Dixwell, Epes S. 1807-1899 8 A LATE HARVEST MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS WRITTEN BETWEEN EIGHTY AND NINETY BY CHARLES W. ELIOT Charles h: Elior THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS 7 Dec 23 BOSTON EPES SARGENT DIXWELL 1 WHEN I was a pupil in the Boston Latin School, Epes Sargent Dixwell was the Headmaster Mr. Dixwell was himself a graduate of the school. His father was Dr. John Dixwell, who received the degree of M.D. from Harvard University in 1811, and practised in Boston. The son, Epes Sargent, entered Harvard College when he was not yet sixteen years old, and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1827, being fourth scholar in a class of forty-four. The third scholar in that class was William Augustus Stearns, who like Mr. Dixwell remained an ardent scholar all his life, and was President of Amherst College for twenty-two years. The second scholar was Edmund Lambert Cushing, who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire. Four places below Mr. Dixwell in class rank was Cornelius Conway Felton, Professor of Greek and Greek Literature in Har- vard University for twenty-eight years, and President of the University from 1860 till his death in 1862. The class contained several other lifelong scholars who attained distinction in the learned professions. After graduating from college, Mr. Dixwell was sub- master in the Latin School for two years but then turned his attention to the study of law, was admitted to the Bar in 1833, and practised law for three years. In the autumn of 1836 he was chosen Headmaster of the Boston 1 From the Boston Latin School Register, February 1917. 18 A LATE HARVEST EPES SARGENT DIXWELL 19 Latin School, being then twenty-nine years of age, which with maps or pictures and in these ways he called his would seem to the present generation young for such a pupils' attention to the real meaning of the text, and charge. He brought to the position of Headmaster accu- often to its elegances and beauties. One day he was rate scholarship, gentle manners, and the proved capac- illustrating the lesson with some colored prints of the ity for maintaining strict discipline without harshness. Roman Forum and its adjacent buildings. Each of these When I first knew him as Headmaster he was erect in prints had on it several different colors designating dis- carriage, alert in body and mind, and produced on boys tricts or regions. Mr. Dixwell made no reference in his the effect of a refined but vigorous gentleman. His explanations to these different colors; and questions speech was gentle and precise. He was nearsighted, but from the boys soon developed the fact that they were nevertheless seemed to see quite as much as any other all alike to him. He was color-blind. For students of master in the school - perhaps more. We boys won- heredity, it is an interesting fact that none of his children dered why he took his glasses off when he read but that inherited this physical defect, but that it has reappeared was his practice, and it remained so till his dying day. in some of his grandchildren. We sometimes marveled at his dress, which was by no At that time, the master in each room opened the means of the ordinary black sort. He would appear at morning exercises by reading a passage from the Bible five or ten minutes before the hour of opening the school, and offering prayer. As passed up the School, I listened walking briskly through the crowd of boys in the yard, to these exercises as carried on by five or six different in such a costume as this : a rather light-colored over- masters whose methods at these exercises were different. coat, thrown back, a dark purple frock-coat, a green Mr. Dixwell read the Bible simply, reverently, and velvet waistcoat, and black-and-white checked trousers. clearly, and would sometimes make a comment as he As my father always wore from morning till night a black read. I have always remembered a comment he made swallow-tail coat, such as is now used for evening dress, with strong conviction on the first sentence in Genesis and dark trousers, my attention was early directed to "That," said Mr. Dixwell, "is the most sublime sentence what seemed to me the peculiarities of Mr. Dixwell's in the English language." costume. It was not till I was in the first class of the In 1851 the City of Boston made a regulation that the School, and consequently