. Biographical history of Massachusetts : biographies and autobiographies of the leading men in the state. personalcharacter and example. In him they saw a man of the rarestcombination of qualities, and of the highest mental ability. Hispersonality impressed and shaped the mind and temper of othersand at the teachers desk he found his greatest field for usefulness. How well he did his life work, how faithful his ministrations, howsimple yet rich and rounded his life, the world knows chieflythrough the lives of those who passed under the spell of his in-fluence. His mode of life was an example
. Biographical history of Massachusetts : biographies and autobiographies of the leading men in the state. personalcharacter and example. In him they saw a man of the rarestcombination of qualities, and of the highest mental ability. Hispersonality impressed and shaped the mind and temper of othersand at the teachers desk he found his greatest field for usefulness. How well he did his life work, how faithful his ministrations, howsimple yet rich and rounded his life, the world knows chieflythrough the lives of those who passed under the spell of his in-fluence. His mode of life was an example to all who came in con-tact with him. Those who have enjoyed his instruction beartestimony to the fact that he was an original teacher and ableadministrator, combining wit with reason, simplicity with pro-fundity, and a most cheerful tolerance of the opinions of others witha mild and persuasive assertion of his own. Mr. Curtis career was full of usefulness. He was deeply in-terested in outdoor life; his chief recreation was mountain-climb-ing. Together with Professor Fay of Tufts College, he ascended. T4 *{.to*s c&Br* JW REST FENNER CURTIS several of the highest peaks in the Canadian Rockies and theywere the first to make some of these ascents. He also made thefirst ascent of Mt. Curtis. He was one of the most enthusiasticmembers of the Appalachian Mountain Club, which he servedas president, and he belonged also to the Alpine Club, by right ofhis exceptional achievements in mountain-climbing. He was alsoa member of the Mathematical and Physical Club, and held secre-taryships in numerous educational associations. He never married. Surviving him are three sisters: MissElizabeth Curtis, with whom he made his home; Miss Ida M. Cur-tis, an artist in New York; and Miss Anne Neale Curtis of Pasadena,California. In religious circles he was held in high esteem and was seniordeacon of the First Baptist Church of Boston. He was also amember of the First Corps Cadets and won distinction as
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