140 HENRY HILL GOODELL 



To help his classes in history and literature he drew up 

 and published "A List of Fictitious Works illustrating His- 

 toric Epochs," giving the century when and the country 

 where the scenes of the stories were laid. There are some- 

 thing like five hundred and fifty entries. He prepared also 

 a Chart of Contemporary Sovereigns of Europe. 



Discipline in an army and discipline in a college is an es- 

 sential feature in the success of both. President Goodell 

 seems to have understood how to get on with young men. 

 As a disciplinarian it has been said by one who had been long 

 associated with him in the Faculty: "He was patient and 

 long-suffering, but when patience was exhausted and trans- 

 gression was continued, he was firm and unyielding in in- 

 flicting punishment. He knew when to compromise, and 

 the kindness of his heart prompted him to search for every 

 avenue of compromise not inconsistent with justice and 

 equity. He knew too when not to compromise, and when 

 this time came he was ready to stand his ground regardless 

 of the consequences personal to himself." 



The faculty of a college are not always "a happy family," 

 and it is sometimes more difficult to govern them than the 

 student body. One of President Goodell's predecessors 

 is said (on good authority) to have remarked, that "the 

 students did not give him half as much trouble as the 

 professors and their wives." In answer to the question, 

 "What were President Goodell's relations to his Faculty ? ' 

 the following answer was received from one who had full 

 knowledge of the case. 



"In all his relations with his Faculty, President Goodell 

 was uniformly kind and considerate. He respected the 

 dignity and authority of his Faculty as a governing body. 