in Mr. Dixwell's room, that teachers in its public schools should reside in Boston. I ascertained the source of some of these peculiarities. Now Mr. Dixwell had lived for many years in Cam- Mr. Dixwell was a delightful teacher of Greek and Latin, bridge, and had brought up his family there in a very though his real love was Latin. He always endeavored good house with a garden. Moreover, he and his family to illustrate the lesson of the day with objects of art, or were living there among many congenial neighbors and 20 A LATE HARVEST EPES SARGENT DIXWEL friends. He therefore resigned his position as Head- were then active as teachers and investi master of the Public Latin School, and immediately University, such as Agassiz, Pierce, Gray opened "The Private Latin School," which he main- Wyman. He enjoyed two trips to Europe, 1851- tained and conducted in Boylston Place for twenty-one outings in the mountains or at the seashore 1872 years. The establishment of this school marks an epoch the active use of Latin literature as a mea in the development of secondary education in the city delight. One of his diversions was writing of Boston. From that date private schools for boys have and translating English poetry into Latin. been maintained in Boston, which have been recognized He lived to be ninety-two years of ag as in all respects equal to the Boston Latin School.CPUblic) enjoy so serene an old age, filled with c There were, to be sure, two private schools in Boston in characteristic accupation, domestic joys, ai 1844 when my parents had to decide to what secondary interest in the past and the future of hum school I should be sent; but they were not generally admitted to be as good schools as the Boston Latin School, although their friends firmly believed in them. Since 1851, a series of private schools of the first class have been created in and about Boston, and have with- drawn from the Public Latin Schools many sons of well- to-do families. Such schools were, or are, the Hopkinson School, the Noble and Greenough School, the Volkmann School, the Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, and the Country Day School at Nonantum. The func- tion of the Boston Latin School, however, remains of high importance, It prepares for admission to a variety of colleges - though generally to Harvard College - a large number of promising boys drawn from various classes and races, most of whom go on after graduation at college to the learned professions. Mr. Dixwell gave up the Private Latin School in 1872, and thereafter lived the quiet life of a scholar, as a peer and companion of the many distinguished students who THE CAMBRIDGE TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1899. The City Council books in the Homance languages main is in Oil Frencit and Spanish In his will he gave from this collection such mooky US were not already to be touther Charles W. Sever & Co. An Uninteresting Meeting of Bath Bodies on the whelves of the Harvard College this Week-The Barron License Again library. but the part of the col Report of the Down Institute Other letion remained in the hands of his The Coming Man Unimportant Business. hell% This part consists of over any hundred volumex. many of them of great HE meeting of interest to the student of Romance lan- the city council stanges, not only of course by reason of will unquestionably continue to wear this week BOOKS, brief their Intrisic value, but also because and unin they contain annotations by Professor clothing of our make, just 25 the teresting. There Lowell, which reflect his originality of was long die man of the present now does. critician and thorough scholarship. STATIONERY, cussion granting In quality of materials, in "style," Barron license EPES 8. DIXWELL DEAD. and in excellence of ilt and finish our which has now been before the found FANCY GOODS. three months Nothing was done. how For Many Years Teacher in the Public because neveral of the member Schools of Boston A-Famous Teacher of wanted to make investiga- tions, It was tabled Other minure tant Long List of Famous Pupils. CHRISTMAS, 1899 word easily dispossed of Kpew Sargent Dixwell, an old Boston The boan came together #1 8.10 choolmaster, and formany years real Clothing President Wardwell in the chair of thirdsity stted at his home G) communication WIN receivist truns Garden street." last week Friday Mr We have a nico stock