620 Wisconsin Academ-y of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 



of the Academy, he was fond of discussing many of the topics 

 presented at its annual meetings. 



In closing his public labors, in January, 1S99, he stated his 

 intention of neyer again taking upon himself the burdens im- 

 posed by public office. He looked forward with pleasure to a 

 season of rest and tray el. The only lourneys of any moment 

 which proyed possible for him txD take, was one to the Pacific 

 coast, where he spent a most delightful two months, and one to 

 his old home in Vermont. 



His three score years and ten were crowded full of high ideals 

 and an unselfish purpose. His earnestness and ability haye left 

 an impress on this state that time will not efface and such as 

 has been left by fe\v other persons. The work which it was his 

 fortime to do was done with coura^re and fidelity with all his 

 heart, and with the mind and hand of a master. 



Charles L. Harper. 



TKUMAX HENRY SAFFORD. 



Truman Henry Safford^ was born January 6, 1836, at Roy- 

 alton, Vermont. His parents belonged to the great middle 

 class to which we are indebted for so many of our teachers and 

 professional men. Even in his infancy he showed signs of that 

 maryelous power to deal with numbers mentally, which he pos- 

 sessed to an unusual degree throughout his entire life. When 

 he was six years of age he said to his mother that if he knew 



1 Arithmetical Prodigies, by E. W. Scripture, American Journal of 



Psychology. Vol. IV.. No. 1. 

 Truman Henry Safford. by Harold Jacoby, Science, N. S., Vol. XIV., 



No. 340. 

 Truman Henry Safford, by H. P. Hollis, The Observatory, Vol. 24, 



No. 308. 

 The Late Professor Safford, by E. Knobel, The Observatory, Vol. 24, 



No. 309. Reference is made in this article to an article on "The 



Boy Safford" in Chambers' Edinburgh Journal for Oct., 1847. 

 Obituary Notice of T. H. Safford. by Arthur Earle, Astronomische 



Nachrichten. Bd. 157, No. 3749. 

 The above articles have been freely drawn upon in compiling this 

 notice. I have also to thank Professors G. C. Comstock and C. F. 

 Smith of tlie University of Wisconsin for important data concerning 

 Professor Safford's like and work. 



