The record of the school suggests that he was sincerely adored by students, as illustrated by the comments in a record saying, 'president Goto was kind to students and full of affection, and students also felt familiar with a university president as if he were an affectionate father.'
学内での様子は当時の記録として「後藤先生は学生に対しては慈愛に満ちた態度を以て接せられ、学生もまた親しむべき学長先生として慈父に対するような心安さを感じていました」と当時の記録にあるように学生達に心から慕われていた。