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An Appreciation of £ e la aHJarr Benjamin Caeter ' HE subject of this sketch has been known to the writer for a quarter of a century, and the task laid upon me is one of genuine pleasure. It is fraught with difficulty, however, in that it is not possible in the limited space assigned to me to treat sufficiently at length of Professor Easter ' s work and to do justice to it. Ue la Warr Benjamin Easter was born in Baltimore, Md., October 9. 1867. Through his father, who was John Easter, Jr., of the well-known Baltimore firm of Hamilton, Easter and Company, his ancestry extends back to Captain William Easter, distinguished for services at the Battle of the Boyne. His mother was Mary Elizabeth Cullen Quarles. of Richmond, Va., and through her his ancestry runs back to Francis West of Drury Lane, King William County, Va., member of the House of Bur- gesses and descendant of Colonel John West, brother of Lord De la Warr, and himself Governor of Virginia. His father having died when he was eighteen months of age, Professor Easter ' s training and education were left in the hands of his mother. He never attended a secondary school, but entered Randolph-Macon College in October, 1883, having received all his preliminary training at home. He graduated from College with the M. A. degree in 1891. From 1886 to 1893, he held the triple instructorship in Greek, French and English in Randolph-Macon College. From 1893 to 1895, Professor Easter was Adjunct Professor of German and French in Wofr ' ord College, Spartanburg, S. C. In 1895, he was recalled to Randolph- Macon College, and held the position of Adjunct Professor of Greek and German in that Institution from 1895 to 1900. In October, 1900, Professor Easter entered Johns Hopkins University as University scholar from Virginia, which honor he held until 1904. During these years, Professor Easter devoted his time to the study of Romance Languages and Greek. In 1904 and 1905, he was Instructor in French in Johns Hopkins University and received his Doctor ' s Degree in June, 1905. From 1905 to 1910, Professor Easter held the Chair of Modern Languages in Randolph-Macon College, and in September, 1910, he was called to fill the Chair of Romance Languages at Washington and Lee Uni- versity, which position he still fills. During 1903 and 1906, Professor Easter was a student in France, at Paris and Grenoble. In 1912. he was Professor of French in the Johns Hopkins University Summer School.
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Doctor Easter is a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity ; of Omicrou Delta Kappa; of Sigma Upsilon, and of Phi Beta Kappa. He is a member of the Modern Language Association of America, and of the National Institute of Social Science. He was a member of the Committee on German Entrance Re- quirements in the Association of Southern Schools and Colleges, 1905-1910, serving as Chairman of the Committee from 1908-10. Doctor Easter is the author of a Study of the Magic Elements in the Romans d ' aventure and Romans Bretons; and also of French Syntax. On December 26, 1906, Doctor Easter married Sarah Bayxie Ayres Shep- pard of Baltimore, Md. Doctor Easter is a great teacher in four essential respects. He possesses a deep and comprehensive knowledge of his subject. To him teaching is no wearying task, but is a source of genuine pleasure. He is profoundly interested in young men ; he studies the needs of his students, knows their peculiarities, and is deeply concerned for the advancement and development of each indi- vidual. And with it all, he possesses in a most marked degree the power of stimulating men and creating in them a real enthusiasm for study. Doctor Easter is never satisfied with a superficial view or knowledge of any subject he may be interested in; he delves to the bottom of things and in- spires in his students the same attitude of mind. Accordingly, young men who sit under his instruction acquire more than a mere knowledge of the subject in hand: they come forth students in the real sense of the word. Clear and logical and accurate in his thinking, Doctor Easter has the power of presenting truth in a most interesting and appealing manner. It is not surprising, therefore, that wherever he has taught, and in whatever capacity, it has invariably been the rule that men have eagerly sought admission into his classes. Hall Canter.
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