Daniel C. Gilman 



Lyman taught practical astronomy, 

 and introduced his students to the 

 art of making observations in the 

 field. William A. Norton taught sur- 

 veying. William H. Brewer, who 

 had a great deal to do with King at 

 a later period, did not join the faculty 

 until two years after King had re- 

 ceived (in 1862) the diploma of a 

 Bachelor of Arts. These names are 

 thus recalled in order that some of 

 the influences may be remembered 

 under which this promising scholar 

 was trained. He did well in his 

 studies, but, after all, King would have 

 risen to distinction without the aid of 

 pedagogics. He was alert, indepen- 

 dent, quick to receive impressions, 

 ready to act on his own impulses, fond 

 of literature and of science, with that 

 token of genius which is said to be 

 " the art of lighting one's own fires." 

 In short, he graduated one of the 

 most promising, as he became one of 

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