expected/vbd to/to go/vb to/in college/nn and/cc take/vb the/at full/jj classical/jj course/nn offered/vbn to/in men/nns ./.
The/at death/nn of/in her/pp$ mother/nn in/in 1865/cd prevented/vbd this/dt ./.
With/in four/cd younger/jjr children/nns at/in home/nn ,/, Lucy/np stepped/vbd into/in her/pp$ mother's/nn$ role/nn ,/, and/cc even/rb after/cs the/at brothers/nns and/cc sisters/nns were/bed grown/vbn ,/, she/pps was/bedz her/pp$ father's/nn$ comfort/nn and/cc stay/nn until/cs he/pps died/vbd in/in 1879/cd ./.
But/cc even/rb so/rb Lucy/np could/md not/* give/vb up/rp her/pp$ intellectual/jj pursuits/nns ./.
When/wrb her/pp$ brother/nn Winslow/np became/vbd a/at student/nn at/in Brown/np-tl University/nn-tl in/in 1874/cd ,/, she/pps wrote/vbd him/ppo about/in a/at course/nn in/in history/nn he/pps was/bedz taking/vbg under/in Professor/nn-tl Diman/np :/: ``/`` What/wdt is/bez Prof./nn-tl Diman's/np$ definition/nn of/in civilization/nn ,/, and/cc take/vb the/at world/nn through/rp ,/, is/bez its/pp$ progress/nn ever/rb onward/rb ,/, or/cc does/doz it/pps retrograde/vb at/in times/nns ?/. ?/.
Do/do you/ppo think/vb I/ppss might/md profitably/rb study/vb some/dti of/in the/at history/nn you/ppss do/do ,/, perhaps/rb two/cd weeks/nns behind/in you/ppo ./.
''/'' And/cc that/cs she/pps proceeded/vbd to/to do/do ./.


	Many/ap years/nns later/rbr (/( on/in August/np 3/cd ,/, 1915/cd )/) ,/, Lucy/np Upton/np wrote/vbd Winslow's/np$ daughter/nn soon/rb to/to be/be graduated/vbn from/in Smith/np-tl College/nn-tl :/: ``/`` While/cs I/ppss love/vb botany/nn which/wdt ,/, after/cs dabbling/vbg in/rp for/in years/nns ,/, I/ppss studied/vbd according/in to/in the/at methods/nns of/in that/dt day/nn exactly/rb forty/cd years/nns ago/rb in/in a/at summer/nn school/nn ,/, it/pps must/md be/be fascinating/jj to/to take/vb up/rp zoology/nn in/in the/at way/nn you/ppss are/ber doing/vbg ./.
Whatever/wdt was/bedz the/at science/nn in/in the/at high/jj school/nn course/nn for/in the/at time/nn being/beg ,/, that/dt was/bedz my/pp$ favorite/jj study/nn ./.
Mathematics/nn came/vbd next/rb ''/'' ./.


	Her/pp$ study/nn of/in history/nn was/bedz persistently/rb pursued/vbn ./.
She/pps read/vbd Maitland's/np$ Dark/jj-tl Ages/nns-tl ,/, ``/`` which/wdt I/ppss enjoyed/vbd very/ql much/rb ''/'' ;/. ;/.
La/np Croix/np on/in the/at Customs/nns-tl of/in-tl the/at-tl Middle/jj-tl Ages/nns-tl ,/, 16/cd chapters/nns of/in Bryce/np ``/`` and/cc liked/vbd it/ppo more/rbr and/cc more/rbr ''/'' ;/. ;/.
more/ap chapters/nns of/in Guizot/np ;/. ;/.
Lecky/np and/cc Stanley's/np$ Eastern/jj-tl Church/nn-tl ./.
She/pps discussed/vbd in/in her/pp$ letters/nns to/in Winslow/np some/dti of/in the/at questions/nns that/wps came/vbd to/to her/ppo as/cs she/pps studied/vbd alone/rb ./.


