"Gordon Biaggini was a remarkable teacher. Tall and handsome, with a good voice and considerable charm, he awakened and stimulated the minds and critical faculties of the many men and women who attended and re-attended his classes. He alerted students to the tenets of good taste and to the slipperiness of language, upholding honesty and clarity while attacking sentimentality and humbug. He battled to maintain traditional standards of excellence in English, yet was progressive in focussing on word connotations and denotations.

Although the organization was poorly funded, and Biaggini so underpaid that he was compelled to do much hackwork, he made the W.E.A. a force in South Australia. A shy, tactless, pessimistic man, he suffered bitterly, believing himself always denied the advancement he deserved and resenting those above him whom he believed—with reason—to be his inferiors. He was beloved by his wife and gained the respect, admiration and affection of his students and most of those with whom he worked in adult education. "