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In cases of severe discipline he always allowed the students 

 to have a fair and impartial hearing; but when the Faculty 

 had reached a decision and passed sentence, he insisted 

 that there should be no appeal and that the sentence be 

 executed. He had great sympathy with inexperienced 

 teachers. Many an hour did he give in counsel and advice 

 to them, trying to bring them lessons from his own experi- 

 ence. Even when he thought that the archer would never 

 be able successfully to "teach the young idea how to shoot," 

 he would hope against hope and give the unfortunate an- 

 other chance. Among the many hearts saddened by his 

 death not a few were those whom the President had helped 

 in the trying task of teaching college students." 



His acquaintances were very numerous. There were 

 probably very few men interested in industrial education 

 whom he did not know personally; and beyond this, from 

 year to year he had been accustomed to appear before 

 committees of the Massachusetts Legislature and of the 

 National Congress, and became acquainted with the leading 

 men in those shifting assemblies, and he never forgot their 

 looks or their opinions. Such was his nature that the casual 

 acquaintance was so favorably disposed toward him as to 

 proceed naturally to esteem and friendship. His circle of 

 friends was very large, and included the representatives 

 of all conditions, all parties, all races, and all religions. Dif- 

 ferences of opinion on important points, and even sharp 

 contests where large pecuniary interests were involved, did 

 not disturb his feelings toward the friend who opposed. In 

 the contest between the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in regard 

 to the division of the money granted by the Federal govern- 



