Dr.Walker in one of his public addresses speaks with commendation of "the storm of merciless ridicule" which overwhelms young men who are addicted to certain errors which he is criticising.
The Latin professor was Charles Beck, Ph.D.

He was a native of Heidelberg.

He had been compelled to leave Prussia because of his love of liberty.

He had studied theology, and had published a treatise on gymnastics, in which he was accomplished.
We read with him Terence and Plautus, the Medea of Seneca, Horace, and probably some Latin prose, which I have forgotten.
He was a very learned Latin scholar.

I do not know whether he cared anything about poetry or eloquence or the philosophy of the Roman authors or no.