Hamilton College - Hamiltonian Yearbook (Clinton, NY)

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HENRY MURRAY ANDREWS 1 899- 1 9oo. WARREN SAGE STONE Ph. B., Hamilton College, 1899. In- X. structoi' in the Department of Rhetoric ' in Hamilton College, 1899-1900. EDWIN SAMUEL HADLOCK A. B., Bowdoin College, 1899. In structor in Gymnastics in Hamilton Col lege, 1899-1900. , I 9 A. B., Hamilton College, 1899. ln- structor in Latin in Hamilton College,

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lln fllbemotiam PROFESSOR ABEL GROSVENOR HOPKINS URING the last summer vacation the death of Professor Hop- kins united in a fellowship of sorrow all the students and Alum- ni of Hamilton College, and a wide circle of loving and admiring friends. Dr. Hopkins' connection with Hamilton College had been close and intimate almost from the days of his boyhood. He was gradu- ated in 1866. lfVhile in college he distinguished himself by the high standard of scholarship which he maintained, and by his memorable achievements in the Held of athletics. He nnished his -course in Auburn Seminary in 1869. ln the same year he was elected to the Chair of Latin, which he filled till the time of his death. He gave more than thirty years of his life to the cause of education and his Alma Mater. It was felt that Dr. Hopkins' death inflicted upon the college and the community an almost irreparable loss. During his long term of service as an instructor in the college he had performed his duties with singular fidelity and competency. He was respected and be- loved by the students. They relied with perfect confidence upon his judgment and justice. They felt the ennobling influence of his strong, gracious and symmetrical character. Since Dr. Stryker became President of the college, Dr. Hopkins had held the office of Dean of the Faculty. The duties of the posi- tion brought him into close relations with the students of all the 21