of BOOKS for CHRISTMAS be League of American Mantelprilities pixwell had reached the good old REW of asking Usls city to bérninu's member having been for the greater part of certainly is not surpassed anywhere. GIFTS, and would like you to call and look them over, and the Imagine The communication WHI without *ickness. His death was PRICES are always moderate, feel sure we C&D show as fine a .selection and an low prices as placed off ala unexpected however, for during the days of his life he bud lienti 10 THISTELS OF can be found anywhere. mortally III and thd end was looked for MACULLAR PARKER COMPANY, The report was received and time. Old age la assigned us the 400 Weshington Street, BOSTON. Children's Books from 30c upwards placed on files death. To the Honorable City Canner II Mr. life embraced the great Picture Books from 5 conts to 85. The board of Leastern of the Power los part of the century, Had been Illustrated Gift Books at.all prices. stitute respectfully reports that course both Reven years earlier died one of kix lectures given (1) Union hall latee 40 would larve lived the cell beginning January out. He born in 1807 in Bos We are selling and ending Folimary 11, 1899, and derived 111M educat from the The utter careful dellbern public selzonis In due Fourse ut Eastman's Cameras tion. declded to multi the course Tree tue entered the Boston Latin school the public, and the subsequent success of was producted #t * very early the time instilled their action. with unusua Ironars He next turued CLARKE, RILEY & CO., Air alleated copy of the accounts of the attention to Harvard where he at 1-3 less than the catalogue price. Call and get a catalogue. treasurer Is herewith show eraduated In 1827 Ho was the oldest Ing the of receipts and capraill Ling/graduate of Haivard with the Successsors to We also have n fine line of ho tures. of Samuel Ward Chandler of (Signed) of 1822, In the class of 1837 I. D. RICHARDS & SONS. ALLEN many famous men Amoug Educational Card Games DISTAIN Seth Hweetzer an overseer UEO HOWLAND Cox. college: William A. Stearns, for RECARLINING 1 Trustees of Amherst College: WII- The Trensor Beconut shows $09 an overweer of the Fun with Electricity Fun with Magnetism penso for printinz, $102 for hall and or Edmund Quiney, another over 35 & 37 Commercial Street, Boston, Mass. The price of the lectures Fun with Puzzles. Fun with Soap Bubbles ulshop Alfreit Lee of Delaware Roberts hall, are betwre $73. c. Bow Cornellos Conway Felton R former pres ker, three lectures. John Fish. on of college and also room Importers and Dealers-in'the The above four are.extremely entertaining and instruct fectures $30; T. W Higginson, atr Dixwell Dr. George Bart ive do not fail to SEA thein. turn, $50. The total expenditure is $600 Chief Justic L. Cushing of HOUR HOLANE Supreme conri. is best known as it school Chockera, Chess Dominoes, Pillow-Dex A license of class for the Best Grades of Liquors In which he of Intoxicating liquors was granted Anagrams, Pushkina, White Squadron, the jor part of his life. He was than P. Tobey for the sale of Intoxient and late master of Ing liquors at his plan of business of all countries at lowest possible prices. Send for price list. Flags; Strange People Latin school. He nise served Putumn nyenue fu The English High school CALENDARS from 1c to $3 CHANGE OF MINEWAY the vonclusion of his services with An order New authorizing th the mubilia schools, the mened CHRISTMAS CARDS IN GREAT VARIETY superintendent of streets to nove the school in Bos iston place which he main paved driveway and curta in front at 123 talted for Twenty years. During the DIARIES, ALMANACS, CALENDAR PADS about to fei-t to the left tlic of bix long career na master expenses to by charged to street depart Mr. Unwell had large number of on PRAYER BOOKS and HYMINALS mont, impropriation for and who afterward became famous Among Unit were Governor Wolcott $225 New Upright City Election. Ablewnike from Brooks Professor J. I Cooks PIANOS. We manufacture the handiest. Photograph Album and THE W/UF unit P J. Child President Ellat General Scrap Album on the market. NO PASTING Permission wix granted the Can Charles Hall, Rev. Edware bridge Kleet Light Company to attach Hale Colour Paul Revero $6 mosta City of wires to the poles of the New England cratelson the Paul Revers of history) the you Company on human Summer, Josiah Quiney the father of Boston's Heilon and Garden streets, Washington Professor K II. appeal strongly to Provers and Huron avenues Institute of Technology, Rev. They can IN excludges is time at Cambridge. Charles W. Sever & Co. Grafton former réctor * fiberal for beautiful Church of the Advent, Hoston Office City Clerk Nov. 27 1899, community Adam 11. Cror Goneral cannot The inhabitation of the City of Cam an order provision for the constrate Rantoui of Salem, Hunked billige qualthed the allrects. are University Bookstore, Harvard Sq. tion of for Bulton street from Spinis Professor g P. Langley, Justin hereby potified and warned to assemble 430 firit, Spring Wingor, Colonel 11. 