Edward Claypole, The Teacher —Richardson. 29 
With nothing of the self seeking in his own nature, it is 
not surprising that he should never appeal to that element in 
the nature of his pupils. Good work was always rewardec! by 
encouragement, but never by praise, and never by an intimation 
that it was a little better than the work of another. 
We all knew that in him we would always have a sympa- 
thetic friend who was always easily approached; there was no 
false dignity, that device of small souls that fear their small- 
ness will be discovered, to keep us at a distance. 
He was the most even tempered of men, always kindly, 
sympathetic, genuine; shams of all kinds were foreign to his 
nature. He nad that never failing quality of true greatness, 
a delightfully simple, unassuming nature. These traits were 
so apparent that the least observing of us all saw them and 
loved him for them. 
He did not live in the past, nor yet the future, but he 
lived in the present. The duties of each moment occupied that 
moment. The thing at hand and the present opporturities 
were for him the most important. No other time and no wther 
opportunities were to be compared with the present time and 
the present opportunity. One did not need to be long with him 
to realize that the center of the universe was right where he 
stood. 
I have often marveled at the wonderful display of natural 
phenomena, and the wonderful richness in plant and animal life 
of the country immediately surrounding Antioch College. I 
am very sure that I have never seen so much of interest any- 
where else. Yet the country was not, after all, peculiar in this 
respect, it was simply that we had professor Claypole there 
to open our eyes for us. 
It was, of course, inevitable that he should love California. 
When I saw him here two years ago he was perfectly haz py, 
his only care being for the health and strength of her he 
loved most. He spent much of the time opening my eyes to 
the wonderful beauties of nature in and about Pasadena. I 
feel very sure that the people who have known him there, have 
learned of many new and before undreamed of interests that 
surround them, they have found Pasadena more attractive, and 
better worth living in than before they knew him. 
When I learned that he was to live in California my first 
