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of his peculiarly sensitive nature, this must have been a severe 

 trial. Yet he made no murmur, and never was he more loved 

 and respected by those closest to him than in those last sad 

 days when pain and soHtude laid such heavy hands upon him. 

 He exempHfies in the last hours how real Christian character 

 may glorify life, even in the "dark valley of the shadow of 

 death." 



PROFESSOR C. L. INGERSOLL 



We were proud of Professor Ingersoll, His work here was 

 excellent. Subsequently, as a professor in a prominent univer- 

 sity, and as president of one of our prominent agricultural 

 colleges, he added new laurels to his fame. With us, he made his 

 lectures so virile that though his students must work hard, yet 

 they loved and respected their teacher, and were full of regrets, 

 when another institution, that placed a higher value on his 

 services, took him away. I have spoken of two mistakes made 

 by this College, in bygone years; one was emphasized when 

 such men as Ingersoll, Garfield, Davenport, Durand, and 

 Bailey were suffered to leave us. Think what prestige has 

 come to Champaign, from the admirable work of Davenport! 

 And what glory limited not by country's shores has come to 

 Cornell, from the splendid work of Bailey ! All of this prestige 

 should have come to their own Alma Mater, and would, had 

 the value and the rarity of great teachers been appreciated. 

 The faculty makes the college. Two things are of such incom- 

 parable importance, that they must be insisted upon: the 

 greatest pains must be taken in securing new men, and the 

 valuable knowledge of the faculty must be utiUzed to the utmost 

 in making selections. We must have high scholarship, aptness 

 to teach, and most important of all, men of transcendent char- 

 acter. The other point is just as important: when the right 

 man is secured, hold to him with a relentless grip. Such a 

 course will push any college into the ascendency. 



