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true that his character rooted in the hearts and lives of his 

 young companions, so that as they went forth, they had a firm 

 grip on the best things of Hfe. Such genuinely Christian char- 

 acter as guided the life of Professor Tracy never fails or ceases 

 to influence every life that it touches, to higher thought and 

 endeavor. It was jocosely remarked that "Professor Tracy 

 loved the truly good boys and the 'digs;'" with his frail health 

 and love for good scholarship, one can easily imagine him 

 possessed of such prejudice. Can anyone who participated in 

 those memorable geometry contests ever forget the ecstatic 

 pride of our teacher, as the rapid, accurate work was reeled 

 off as by a whirlwind ? No one can know of Professor Tracy's 

 life and thorough, earnest work, and not ascribe to him a large 

 place in giving to the College its trend and temper. 



PROFESSOR LOUIS R. FISK 



Professor L. R. Fisk was one of that first faculty. He was 

 a tall man with pleasing manner, and was ever gracious to all 

 who came to him for consultation and advice. After the resig- 

 nation of President Williams, Professor Fisk was acting presi- 

 dent, until President Abbot was called to the presidency of the 

 College. Professor Fisk was not so scholarly nor so thorough 

 and accurate a teacher as were some of his colleagues, yet he 

 was devoted to the interests of the College, and did much in 

 those early first days to aid in placing the College on a perma- 

 nent foundation and to create a loyal student body. 



PRESIDENT THEOPHILUS C. ABBOT 



Dr. T. C. Abbot was not at the College at its opening, in 1857, 

 but he came soon and remained, honored and loved by all, until 

 he was called to a higher realm of glory and usefulness. No 

 one ever connected with this College did more to inspire sound 

 scholarship, to exalt manhood, to develop in the students the 

 very best of endeavor and accomplishment, than our revered 