	Lucy's/np$ correspondence/nn with/in brother/nn Winslow/np during/in his/pp$ college/nn days/nns was/bedz not/* entirely/rb taken/vbn up/rp with/in academic/jj studies/nns ./.
She/pps played/vbd chess/nn with/in him/ppo by/in postcard/nn ./.
Also/rb Lucy/np and/cc Winslow/np had/hvd a/at private/jj contest/nn to/to see/vb which/wdt one/cd could/md make/vb the/at most/ap words/nns from/in the/at letters/nns in/in ``/`` importunately/rb-nc ''/'' ./.
Who/wps won/vbd is/bez not/* revealed/vbn ,/, but/cc Winslow's/np$ daughter/nn Eleanor/np says/vbz they/ppss got/vbd up/in to/in 1,212/cd words/nns ./.


	There/ex was/bedz another/dt family/nn interest/nn also/rb ./.
Winslow/np had/hvd musical/jj talents/nns ,/, as/cs had/hvd his/pp$ father/nn before/in him/ppo ./.
At/in different/jj times/nns he/pps served/vbd as/cs glee-club/nn and/cc choir/nn leader/nn and/cc as/cs organist/nn ./.
And/cc it/pps was/bedz Lucy/np Upton/np who/wps first/rb started/vbd the/at idea/nn of/in a/at regular/jj course/nn in/in Music/nn-tl at/in Spelman/np-tl College/nn-tl ./.


	Winslow/np Upton/np after/in graduation/nn from/in Brown/np-tl University/nn-tl and/cc two/cd years/nns of/in graduate/jj study/nn ,/, accepted/vbd a/at position/nn at/in the/at Harvard/np-tl Observatory/nn-tl ./.
For/in three/cd years/nns he/pps was/bedz connected/vbn with/in the/at U.S./np-tl Naval/jj-tl Observatory/nn-tl and/cc with/in the/at U.S./np-tl Signal/nn-tl Corps/nn-tl ;/. ;/.
and/cc after/in 1883/cd ,/, was/bedz professor/nn of/in astronomy/nn at/in Brown/np-tl University/nn-tl ./.
The/at six/cd expeditions/nns to/to study/vb eclipses/nns of/in the/at sun/nn ,/, of/in which/wdt he/pps was/bedz a/at member/nn ,/, took/vbd him/ppo to/in Colorado/np ,/, Virginia/np ,/, and/cc California/np as/ql well/rb as/cs to/in the/at South/jj-tl Pacific/jj-tl and/cc to/in Russia/np ./.
After/in her/pp$ father's/nn$ death/nn ,/, Lucy/np and/cc her/pp$ youngest/jjt sister/nn lived/vbd for/in a/at few/ap years/nns with/in Winslow/np in/in Washington/np ,/, D.C./np ./.
``/`` Their/pp$ house/nn ''/'' ,/, writes/vbz Albert/np S./np Flint/np ,/, ``/`` was/bedz always/rb a/at haven/nn of/in hospitality/nn and/cc good/jj cheer/nn ,/, especially/rb grateful/jj to/in one/pn like/cs myself/ppl far/rb from/in home/nn ''/'' ./.
Lucy/np was/bedz a/at lively/jj part/nn of/in the/at household/nn ./.
Moreover/rb ,/, she/pps had/hvd physical/jj as/ql well/rb as/cs mental/jj vigor/nn ./.
Winslow/np ,/, as/cs his/pp$ daughters/nns Eleanor/np and/cc Margaret/np recall/vb ,/, used/vbd to/to characterize/vb her/ppo as/cs ``/`` our/pp$ iron/nn sister/nn ''/'' ./.
There/ex is/bez reason/nn to/to suppose/vb that/cs Lucy/np would/md have/hv made/vbn a/at record/nn as/ql publicly/rb distinguished/vbn as/cs her/pp$ brother/nn had/hvd it/pps not/* been/ben that/cs her/pp$ mother's/nn$ death/nn occurred/vbd just/rb as/cs she/pps was/bedz about/rb to/to enter/vb college/nn ./.
As/cs a/at matter/nn of/in fact/nn ,/, Albert/np S./np Flint/np expressed/vbd his/pp$ conviction/nn that/cs ``/`` her/pp$ physical/jj strength/nn ,/, her/pp$ mental/jj power/nn ,/, her/pp$ lively/jj interest/nn in/in all/abn objects/nns about/in her/ppo and/cc her/pp$ readiness/nn to/to serve/vb her/pp$ fellow/nn beings/nns ''/'' would/md have/hv led/vbn her/ppo ``/`` to/in a/at distinguished/vbn career/nn amongst/in the/at noted/vbn women/nns of/in this/dt country/nn ''/'' ./.


