Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-08-20
COLLEGE RE1EENsst GNsEs.
Anecdotes of Pro csscr Kingsley, of
Yale.

The College Coran. says:
A large proportion oi he living gradu'
ates of Yale, as they lock back 10 ,heir col
lege days, remember with peculiar iuleres
Professor James l.. king'ley. For half /
century-iro,n 1901 to -5l--hc wa con
nceted with the instruction Of the college
His natural home was within the precinct,
OF a university. 1t ever man was iittrG
by nature and habit for these quiet retreats
he WAS such a nan. He would have beeu
out OF his element in eitber OF the learned
professions, and vet he had . deep general
interest in them all, and especially in the
ministry. But his natural place Was in col
iege halls, amld lbraries aud books: ans al
The deiicacie5 cf learning,
We have in miad cerlan incidents Of col
lege life with which he was more or less as
sociared, and some o. VIII ch we have heard
from his own lips. We viii relate two OF
three of them
Professor Kingsley graduated in 1899,
and was made tutor in 1901. In enc of the
first classes he taught was George Colon,
who graduated in 1904, aid became bright
bu, somewhat eccentric minister. lis sons.
five or SIX in uumter, have since graduated
with distinction Mt Yale In ihc early part
af the century it.was customary al the coi-
lege, instead Of having n special Gay set
apart for reading compositions, 70 haye one
or two each day, il connection with ordlrG>
ry recitations. On certain day it was the
turn of George Cotton to read. tie was eX>
pected generally toprod0ce something bright
aid witty, but on this occasion he on'did
himself. He came in with long piece OF
poetry, entitled ~ conversation between
the Pope and the Devil AS soon as the
reading began ii brought out huge roarS OF
laughter, Mr.. Kingsley being as much anu,
sed and delighted as amy part OF the rest,
The laughter became So bJis'traus that II
disturbed neighbnrHr recitation, where
another tutor or professor was going on With
the lesson. He thought the lesson was
through in Mr.. kiursIcys room, and that
the students had rcmained behind TO trans>
act some business. They seemed to be GET
ting altogether too disorderly TO be apy
longer tolerated. So ne sent IL student TO
tell those noisy fellows 70 disperse and 80 to
their several rooms. Now il happened that
the door in Tutor Kipcslev's room Was so
situated that when ii WAS opened Ii concenl>
ed the tutors desk from the person coming
in. So the messenger arrived, opened the
door, and looking in, called ont, professor
saws you must oisperse." Young Cotton
stopped his reading, and in 4 moment the
comprehension of the situation came over
the division, and instantly there was bucst
of laughter heavier than before. The mess
enger considered this uproarous mieth, un-
der circumstances, as e kind Of personal in>
suit He grew red in the face, and repeats
ed the order with more energy than before,
which only heightened the confusion, until
Mr.. Kingsley revealed Lis presence, and the
reading went on.
In TIE latter yesrp of his life, when the
college had considerable sum Of money to
be expended in books for the college libra,
ry, Professor Kingsley WAS sent abroad to
make the purchase. The commission could
not have been intrrsted to moro careful
hands. Moreover, it was peculiar prigi>
lege for Professor Kingsley to go abroad M,
on this errand. II so mistake not, he hal
never crossed the ocean before. and this
Journey would bring aim into connection
with scenes in which he had Iiie>long in,
tercst. Professor Kingsley wss always
deeply interested in good sermons, aud had
q strong desire to hear eminent preachers
of whatever denomination. Afer his return
from Europe, we remember herring hun re,
late, one evening, some of his experiences
in London, in hunting after greet preachers.
Among the rest he went one Sabbath TO
hear Rev. Mr.. Fox, the celebrn,ei Uuita>
rian preacher. Asccrtain1ng The atreet and
number, he set out from his hotel, in ample
season, as he supposed, TO reach the mace
Of worship before the services should begin.
But chapels in London are often very ohs
scure buildings, and he went past this with
out discovering ii, and travelled ON some Dis,
lance leyond. Then, on inquiry, he 10
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