Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-30

good language scholar he, too. was,
and that he fairly reveled in such
Grabbed Greek authors as Herodotus
and met classes in Greek at times, as
late as the class Of 1884.
Assuming that either the capacity or
disposition to master advanced mathe-
matics Ia an honor, how much greater the
distinction to he capable of teaching
mathematics, and Professor Petty taught
! mathematics In this university from 1864
| to 1856. period of % years and the high
est honor Is his. In that he taught with
distinguished success. During all this
time every student was compel vi to take
two years OF mathematics, so that every
member OF college came under Professor
| Petty's teaching. Add to this that his
chair was the most difficult and most dis
| liked OF any In the curriculum, and we
begin to appreciate his work Professor
Petty became and remained in n genera
ton OF great teachers. more potent and
more loved. n | may say so. than any
| other Of our great teachers When again
| IN an American college or any other, shall
n professor nearly sixty years Of age, he
seen to stand with closed eyes In his class
room, and blush lik n boy as some great
proposition was clearly demonstrated. A
compliment unheard OF toward the stu
dent; compliment sublime to the science
| studied. No wonder he was loved nd-
niired and esteemed by his pupils; AMI
| tho esteem in which he was then held
and Is held to-day. and the effect of his
teaching and life. are perhaps best
shown by brief extracts from few
among the many letters written by
| friends Of this occasion
FROM Justice or the supreme Court Of
ne" rork'
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