	While/cs in/in Washington/np ,/, D.C./np ,/, Lucy/np Upton/np held/vbd positions/nns in/in the/at U.S./np-tl Census/nn-tl Office/nn-tl ,/, and/cc in/in the/at Pension/nn-tl Bureau/nn-tl ./.
They/ppss were/bed not/* sufficiently/ql challenging/jj however/wrb ,/, and/cc she/pps resigned/vbd in/in 1887/cd ,/, to/to go/vb to/in Germany/np with/in her/pp$ brother/nn Winslow/np and/cc his/pp$ family/nn while/cs he/pps was/bedz there/rb on/in study/nn ./.
After/in the/at months/nns in/in Europe/np ,/, she/pps returned/vbd to/in Boston/np and/cc became/vbd active/jj in/in church/nn and/cc community/nn life/nn ./.


	What/wdt was/bedz called/vbn an/at ``/`` accidental/jj meeting/nn ''/'' with/in Miss/np Packard/np in/in Washington/np turned/vbd her/pp$ attention/nn to/in Spelman/np ./.
Here/rb was/bedz a/at cause/nn she/pps believed/vbd in/in ./.
After/in correspondence/nn with/in Miss/np Packard/np and/cc to/in the/at joy/nn of/in Miss/np Packard/np and/cc Miss/np Giles/np ,/, she/pps came/vbd to/in Atlanta/np ,/, in/in the/at fall/nn of/in 1888/cd ,/, to/to help/vb wherever/wrb needed/vbn ,/, although/cs there/ex was/bedz then/rb no/at money/nn available/jj to/to pay/vb her/ppo a/at salary/nn ./.
She/pps served/vbd for/in a/at number/nn of/in years/nns without/in pay/nn beyond/in her/pp$ travel/nn and/cc maintenance/nn ./.


	Her/pp$ students/nns have/hv spoken/vbn of/in the/at exacting/vbg standards/nns of/in scholarship/nn and/cc of/in manners/nns and/cc conduct/nn she/pps expected/vbd and/cc achieved/vbd from/in the/at students/nns ;/. ;/.
of/in her/pp$ ``/`` great/jj power/nn of/in discernment/nn ''/'' ;/. ;/.
of/in ``/`` her/pp$ exquisiteness/nn of/in dress/nn ''/'' ,/, ``/`` her/pp$ well-modulated/jj voice/nn that/wps went/vbd straight/rb to/in the/at hearts/nns of/in the/at hearers/nns ''/'' ;/. ;/.
her/pp$ great/jj love/nn of/in flowers/nns and/cc plants/nns and/cc birds/nns ;/. ;/.
and/cc her/pp$ close/jj knowledge/nn of/in individual/jj students/nns ./.


	She/pps drew/vbd on/in all/abn her/pp$ resources/nns of/in mind/nn and/cc heart/nn to/to help/vb them/ppo --/-- to/to make/vb them/ppo at/in home/nn in/in the/at world/nn ;/. ;/.
and/cc as/cs graduates/nns gratefully/rb recall/vb ,/, she/pps drew/vbd on/in her/pp$ purse/nn as/ql well/rb ./.
Many/abn a/at student/nn was/bedz able/jj to/to remain/vb at/in Spelman/np ,/, only/rb because/rb of/in her/pp$ unobtrusive/jj help/nn ./.


