The evening times., 1896-10-08
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The janitor cf the building was called, the
leak discovered and class adjourned for
| the day.
A MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION.
One OF the emostmemorable pranks played
on MI. Emmott was an explosion in III c logic
class one day. A giant iirerracker was
placed in cigar box, with Its fuse tied
aroGnd candle SO that IL would catch lire
and 90 off about ten minutes after Mr. En-
mott had begun to lecture. When the ex-
plosioD came IL was terrific. The box Was
| shattered ana piece OF IL blew toward the
lecture desk. Mr.. Emmout sIacc blanchcdto
such degree tha 1.-THE class SD W not hing but
a blank white background to the profes-
sor 5 spectacles, his wav brown hairandt the
| brow English chop WHISPERS, which was "a
marked feature of his appea rance. In
moment he regaincd his startled ideas and
rushing TO the door called loudly Iur the
jaDitor and Prof. Ames, who had 'haIga
of the building. On his return he said quietly
to the class: "GeDtlenien, cannot help
bu3 think that this was more than an acu-
dent" Then followed little taik, in
| which the wantonness OF the Joke wasdf1vcn
home with more effectiveness than II the
professor had become angry. The student
who had put up the trick promptly cos-
| fessed TO il, and the class sought to have the
| professor understand that but fe W of them
were cognizant of it.
| EVIDENCES OF ESTEEM
This same class, though they tormented
NJ. Emmett daily with their pranks, were
none the less honest in their recognition OF
his many sterling qualities Tile year after
| hpIr a "A
formally appointed committee TO wait
upon him and tell him that among all the
various teachers with whom they hsd cone
in contact there was none when they re-
spected more as a gentleman and admired
| mere as a teacher than lie.
and similar to this was the demonstration
of another class on the day of Mr.. Emmott's
last lecture to them. Headed by a banD II
Of light blue, the famous colors OF Mr.. En-
motifs alma mater, they marched into his
| classroom and when he was about to begin
| his lecture asked him To give audience to n
| spokesman whom they had selected 10 tell
him of their genuine liking for him. Both
| the testimonial and The response Were deep
| and heartfelt.
INTERESTED IN HIS MEN.
The explanation of this entente cordiale
| between teacher aud pupil was probably TO
be found in Mr.. Emmott's honest interest
in each of his men. He was the friend OF
them all and the friend of each. Every year
lie was appointed by the university to be
adviser to a group OF the undergraduates,
Many of the other professors regarded thus
only as an official relation, but Mr.. Ernmott
always had a welcome for each one in his
quarters of the university, aud insisted upon
entertaining them at his home, Oh West
Lanvale street q
or bulls and "hlunders' in Mr.. En-
mo;t's lectures university tradition is abun-
dartly supplied, almost as abundantIy rs
with stories of that other Hopkins professor
who resigned to return to England, Prof.
J. j. Sylvester the eminent mathematician,
OF whom il is narrated that, leaving his
room for a few minutes, he put a notice,
"Win BE Back i'll Few Minutes and upon
his return was so absent minded that he sat
down TO wait for himself.
SOME PERSONAL ANECDOTES.
Mr. Emmott, with becoming dignity, once
informed his class in English history thai,
during The whole continuance of the line OF
Lancaster the line was continuous"
On another occasion. wishing with kindly
who was not so far advanced as his class
mates. he made matters decidedly worse
My ask you to answer this question,
Mr.. L.? Oh. beg your pardon; you don't
know enough; forgot
OF Il similar character was this one: '.Thc
book speaks of symptoms of insanity Now.
TO take concrete case, Mr.. J."-and Mr.
Emniott was puzzled to know why the class
laughed.
His habits and personal characteristics
were frequently dealt upon by the vcrsi-
fiers who contribute to the university an-
nuals. One of them described him as fol-
lows, in a screed called "Ye Facultatia.i:"
THE ponderous worthy Don, you know, you
know,
Whose mind and thoughts, deliberate aud
slow,
Like his slow-raised and slow paced feet
still plod,
Only on ground by others before him trod."
Mr.. Emmott himself told jokes, but they
were mostly thoroughly English in cbarac-
ter One of them was a story of a Cam
bridge student who was reprmanded by
his tutor for not attending college chapel
at : in bemOrning WHAT'S the m atter?''
asked the tutor. "Is it too early for YOUR
asked the tutor, mystified YES, sir.
You see. it's this way. go to bed at s,
aud you can't expect fellow to stay up
until T."
Mr.. Emmott has resigned to become a
lecturer on Roman law at University Col
lege. Liverpool, which is affiliated with
Victoria University. Before coming to
America lie was a lecturer on Roman law
in an institution at Manchester, also affili-
ated with Victoria University He grad
uated from Cambridge with the degrees
of bachelor of laws and bachelor of arts
in 1879 and was given the degree of
master of arts in 1882 and master of laws
in 1893.
Mr.. Emmott went to England last June
to study in the British Museum, as was
his annual custom. He did not return.
but sent his resignation instead.
WONDERS IN ART AND NATURE.
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that bacteria and microbes could live with.