The History of Dartmouth CollegeSmith, Baxter Perry
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The History of Dartmouth College
Smith, Baxter Perry
Dartmouth College -- History
absolutely no affectation, nor sign of overmuch thought about raiment,
nor vestige of anything like conscious, personal display."
A later pupil says:
"As a teacher Professor Haddock was remarkable for his dignity and
refinement. His presence among young men was always sufficient to
maintain perfect order and decorum. The true gentleman beamed forth
from every feature and spoke in every tone of his voice. With apparent
ease, he chained the attention of the most thoughtless to the most
abstruse and uninviting topics. The deep things of Logic and
Psychology he handled so adroitly, and presented so tastefully, as to
give them a charm, indeed, a fascination.
"In the recitation room his words were few, but his statements were so
clear and so elegantly expressed, that what the student had been able
to learn only partially or obscurely from the book was now fully
comprehended and securely treasured by the memory. The students were
never willingly absent, for it was always a delight to listen to his
instructions, and a failure to be present was counted an irreparable
loss, inasmuch as the teacher always seemed greater than the
text-book.
"It is hardly necessary to say that the influence of such a man was an
important factor in the last two years of our college life. His noble
bearing, his handsome face, his impressive manner, his uniform
kindness and courtesy, and, especially, his manifest appreciation of
young men who were struggling against heavy obstacles in their course
of study, will never be forgotten by those who were so fortunate as to
be under his tuition. Nor can it be doubted that the power of his
refined intellect and taste has been felt in many places where his
name has never been heard."
Professor Haddock married, first, Susan Saunders, daughter of Richard
Lang, of Hanover; second, Mrs. Caroline (Kimball) Young, daughter of
Richard Kimball, of Lebanon, N. H. He died at West Lebanon, N. H.,
January 15, 1861.
CHAPTER XXIII.
PROFESSOR WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN.--PROFESSOR DANIEL OLIVER.--PROFESSOR
JAMES FREEMAN DANA.
William Chamberlain, the successor of Professor Moore in the chair of
Languages, was the son of General William and Jane (Eastman)
Chamberlain, and was born at Peacham, Vt., May 24, 1797. From a
reliable source we have the following account of him:
Perhaps there is on record no more worthy and comprehensive testimony
to his character and his work than the few lines which the late
President Lord furnished for the inscription on his tombstone. They
read:
"William Chamberlain, Jr., A. M., Professor of Languages in Dartmouth
College. A man of strong intellect, distinguished literary
attainments, and moral worth.
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