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Excerpt from Charles Woodruff Shields: A Biographical Sketch
The personality of Dr. Shields was as engaging as his mind. He was elegant and urbane, sensitive and fasci nating, a man of refinement and culture, with all the charm of manner which springs from self-respect and consideration for others. His company was eagerly sought by the best society and his conversation was stimulating and refreshing. He loved the atmosphere of quiet studies, but he was happy in the world and sensitive to its charms. N 0 man could be more ardent and industrious in the pursuit of knowledge, nor more contemplative in its interpretation; yet he had abundant leisure for friendship and the duties of his home. His love for his university was a passion, and he served her with a devotion which ennobled her life and his own. In his veins ran the blood of old colonial stock, north and south, his view of his country was correspondingly catholic and patriotic.
The endearing qualities of the man were as marked as the wide range of his learning. Constructive scholarship is not always gentle, far from it, and it is interesting to trace the origin and evolution of the man who is both a gentle man and a learned man. This combination was the preeminent characteristic of Dr. Shields: it was due partly to heredity and partly to a broad and varied training.
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