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Title: Theodore Emanuel Schmauk, D.D., LL.D. a biographical sketch with liberal quotations from his letters and other writings
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Sandt, George Washington, 1854- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Schmauk, Theodore Emanuel, 1860-1920
Publisher: Philadelphia, United Lutheran publication house
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Playfulness was not foreign to his nature. When his
parents made visits to members in the country, he was
sure to make friends with the little folks of the house-
hold, and invariably he would organize them into a con-
gregation and then preach to them. Thus early in his
youth, one could readily discern what would be his
life-calling in after years. The young Theodore
was fond of carpentry and exer-
cised his tastes in this direction to the full. Brackets
(some of them still to be seen), wall pockets, sewing
boxes, picture frames, electric battery, and even a phreno-
logical apparatus, were the creation of this youthful me-
chanic. He made good use of a magic lantern and also
of a printery. In the front of the parsonage, a lodgment
was fitted up between the branches of a horse-chestnut
tree, and the passersby could frequently see the young
boy, with book in hand, securely nestled there.
YOUNG SCHMAUK AT SCHOOL
In a conference with several of his early schoolmates,
we learned that in school and on the streets he was
known as a budding youth quite different from the usual
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Boyhood Pictures
BIRTH AND BOYHOOD 9
type of school-boy at his age. While he became a leader
among his schoolmates in such recreations as playing sol-
dier and the like, his fondness for books and knowledg
emanifested itself quite early. It is needless to say that
he stood at the head of his classes and was a favorite
among the teachers. So much so, one of his school-
mates informs us, that we boys were jealous of him.
He found it desirable at times to join them in mischiev-
ous pranks to win their good will. However, when taken
to task, he was too conscientious to take refuge in lies
or subterfuge and was prompt in acknowledging the
wrong-doing. His favorite sport was to play soldier, and
his resourcefulness as organizer and leader made it inevi-
table that he should be the captain of the little com-
pany he had organized. In fact, he was always a leader,
for his aggressiveness made it difficult for him to be
a mere follower. Often there was rivalry and things
did not run smoothly, as a letter to one of his mates
in which he pleads for reconciliation shows.

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