He was probably the most popular person in the institution.

He was always good-natured, fond of conversation, and very entertaining.

He was witty and quick at repartee, but his jokes, though brilliant and sparkling, were always harmless, and he never would willingly hurt another's feelings.
"Afterward he became an assistant teacher, and while pursuing his classical studies, preparatory to his college course, he taught the English branches.

He was a most entertaining teacher--ready with illustrations, and possessing in a marked degree the power of exciting the interest of the scholars, and afterward making clear to them the lessons.

In the arithmetic class there were ninety pupils, and I can not remember a time when there was any flagging in the interest.