1. Highlisson Pro It Greenwich and Robert Treat Ivers & Pond Piano Co., at the voting placos in their respective (run Cambr street north preclucia on heri; The same alto Nr. of pkinn of APT of Idswell wax a time of unuxually 114 and yiston Street, Destan, TUESDAY, land in with namela the middle HIs especial pléasure of suid Rolton shill in accordation will the xtudy of the classier In which the 12th Day of December 1899 ECLIPSE WRINGER the order of notice inspect in Irlatido to retailed RR authority IIIs then and there to give in their votes for such takhot, allinate friends an with a Mayor and eleven Aldermen for an As ⑉ Note Quarter verse In witch seemed for the term of three years, for supecial delight Ree members of the School Committee This is cut of the celebrated Heliper communication was received fust Iyue of Techolare, being its (rotil each ward, for the term of Clothes Wringer. filled with the of the public Wizura" askins clamps that will not break injure threetest nint was SMIRS, for one member of School for the usual appropriation of $GOU soapstone and can be adjusted to round, in his classical studies, He stud Committee from Ward No. One for the performance R Terred to the sollare or tills. The fully for shrout time In of (47) years, for one member of on finance are made of pure rubber Whirls G. Loring groundfather the School Committee from Ward No ized the shalt, which, being uft prevent justive Ind his Three for the term of one year, all at pliable, with very little pressure wer titit sufficiently large and for members of the Com titlotic from li. 3 wring perfectly drv. The rolls 118 Ab calcular to make the work a life profes Count as follow#: Four in Ward **** other for the right wringer are warrable by in Ward 2: four in Ward 3: fire move buildings through the streets years for famil the and with II had most advan.un Ward 4: and (WO in Ward Also to ITAM care will last quarter of century. hea appointed for the sinnee of teaching. Vit their votes Yes or No. In answer The Eclites Wringer is made from last Tuesday rehing. he was Interested in the question, "Shall Licenses be wi th the folding berch for reind tabs the trive of training stanted for the salt of Intoxicating Price of either $7.00 When benefit the subject before the $chool in This City: credit is desired, $1.00 additional will questio of granting K Barnet's infore Mr. Rindge became in to give in their votex Yes or No, be charge Ut for 3 tx-Hans It the matter in to the question, 'Shall the pro- in stock over two Hundred Mr. (Cleanin appraired for the 3ir. Dixwell was married June $ 1820 island of Chau 311. Acts of 1899 (being styles and sizes of wringers and Be sel and sear flee requires to Mary Howditels of Salem, and they at tel to maire eight hours . day's work varying in frout for the ticense alwellhage par in ed for white at the rurner of Muson for Clis and Town employees), be as 85c upward detatly on the danger of having surh and treattle streets, Later they epted business under the woun remints Write, or Teleph 2872 to the present homesticted Garden The Act aforwatd is as follows: Repairing a Specialty Jamer D. Hill appearsed for the Institution Mrx. Diswell ned about six years (Chap. an is of 1899.) METROPOLITAN MANUFACTURING CO. TY On motion of Aboven Domovate upo. There alt enthiren, all TO MAKE Einur Hockx DAY'S the mafter WHA tabled. new living. They are Mrs. o Wisco for Cur AND Towx 77-79 Franklin, 78-88 Arch Sts., Boston, Mass. FUSTED W Haltock wire of the child Juxtiee the It enacted, etr., as follows Incorporated Under the Law al CAPITAL $:00 000. Three appointment word confirmed the Mtk (S) H owen of Manelier Section 1. Eight hours shall consti- H N. Smith nui January Grant. elective Mix G. H. sinler of Peter