Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-09

became secretary OF, the treasury he
was Immediately made. requis1tion
clerk in that department. He re-
maincd in the employ of the govern
ment for three years and in 1866 when
the professorship of modern languages
was established at Colby he was chos-
en- incumbent III the age of 20, becom-
ing the sixth member of the faculty.
The first instructor in this department
was Rev. S. F. Smith, author of
America" -
Tn 1872 Professor Hall received 6;
leave of absence for ore year and
went to Europe. being the first Colby
professor to go abroad for study while
in the service of the college. He
studied modern languages and San
scrit at Goettineen. AT the end of his
year he returned to Colby and took
up his work in the department of
modern languages and remained there
until 1891 when he was relieved that
he might devote all his time to the
duties of librarian.
While professor at Colby he found
| time to indulge in newspaper work
and for several years he contributed
dFG1CIcS To TQItid1lu IeSS, ZLloIl -
Advocate and the Wa,chman.
+ Professor Hall in 1873 succeeded
Professor $. x. Smith. emeritus pro
fessor CT rhetoric as librarian. posi-
ton which he held in conjunction with
his duties as professor until 1891 since
which time, he has devoted all his
time to his work in the library, al
| though he was also registrar from 1883
until 1907.
Professor Hall was peculiarly well
adapted to the position of librarian.
He was one of the original members
OF the American Library association
1 and has kept abreast of all the re
forms and best ideas called out by
that crganiZati ton. He inherited q
love of books from his father and was
early instructed in their proper use
and care His experience as a skill
full accountant in the treasury and
war departments in Washington at a
| time when the tolur'e of business was
unprecedented gave Linn business hab-
it's which hava been Invaluable to him
as librarian. ~
Aside from his duties as librarian he
was deeply interested in educational
and historical matters. He was one
of the founders of the Maine Peda-
cogiCal society. He was president ir
| 1888 and at thc annual meeting deliv-
cred an. address on "The Teacher ant
the Iibrary,"~ which was printed il
the Maine school report for that year
He was the author of q monograp
on Higher Education in Maine" which
was published by the United States
Bureau of Education, and which in
cluded the most complete history o.
Colby college which has yet beer
| written.
Professor Hall united with the Firs
Baptist church of Portland in 1862 ant
transferred his membership to tn,
First Baptist church of Waterville |,
1856. He was prominent in the worl
Of the church and was for years clerl
and treasurer. He was for some tim,
secretary and treasurer of the Cobb,
alumni association.
Professor Hall was married to Mar,
Sophia Hascall of West Rutland vt.
Ian. 8. 1865. Mrs. Hall is the grand
daughter of Rev. Daniel Hascall
founder of Madison, now Colgate, uni
versity Four children blessed thi
| ntlIoIl Dl NHoll tIlTtc are now living
Celia. wife of Charles J. Waterhoust
of Oakland. Cal, Hascall S, cashie
of the Ticonic National bank. and Ma
rian. wife of Alexander II. Mitchell
of Billerica. Mass.
In 1900 the University of New Bruins
wick conferred the honorary degre
of LID. upon Professor White. H
was a member of the Maine Historical
society. Phi Beta Kappa society ant
the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.