THE DARWIN CELEBRATION AT CAMBRIDGE 31 



bers, but an appropriate exception was made in favor of Francis Dar- 

 win, who, when he came forward, was received with deafening ap- 

 plause. With this exception, we thought de Vries was the most heartily 

 received. The public orator, Dr. Sandys, made an appropriate speech 

 to each one in Latin ; here and there the resources of that language were 

 somewhat taxed to find the means of describing the recipient's attain- 

 ments. Was it justifiable, for example, to tell de Vries that he had 

 worked on the Primula vespertina? We waited with curiosity to hear 

 the Latin for Dr. Walcott's middle name, but it was discreetly skipped. 

 The Eede Lecture was so appropriate and correct as to be somewhat 

 dull, and had the misfortune to come when every one was tired out. 



In the afternoon there was a garden party at Trinity College, given 

 by the members of the Darwin family. Here were four sons and two 

 daughters of Charles Darwin, seven grandchildren and one great-grand- 

 child. The last mentioned, Ursula Darwin, aged ten months, daughter 

 of Bernard Darwin, seemed to realize the dignity of her position. The 

 high ability shown by Darwin's children is at least in some degree 

 possessed by the third generation, as Charles Darwin, son of Sir George 

 Darwin, was this year fourth wrangler. 



After the Cambridge celebration was over, a large part of the Dar- 

 win exhibit was moved to the Natural History Museum at South Ken- 

 sington, and to this was added a large collection of specimens of all 

 sorts illustrating Darwin's theories and observations. 



Some important literature was published at Cambridge in connec- 

 tion with the celebration. The most interesting was a small book 

 entitled " The Foundations of the Origin of Species," being Darwin's 

 original outline written in 1842, showing that his theory was far de- 

 veloped even at this early date. This work, edited by Francis Darwin, 

 was issued in a special edition, a copy of which was presented to each of 

 the delegates and guests. 



" Darwin and Modern Science," edited by Professor Seward, is a 

 large volume containing twenty-nine essays by prominent evolutionists. 

 This will be familiar to students in America, and so need not be de- 

 scribed. Christ's College Magazine issued a very interesting centenary 

 number ; while the " Order of Proceedings," given to each delegate, 

 contains a sketch of Darwin's life, with admirable portraits of Darwin, 

 Mrs. Darwin, Henslow and Hooker. There are also catalogues of the 

 exhibits, both at Cambridge and South Kensington, both containing a 

 quantity of interesting information. 



