, whose strong personality will long be
remembered, while his love of outdoor sports will be honored by
generations of athletes whose interests he served unselfishly throughout
his lifetime.

The resignation of Charles Kendall Adams brought another loved
personality to the University, Richard Hudson, '71, whose gentle
peculiarities only endeared him to his students. He succeeded Professor
D'Ooge as Dean of the Literary College in 1898. He was a most
conscientious teacher who believed in the meticulous presentation of
facts in his lectures, though one student at least found that after a
long series of lectures about the "low countries," "Flanders," and the
"Spanish cities," something else was needed, when confronted by an
examination on the _history of Belgium_. His method of teaching was his
own but effective, though many alumni will appreciate his remark to a
young instructor, as he poised his right forefinger in midair and
cleared his throat, "I wonder if you have any mannerisms that would make
you conspicuous before a class?" Professor Hudson not only gave his
library to the University but also left a legacy of $75,000 for the
establishment of a Professorship in History. Another popular figure of a
generation not too long ago was Andrew C. McLaughlin, '82, the
son-in-law of Dr. Angell, now Professor of History at the University of
Chicago. Upon the retirement of Professor Hudson in 1911, Claude H. Van
Tyne, '96, Professor of American History since 1906, became head of the
Department.

In the Department of English and Rhetoric Professor Tyler was succeeded
in 1881 by Isaac N. Demmon, '68, who had been Assistant Professor of
Rhetoric and History since 1876. Professor Demmon's service in the
University, which did not end until his retirement as Emeritus
Professor, and his death, in 1920, was long and self-sacrificing. He
left a monument to his interest in the Library in several special
collections, particularly in the Dramatic and Shakespearian libraries,
while his knowledge of the University's history and his remarkable
acquaintance among the alumni have been invaluable in the editing of
various editions of the Alumni Catalogue, and the revision and extension
of Professor Hinsdale's "History." In 1903 Fred N. Scott, '84, became
head of the newly created Department of Rhetoric. As occupant of this
chair Professor Scott, in addition to his scholarly work, evinced by
many books and articles, has been an inspiration, gui