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82 HENRY BAIRD FAVILL
But 'cross the fallen oak now streams the sun,
And smaller trees and seedlings thrive anew,
So the warm life he fostered brings its fruit
To crown his life, so noble, tried and true.
F. D. SiLBER, '94.
The Open Air Smile, February, 1917.
THIS
ONE OF CHICAGO'S GREAT MEN
DR. HENRY BAIRD FAVILL
month when we are honoring two great Americans
it is fitting that we pay tribute to one of our own great
men of Chicago — Dr. Henry Baird Favill, who was
taken from his field of activity just a year ago.
Against the background of patriotism which this month
creates, the figure of Dr. Favill stands out as a true American.
Every citizen of Chicago — every boy and girl in the
schools — owes Dr. Favill a real debt, for he spent his
energies unceasingly in the interest of the best things for
the community. The Civic Creed, which the boys and
girls of the open air schools know so well, was truly
expressed in Dr. Favill's life: "We want, therefore, to be
true citizens of our great city, and we will show our love
for her by our works. Chicago does not ask us to die for
her welfare; she asks us to live for her, and so to live and
so to act that her government may be pure, her officers
honest, and every corner of territory shall be a place fit
grow the best men and women who shall rule over her."
city,
In this spirit. Dr. Favill worked zealously for a better
believing that it was the duty of every citizen to give
his best to his country and community and that only in
this way would our city and national government be carried
on honestly and for the interest of all.
He held himself and his profession as a public trust,
working with devotion for the good of humanity.
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