	Under/in Miss/np Upton/np ,/, the/at work/nn of/in the/at year/nn 1909-10/cd went/vbd forward/rb without/in interruption/nn ./.
After/in all/abn ,/, she/pps had/hvd come/vbn to/in Spelman/np-tl Seminary/nn-tl in/in 1888/cd ,/, and/cc had/hvd been/ben since/in 1891/cd except/in for/in one/cd year/nn ,/, Associate/nn-tl Principal/nn-tl or/cc Dean/nn-tl ./.
She/pps had/hvd taught/vbn classes/nns in/in botany/nn ,/, astronomy/nn (/( with/in the/at aid/nn of/in a/at telescope/nn )/) ,/, geometry/nn ,/, and/cc psychology/nn ./.


	Miss/np Upton/np and/cc Miss/np Packard/np ,/, as/cs a/at matter/nn of/in fact/nn ,/, had/hvd many/ap tastes/nns in/in common/jj ./.
Both/abx had/hvd eager/jj and/cc inquiring/vbg minds/nns ;/. ;/.
and/cc both/abx believed/vbd that/cs intellectual/jj growth/nn must/md go/vb hand/nn in/in hand/nn with/in the/at development/nn of/in sturdy/jj character/nn and/cc Christian/jj zeal/nn ./.
Both/abx loved/vbd the/at out-of-doors/nn ,/, including/in mountain/nn climbing/nn and/cc horseback/nn riding/nn ./.
In/in 1890/cd when/wrb the/at trip/nn to/in Europe/np and/cc the/at Holy/jj-tl Land/nn-tl was/bedz arranged/vbn for/in Miss/np Packard/np ,/, it/pps was/bedz Miss/np Upton/np who/wps planned/vbd the/at trip/nn ,/, and/cc ``/`` with/in rare/jj executive/jj ability/nn ''/'' bore/vbd the/at brunt/nn of/in ``/`` the/at entire/jj pilgrimage/nn from/in beginning/nn to/in end/nn ''/'' ./.
So/ql strenuous/jj it/pps was/bedz physically/rb ,/, with/in its/pp$ days/nns of/in horseback/nn riding/nn over/in rough/jj roads/nns that/cs it/pps seems/vbz an/at amazing/jj feat/nn of/in endurance/nn for/in both/abx Miss/np Packard/np and/cc Miss/np Upton/np ./.
Yet/cc they/ppss thrived/vbd on/in it/ppo ./.


	At/in the/at Fifteenth/od-tl Anniversary/nn-tl (/( 1896/cd )/) as/cs already/rb quoted/vbn ,/, Miss/np Upton/np projected/vbd with/in force/nn and/cc eloquence/nn the/at Spelman/np of/in the/at Future/nn-tl as/cs a/at college/nn of/in first/od rank/nn ,/, with/in expanding/vbg and/cc unlimited/jj horizons/nns ./.
When/wrb Dr./nn-tl Wallace/np Buttrick/np ,/, wise/jj in/in his/pp$ judgment/nn of/in people/nns ,/, declined/vbd to/to have/hv the/at Science/nn-tl Building/nn-tl named/vbn for/in him/ppo ,/, he/pps wrote/vbd Miss/np Tapley/np (/( April/np 7/cd ,/, 1923/cd )/) ``/`` If/cs you/ppss had/hvd asked/vbn me/ppo ,/, I/ppss think/vb I/ppss would/md have/hv suggested/vbn that/cs you/ppss name/vb the/at building/nn for/in Miss/np Upton/np ./.
Her/pp$ services/nns to/in the/at School/nn-tl for/in many/ap years/nns were/bed of/in a/at very/ql high/jj character/nn ,/, and/cc I/ppss have/hv often/rb thought/vbn that/cs one/cd of/in the/at buildings/nns should/md be/be named/vbn for/in her/ppo ''/'' ./.


