EPES SARGENT DIXWELL. 



his | . l)nt in the autumn of 1836 be v. d head-master of 



the Boston Latin School, and at once t< >< »k op his work a- an instrui 

 ci youth, a work which was to occupy bis best thoughts and efforts for 

 ,(ii. In 1851, owing to certain municipal regulations, he 

 felt railed upon to his position, and at once opened "The Prii 



Latin School" in Boylston Place, which from its start became very 

 popular. Here he labored for twenty-one years, and when in 1872 he 

 • ■ up the Bchool with which his name bad been bo 1 < • i i •_: associated, 

 he found that he had taken part during the course of his teaching in 

 preparing betv ur and five hundred graduates of Harvard for 



admission to college, besides teaching many others whoso lives bear 

 witness to his instruction. 



After relinquishing the active duties of bis school, Mr. Dixwell led a 

 quiet and retired life in Cambridge, which lie- had chosen for his l 

 dence in 1*1"-'. Here he spent the remainder of his long life, except 

 during two trips to Europe and his summer outings in the mountains or 

 at the seashore. II*- found in Cambridge the congenial literary atmos- 

 phere which he enjoyed, and he contributed his share to the social and 

 scientific life of Cambridge and of Boston. He was a member of various 



ieties, and among others of the Auk rican Oriental Society, the Har- 

 vard Musical Association, and of our own Society, having been elected 

 to the Academy in August, 1848. But in "The Scientific Club" of 

 Cambridge he took more pleasure, perhaps, than in any other, for h< re 

 he enjoyed the social intimacy of Agassiz, Peirce, Gray, Quincy, 

 Sparks, Walker, Hill, Everett, Felton. Wyman, and of many others who 

 have held distinguished rank in literary, professional, and scientific 

 circles. With President Felton he had the still closer tie which came 

 from their having been roommates in college. 



Though Mr. Dixwell's life was a quiet one by choice, he did Dot 

 neglect his duties as a citizen and church-goer. He early saw the 

 necessity of manual training in the public Schools, and served for many 

 years as a trustee of the Parish fund of his church. 



lie thoroughly enjoyed his travel- in Europe, as it gave him the 

 opportunity which he had long wished for, of wandering through classic 

 ind of seeing the wonders of classic and modern art, with which 

 he had already become acquainted through his studies. He 18 said to 

 have been more familiar with the topography of Rome than were many 

 who had lived there for many years. 



He was an admirable classical scholar, and his translations into Latin 

 evidence of his thorough knowledge of the language and of 



