Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-07-28
Prof. CaStleton'S Method.
By MRS. GERTRUDE GgIswoLD.

Ia the opening of the college year of
1863, L unpacked my trunk and arranged
my cosy little room for the last time, as
had arrived at the dignity of senior in
Lynne College. | had passed delight
Iul vacation and had returned to my
studies with renewed ardor, some secret
self-cOmplacency at my success as STU
dent and my title as senior" and a
happy future TO dream over and build
air castles upon, for was | not to be
married after | had graduated to Tutor
Griswold (''My john" as l privately
called him, and was not Tutor Girls
void Ia be called to professorship at
that time: Could there be found Il
brighter future in an humble way for
any one? l certainly thought there
could not. and it was with light heart
that | hung up my little book shelves,
my pen pictures, my little clock, and
otherwise made my room cheerful and
comfortable.
Lynne College was situated in the
pleasant little village of Lynne, and
comprised eight or ten different build
ings of more or less architectural beauty,
several of which were built and pre-
sented to the college by wealthy people
or churches. For instance, our labora-
tory and conservatory were built for us
by the members of a certain church in a
distant city. Clare Hall was built and
the library in it donated 10y a wealthy
Scotchman-Robert Clare. The museum
was built and partly filled from the
proceeds of legacy left for the purpose
by an old lady who had lived and died
in Lynne, and others had been donated
IN the same way.
The students were very proud of our
college buildings and of our faculty,
which consisted with two or three eX-
ceptions, of venerable gray-haired men,
all more or less known TO the world of
science and letters.
Our Professor of Metapeysics, Otto c.
Van Aiken, was young man, Ger
man, with a good-natured, round face,
red cheeks, and light hair, and it is
needless to say, perhaps, that he was a
great favorite with all the students,
both ladies and gentlemen.
The Professor of Mathematics, Rogers
Castleton, was a widOwer, about thirty
live years of age. His originally black
hair was quite thickly sprinkled with
gray, and his piercing gray eye sent
terror and confusion to the heart of the
culprit on whom 1t rested. Still he was
much admired and looked up to by all.
Mrs. Lancey, our lady principal, was
Il sweet-faced, white-haired, lady, much
loved by us all. and by none, perhaps,
more than by myself, and was proud
10 be considered by her As one Of her
favorites.
It was bar custom I'm assiUnino rooms
IN the ladies Of the institution. TO give
each member of the HIGHER classes as a
room-mate one of tbe Younger and less
advanced pupils 10 .sact As sedatiye and
maintain an eouilibrium', As one little
dightv pirl remarked.
m,hn.,o hr .s,,.o,., l;na,.ss 81,
,,. IN, ~. - Tandar I'D h..n al-
- Pa - ,o1',,,9,- ro.,,,, .lnna asJhad
-, y bo,,or oP! 20. 1omnn ar;dd,, ..om-
-, So, r., Z, ,,'l,,iS ~. ;n,,s-
pniii fshin -, oi,,aa ia " ro,sa,,
~
ON ihe morning 0, my arrlNal, IN .he
midst Oh my uhpacslhg, opeheu .he
door 10 Mrs. l-ahcey khoch, anu ailer
AN aheSuohate greeting was over saw
she looked quite care"orh anu troupieo
anu l s"iu
HOW ureu you looh. Are you very
busy! Are there many new scholars
Yes, she smiled, IN answer 10
both your questions; but Just now a
new care mas come, or rather Is COM
ing, ana taxing letter from her
pocket sne hailded III 10 me. IL was
signed Robert Care
Clare HAN L exclaimed, haii IN
terrogatlvely.
es, she answered.
After some preliminary remarks ne
wrote:
Il feel, Madam, although | have seen
you but once, that L may write TO you
freely am, as you know, widower,
and my business keeps me traSeiing
from one part OF the country 10 another.
owing TO these causes my httie dangn-
Ter, OF whom spoke 10 you WhiIe III
Lynne, mas grown 10 oe seventeen years
oi age with iltile moral iralhii.g' OF IN
deed any framing at an. she Is hoy-
denish, mlschieVous glri, ana silly
glrl, II must say II; but she Is also an
ahecuonate, iovabie giri, ana, Goa DE
praised a glrl VINO scorns ne OF any