	Such/jj were/bed the/at qualities/nns of/in the/at Acting-President/nn-tl of/in the/at Seminary/nn-tl after/in the/at death/nn of/in Miss/np Giles/np ./.


	At/in the/at meeting/nn of/in the/at Board/nn-tl of/in Trustees/nns-tl ,/, on/in March/np 3/cd ,/, 1910/cd ,/, Miss/np Upton/np presented/vbd the/at annual/jj report/nn of/in the/at President/nn-tl ./.
She/pps noted/vbd that/cs no/at student/nn had/hvd been/ben withdrawn/vbn through/in loss/nn of/in confidence/nn ;/. ;/.
that/cs the/at enrollment/nn showed/vbd an/at increase/nn of/in boarding/vbg students/nns as/cs was/bedz desired/vbn ;/. ;/.
and/cc that/cs the/at year's/nn$ work/nn had/hvd gone/vbn forward/rb smoothly/rb ./.
She/pps urged/vbd the/at importance/nn of/in more/ql thorough/jj preparation/nn for/in admission/nn ./.
The/at raising/nn of/in the/at $25,000/nns Improvement/nn-tl Fund/nn-tl two/cd days/nns before/in the/at time/nn limit/nn expired/vbd ,/, and/cc the/at spontaneous/jj ``/`` praise/nn demonstration/nn ''/'' held/vbn afterward/rb on/in the/at campus/nn ,/, were/bed reported/vbn as/cs events/nns which/wdt had/hvd brought/vbn happiness/nn to/in Miss/np Giles/np ./.
With/in the/at Fund/nn-tl in/in hand/nn ,/, the/at debt/nn on/in the/at boilers/nns had/hvd been/ben paid/vbn ;/. ;/.
Rockefeller/np and/cc Packard/np-tl Halls/nns-tl had/hvd been/ben renovated/vbn ;/. ;/.
walks/nns laid/vbn ;/. ;/.
and/cc ground/nn had/hvd been/ben broken/vbn for/in the/at superintendent's/nn$ home/nn ./.
Miss/np Upton/np spoke/vbd gratefully/rb of/in the/at response/nn of/in Spelman/np graduates/nns and/cc Negro/np friends/nns in/in helping/vbg to/to raise/vb the/at Fund/nn-tl ,/, and/cc their/pp$ continuing/vbg efforts/nns to/to raise/vb money/nn for/in greatly/rb needed/vbn current/jj expenses/nns ./.
She/pps spoke/vbd also/rb with/in deep/jj thankfulness/nn of/in the/at many/ap individuals/nns and/cc agencies/nns whose/wp$ interest/nn and/cc efforts/nns through/in the/at years/nns had/hvd made/vbn the/at work/nn so/ql fruitful/jj in/in results/nns ./.


	Two/cd bequests/nns were/bed recorded/vbn :/: one/cd of/in $200/nns under/in the/at will/nn of/in Mrs./np Harriet/np A./np Copp/np of/in Los/np Angeles/np ;/. ;/.
and/cc one/cd of/in $2,000/nns under/in the/at will/nn of/in Miss/np Celia/np L./np Brett/np of/in Hamilton/np ,/, New/jj-tl York/np-tl ,/, a/at friend/nn from/in the/at early/jj days/nns ./.


