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always went behind his text-books, and it was seldom that he did not 

 let light into the mind of his pupil. 



" The charm of a straightlbrward and genial manner won the 

 confidence of his pupils even before they felt the mastery of his 

 teaching. This made him unusually accessible and correspondingly 

 popular. Interest in the music of the students added to this accessi- 

 bility. He had been an early leader of the Pierians, and was the 

 one of the instructors to whom years ago the musical clubs would go 

 with a serenade, and be sure of a hearty welcome. So to the friends 

 who attended his funeral there was a fitting touch of pathetic associa- 

 tion in the sound of the young men's voices which sang the familiar 

 hymn." 



EDWARD JARVIS. 



Edward Jarvis, the son of Fi-ancis and Melicent Jarvis, was born 

 at Concord, INIass., January 9, 1803. His parents were persons of high 

 character, both as to intelligence and as to moral worth ; and Concord, 

 early in this century, was as remarkable for the strong staple of its 

 manhood and womanhood as it has been of late years for its literary 

 and philosophical culture. Rev. Dr. Ripley and Samuel Hoar were 

 only the best known of a cluster of professional men who not only 

 gave reputation to the town, but exerted a controlling influence over 

 the young people that grew up around them, so that for many years 

 a certificate of birth in Concord was little less than a guaranty of 

 respectable ability and substantial merit. Jarvis was fitted for Harvard 

 College in part at Concord, and in part at the Westford Academy, and 

 graduated in 1826. In college he was a thorouiih and faithful student, 

 held a good rank in his class, and won only respect and aflfection from 

 all who were in any way associated with him. 



After graduating, he taught school for a little while in Concord, 

 commencing at the same time his medical studies under the tuition of 

 Dr. Bartlett. He afterward became the pupil of the elder Dr. Shat- 

 tuck, and while with him practised gratuitously among the poor at 

 the west end of Boston. In addition to the required courses of the 

 Harvard Medical School, he attended a full year's course at the Uni- 

 versity of Vermont. After taking his medical degree at Harvard 

 College in 1830, he established himself at Northfield, Mass., whence 

 he removed to his native town, and thence, in 1837, to Louisville, 

 Kentucky. Returning to Massachusetts in 1843, he took up his resi- 

 dence in Dorchester, which was his home for the remainder of his 

 life. 



