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Austin W. Scott, a successor to Williston in the Dang Professorship as well as a former student of his, noted that "there was something about Williston's manner of handling a class. Every moment was exciting...
...Williston was a master of the dialectic method of teaching used in the Law School. He could always find the perfect question to lead his students to the insights he was trying to communicate, according to another former student, Arthur E. Sutherland, Bussey Professor...
...Williston's manner in class was always characterized by the greatest urbanity and kindliness, seasoned with an acute sense of humor. His students remember him as the last member of the Law Faculty to wear a wing collar to every lecture, displaying the mark of a true gentleman...
During his retirement, Williston's house "was regularly a scene of a pilgrimage" by members of the Law Faculty, according to Sutherland...
...Williston's greatest desires in these last years was to become the oldest living alumnus of the College. Unfortunately, when he finally attained the honor this Fall, he was too ill to enjoy...