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Rh fairness was to her a bugle call to action.

She was beloved by most of her companions. And she deserved affection, for her intellectual enthusiasm was surpassed only by her generous passion to share with others whatever she had of good. This quality made her a remarkable teacher, and I believe that had she chosen to devote herself to teaching she would have become notable as a professor of literature, history, economics or philosophy.

At the end of four years Clara had traversed the distance from the district school to the close of the classical course in the State University. She left a record of superior scholarship, of noble-minded enthusiasms, and of loyal friendships both with classmates and faculty members."