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the kindly supervision and encouragement of the Profes- 

 sor. To many characteristics which resembled those of 

 Baird himself he united artistic taste in such measure as 

 to enable him to present to the public the objects on ex- 

 hibition in most attractive form. 



He became foremost in this branch of Museum work, 

 as well as in the theory and practice of Museum organiza- 

 tion. In January, 1887, he was appointed Assistant Secre- 

 tary of the Smithsonian Institution in charge of the 

 Museum; thus officially relieving Baird of burdens which 

 the growing Fish Commission work made too heavy for 

 even Baird's shoulders and which Goode had carried in 

 part, unofficially, for several years. Goode's character was 

 most lovable. Pure minded, of the highest integrity, 

 thorough and efficient, he inspired like qualities in his 

 colleagues. 



He retained his functions in charge of the Museum 

 under Professor Baird's successor, and for a time took 

 charge of the Fish Commission until Baird's successor was 

 appointed. His physical strength, however, was not 

 equal to the taxes laid upon it and he died at the early 

 age of forty-five, in 1896. His works on Museum admin- 

 istration are classics in their line, and no account of the 

 National Museum is complete without a tribute to Baird's 

 pupil, collaborator and successor. 



