Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . ho had no gift or no taste for the study. When thevote on recommending for degrees was to be taken, helooked with abundant charity on those who had neverbeen able to pass their examinations in mathematics, say-ing amiably, Let them pass. The conies are a feeblefolk. The impress of his beautiful character upon all thestudents was never forgotten or entirely effaced. President Wayland taught us intellectual and moralphilosophy, political economy and (in a brief course) theevidences of Christianity. I have met not a few
Memories of Brown; traditions and recollections gathered from many sources . ho had no gift or no taste for the study. When thevote on recommending for degrees was to be taken, helooked with abundant charity on those who had neverbeen able to pass their examinations in mathematics, say-ing amiably, Let them pass. The conies are a feeblefolk. The impress of his beautiful character upon all thestudents was never forgotten or entirely effaced. President Wayland taught us intellectual and moralphilosophy, political economy and (in a brief course) theevidences of Christianity. I have met not a few of themen whom the world has called great. But I have seldommet a man who so impressed me with the weight of his per- M emortes o/B. rown 87 sonality as did Dr. Wayland. After making due allowancefor the fact that I was but a youth when I sat under histeaching, I still think that by his power of intellect, of willand of character he deserved to be ranked with thestrongest men our country has produced. It may be saidof him as of his friend, Mark Hopkins, that his published. View of Providence from the North, 1849 writings do not adequately represent the man as his pupilsknew him. As a teacher he was unsurpassed. Hispower of analyzing a subject into its simple elements andhis power of happy illustration, often humorous, wereequally marked. He permitted the largest liberty ofquestioning and discussion, but he insisted that thestudent should state his point with precision. Frequentlyby doing this the student answered his own of my classmates were Southerners. Whenwe came to the subject of slavery in our study of moralphilosophy we discussed it for three weeks. 88 Memories of Brown The doctors son, afterwards known as the Rev. H. , inherited his wit from his father, and oftenentertained us by his amusing questions propounded tohis father in a most solemn manner. Once he stretchedhis tall frame to his full height and with a deep voice re-marked, I should
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