The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25

COuhd not obllterat", some muSt INV
lasted Till near the end OF the century.
His class numbered lO0 on entering and
was graduated with rinOty-iour. Their"
were thirteen in tho faculty, and IN"
whole number of instructors was nine
teen. Mr. ToBKEY il OF the opinion,
which il shared bv many old graduates,
that with all the progress the university
has made the students got ~ good an
sduCation then a. they do now. tor one
thing the professors themselves heard
them rccite and knew every man in the
class
Each professor had a nickname. which,
MIR. TORREY asserts, were signs Of en-
dcarment he avoids mentioning ia"
offensive ones. CoRNEY Fulton, BENNi
PIERCE, FANNY bowen. IuEY LOVER
ING. SrURBY CHILD. .oBEY COOKE
each a master in his profession, their
s,lcCessors have not achieved IA reputa-
ton to theirs * his comment. Pro-
fesSnr CHILD was If more scrvi'" To
me than any teacher ! ever sat under
how many claz-,-S have repeated that
tributel And how many have wr"@-
tied like Mr.. ToRREY with the strange
subjects he at for themes as Boyl-ton
professor Of rhetoric,
His expcrienCes with President WALK
Pr are entertaining and show how differ
entity the office was exercised before
business presidents came IN. Mr.. Tor
REY had the misfortune in hi- first reci-
tation tn Tutor EyANGEIINUS APosTo-
IIDFs SOPHoCLES To- render his Greek
by phras" that happened Ia he IN the
pony the ccceRtric tutor gave him
low mark. and repoatcd the same mark
for every recitation b. made afterward.
MIR ToRREY went 10 the president To
complain DR. WALLER agreed that n
was unjus' and offerNi To bring II up
before the faculty, but b. said that IL hn
did SoPHoCLEs would resign. ~ he WIS
very sensitive. Hethcn appealed - tho
bor to submit tn the injustice rather
than deprive the university Of ~" SER
vices II probably tho most eminent
Greek scholar in tho world Young
ToRREY agreed with him: such WAS the
feeling between student and faculty NJ
Harvard IN the old davs.
German was elective in those DAYS
After his first recitation Instructor
GEORGE S,HMTTT said r,Idrlv to Mr.
TORREY -GOD Almighty never intcndNi
you for "A German scholar The Of
Tended junior went at Oncr 10 the pres
ident and asked To br allowed 10 change
-. - 4
not h. done unless the reason vas VEN.
important, whcr"upon the youngsto-
said he didn't wish to thWart The designs
of the Almighty. and told his story.
II tickled IN" president AMI hc lct him
change The French Instructor. Dr
NRNAUIT. was very cN,ltabc. the bows
would get him 20 rcoitr IN" Mar-cH-
laise. which worked him mp - every
time that he was Obliged to dismiss the
class. Il il a pretty ola gradual" that
can remember either Of th,rs WORTHLESS
The librarian, JOHS LANGpON SIRLFN.
Appeared never Ia speak or think of
ANYTHING but books. and h" apparently
had no favOri'es among them. ANY
book that could be added 20 The library
was treasure. Any old pamphlet or
handbill or any conceivable object IN
print was received by him with great
gratitude and carefully preserved The
dav before the first cable dispatch WAS
sent Professor LOvFRIN0 demonstrated
10 the class that II was impossible 10
transmit 'elcgraphlc messages across
tn" ocean.
Rich and poor alike roomci in the col
log" bindings 20 Mr. TOERFY IN" Hol-
worthy rooms were glorlhct into suites
containing pari"r and two bedrooms
The student, were shifted around yearly.
The rent was So wear. and table
board could be had for $3.50 week
There wern No athletics hut boating. no
baseball, no football except tho annual
free fight between freshmen and sophie
Hall now stands. The law school had
but three professors, JOEL PARKER
THEoPHIIUs PARsoNs and EMORY WASH
BrRN: they lectured apd did not eX-
anime. The case system was un-
dreamed of. Tire" terms in the law
''Ilihll 'T lilI'' N'alN III ~ INV WI = ''ls v
wrre enough To- admit Young man
To IN. bar. Yet somehow the lawyers
brought up under that system -."rn 10
hold their own against IA" scientific
new Comcrs.
The curtain on the past i, RAISED but
slightly by Mr.. ToRREY. but II shows
a pleasant Harvard, with the elm still
standing IN the square. 1t brings up
again the contrast 81 it's simplicity in
life and mental equipment with that of
IN" prc-cn, university and the question
whether the products 81 th" new teach
ing ar. any better fitted for life than
thO$a II the old.