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in others his name gave weight to organizations in which he was not 

 called upon for active effort. The number and variety of the appoint- 

 ments thus showered upon him marked not only the unbounded range of 

 his own interests, but the confidence of others that every appeal to 

 public spirit would stir his heart. 



The bibliography of his written work, prepared at the Institute of 

 Technology and revised with great care since his death, will be found in 

 the Publications of the American Statistical Society for June, 1897. 

 It is a remarkable record of intellectual activity, maintained for nearly 

 forty years, and resulting in a series of important contributions to the 

 thouiiht of his time, — a manifold claim to eminence in the world of 



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science and letters. 



A complete list of the honorary degrees and other marks of distinc- 

 tion conferred upon General Walker by public bodies, at home and 

 abroad, cannot be undertaken here. It is enough to say that he was 

 made Doctor of Laws by Amherst, Columbia, Dublin, Edinburgh, Har- 

 vard, St. Andrews, and Yale, and Doctor of Philosophy by Amherst 

 and Halle ; that he was a member, regular or honorary, of the National 

 Academy of Sciences, the Philosophical Society of Washington, the 

 Massachusetts Historical Society and this Academy, of the Royal Sta- 

 tistical Society of London, the Royal Statistical Society of Belgium, the 

 Statistical Society of Paris, the French Institute, and the International 

 Statistical Institute ; and that be was an officer of the French Legion of 

 Honor. 



General Walker was endowed by nature with peculiar gifts for a 

 career of distinction. In any company of men he instantly drew atten- 

 tion by his solid erect form and dignified presence, by his deep and 

 glowing eye, and by his dark features, cheerful, often mirthful, always 

 alive. His instant command of his intellectual resources gave him the 

 confidence needed for a leading place, and his friendly bearing, strong 

 judgment, and easy optimism made others welcome his leadership. His 

 convictions were deep, and his opinions, once formed, were shaken with 

 difficulty, for in discussion he had the soldier's quality of not know- 

 ing when he is beaten. His ambition was strong, and he liked to feel 

 the current of sympathy and approval bearing him on, but he did not 

 shrink from his course if others refused to follow. From Qrst to last, 

 he grappled with large undertakings and large sul)jects, conscious of 

 powers which promised him the mastery. Sucli as his contemporaries 

 saw him he will live for the future reader in many a sentence and page, — 



cheerful, courageous, hopeful. 



Charles F. Dunbae. 