	Miss/np Upton/np told/vbd the/at Trustees/nns-tl that/cs the/at death/nn of/in Miss/np Giles/np was/bedz ``/`` the/at sorest/jjt grief/nn ''/'' the/at Seminary/nn-tl had/hvd ever/rb been/ben called/vbn upon/rb to/to bear/vb ./.
The/at daughters/nns of/in Spelman/np ,/, she/pps said/vbd ,/, had/hvd never/rb known/vbn or/cc thought/vbn of/in Spelman/np without/in her/ppo ./.
The/at removal/nn of/in Miss/np Packard/np 18/cd years/nns earlier/rbr had/hvd caused/vbn them/ppo great/jj sorrow/nn ,/, but/cc they/ppss still/rb had/hvd Miss/np Giles/np ./.
Now/rb the/at school/nn was/bedz indeed/rb bereft/jj ./.
``/`` Yet/cc Spelman/np has/hvz strong/jj ,/, deep/jj roots/nns ,/, and/cc will/md live/vb for/in the/at blessing/nn of/in generations/nns to/to come/vb ''/'' ./.




Miss/np Mary/np Jane/np Packard/np ,/, Sophia's/np$ half-sister/nn ,/, became/vbd ill/jj in/in March/np ,/, 1910/cd ;/. ;/.
and/cc when/wrb school/nn closed/vbd ,/, she/pps was/bedz unable/jj to/to travel/vb to/in Massachusetts/np ./.
She/pps remained/vbd in/in Atlanta/np through/in June/np and/cc July/np ;/. ;/.
she/pps died/vbd on/in August/np sixth/od ./.


	Before/cs coming/vbg on/in a/at visit/nn to/in Spelman/np in/in 1885/cd ,/, Miss/np Mary/np had/hvd been/ben a/at successful/jj teacher/nn in/in Worcester/np ,/, and/cc her/pp$ position/nn there/rb was/bedz held/vbn open/jj for/in her/ppo for/in a/at considerable/jj period/nn ./.
But/cc she/pps decided/vbd to/to stay/vb at/in Spelman/np ./.
She/pps helped/vbd with/in teaching/vbg as/ql well/rb as/cs office/nn work/nn for/in a/at few/ap years/nns --/-- the/at catalogues/nns show/vb that/cs she/pps had/hvd classes/nns in/in geography/nn ,/, rhetoric/nn and/cc bookkeeping/nn ./.
Soon/rb the/at office/nn work/nn claimed/vbd all/abn her/pp$ time/nn ./.
She/pps was/bedz closely/rb associated/vbn with/in the/at Founders/nns-tl in/in all/abn their/pp$ trials/nns and/cc hardships/nns ./.
Quiet/jj and/cc energetic/jj ,/, cheerful/jj and/cc calm/jj ,/, she/pps too/rb was/bedz a/at power/nn in/in the/at development/nn of/in the/at seminary/nn ./.
Miss/np Giles/np always/rb used/vbd to/to refer/vb to/in her/ppo as/cs ``/`` Sister/nn-tl ''/'' ./.
She/pps served/vbd as/cs secretary/nn in/in the/at Seminary/nn-tl office/nn for/in 25/cd years/nns ,/, and/cc was/bedz in/in charge/nn of/in correspondence/nn ,/, records/nns ,/, and/cc bookkeeping/nn ./.
The/at books/nns of/in the/at school/nn hold/vb a/at memorial/nn to/in her/ppo ;/. ;/.
and/cc so/rb do/do the/at hearts/nns of/in students/nns and/cc of/in teachers/nns ./.


	Mary/np J./np Packard/np ,/, states/vbz a/at Messenger/nn-tl editorial/nn ,/, was/bedz ``/`` efficient/jj ,/, pains-taking/jj ,/, self-effacing/jj ,/, loving/vbg ,/, radiating/vbg the/at spirit/nn of/in her/pp$ Master/nn-tl ./.
With/in infinite/jj patience/nn she/pps responded/vbd to/in every/at call/nn ,/, no/at matter/nn at/in what/wdt cost/nn to/in herself/ppl ,/, and/cc to/in her/ppo all/abn went/vbd ,/, for/cs she/pps was/bedz sure/jj to/to have/hv the/at needed/vbn information/nn or/cc word/nn of/in cheer/nn ./.

