Of all my teachers, Professor Gildersleeve has lived to gain
possibly the greatest distinction. Many degrees and honors
have been conferred upon him by various institutions, and
to-day he undoubtedly stands in our country the leading exponent
of the Hellenic tongue. While not following literally
the example of the more ancient Greek scholar—who, spending
his life's work on the article, admitted a mistake in not
restricting himself to the dative case—he has been wise enough
to heed the fact that no person can do well more than one
thing, consequently has adhered chiefly to his chosen department,
Greek, allowing little mind-diversion in pursuing deeply
other avenues of knowledge. This strong factor fails to be
observed frequently only to lessen the possibility of renown—
for certainly the mastery of one crowns the slavery of many.