une day work for all laborers work officira nirl 10. R. Bhickby constalst Mrs. Uporge Wiggles then and merbankes now employed, or to Million Mrs. M. Unwr of may hereafter be employed. by or Urix and Dr, John Dixwell of Boe citions were referred 11 follows Suggestions behalf of any city or town In this tim Commonwealth To committee off Phalms of this hourd The necurred Hunday after Section 2 All netx and parts of meta GRAND VOTING CONTEST Potttion or General H. IL Melasun for world from the house frov For Christmas. Inconsistent herewin are hereby re Crothers othelated and the Weber product abairment of a park betterment mont. male amariette sang appropriate scien Section 3. This net shall not take et- Hours remaine were Premium GOLD SPECTACLES and EYEGLASSES for In my city or town until accepted 1 ADD going to give away as committee on roads and of this -Potition of New England and Intered in Mount Anhari There Our kind are made to wear majorits of the voters voting there Telephone # Telegraph Company for attendance at the BA will sett. an annuni electión. Such vote A CHRISTMAS PRESENT Inentions ets Ellsworth avenue vhew whole those present betug Gov OPERA AND FIELD GLASSES shall the taken by ballot When so so Berkeley and Kilory treets reor Waterth Bishop Lawrence, Print cented. this act shall take effect from other Genuine Lemairn and Jena To entitait on Petitions that Ellas. But grent. many the date of such acceptance. for Junk collector. Charles pupilla of Mr. Dixwell. THERMOMETERS AND BAKOMETERS Approved Mar 6. 1202 Swartzman common vietualler ml The That Burapexu and American product The polla will lie opened at SIX THE FINE FULL-RIOGED SHIP Statemen, Deaths of the Week, LORGNETTES IN GOLD, SILVER AND do a.M. and cleared at FOUR o'clock committee the claims Petit hm of SHELL M. George 8. R. Metern for rehind of Deaths reported during the work The Intent patterns by the best makers the order of the Board of Aldermen. in my window to the customer guessing DOKREST and first to its actual bank letterment assessment of Mary R emits December 2. 1400, were as ful EDWARD J. DRANDON CAMERAS, KODAKS. POCOS AND weight Every purchase to the amount of 10 cunta or more entitles to City Clerk Havenu for land daman in arrount of Inwa: WIZARDS one vote. The polis will open Monday morning. November 12, And the extendent of Rife of Danie l'atice 321-3 per cent discount close at 12 midnight December 22. An Impartial committee will * McDonald for compensation for land tak biphitheria Commonwealth of Massachusetts smin the ballets and award the prize, "Vote early Bal etc at junction of Webeter THE Consumption Hardmi inélt Telesropes, Trivder in PICK (1) THE HARDOR AND lots can be obtained this afternoon. Willow street Director of virculatory system procider, and Zeiss Storeo Field Maxies History or pervin system dur NIP to that Lowell Memorial Library Director of respiratory system wells 8. 10 and 25c Store, MI other 4) MANNING'S The department of companitive It 498 Massachusetts Ave centare at Harvaril, In coujanet will Total the middern Informate department Issue- Under five SINTH PINKHAM & SMITH, Year Breakline street Therefor a elecular li February of this your unk PRESCRIPTION OPTICIANS, All Ink for withournations to enable them to Fullow the Crowd Fut the establish in Lowell Memorial Library in a88 Boylston St. Hoston. Winion EMERY. Chairman like nature to the child Memorhil Mime The Great Miantic whill Partie Tel Ca Opposite Public ristden Entrance in the Hubway r.y. The here xuvio as at offering some satenialiting Notice. complish the abjoct and the bonks in fit mails that in hugsekeeper enti afford NEW MILLINERY STORE Transferred, within fl few days from to Although there has been MRS. MAGAHY, Eimwood to the lilrary an advance on almost al thi This late James Russell Lowell, durhig STORY ST In differing # lonk list of attirles at MRS. A. D. PIEKCI' rebently opened Million Store is replate with his term of in the Smith pro out mark Before you purchase your SCALI TREATMENT and SHAMPOOIN and Altractive Stock. reasorship made n large collection of look over the nerry of KIRR FACIAL MASSAGE that you PAID Mint in the firm's ALL THE LATEST NEW YORK IDEAS Superfilious hair remarked try Electric Neath NICE LINE or KTOCK HATE comprehensive Ust. Manieuring, Vydietting A SPECIALTY OF ORDER WORK. LOW PRICES. 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