MEMORIAL ADDRESSES. 



EDWARD OETOX. 



The manv American ffeolooists who sinc^ the death of Pro- 

 fessor Edward Orton have paid tribute to his memory^ lay 

 much stress upon the beauty of his character. Wherever he w^as 

 known, he was a valued friend, and from all his lovable 

 nature and sterling worth called forth an affection but rarely 

 seen between man and man. In the Stat« of Ohio, where most 

 of his life work was done and throughout Avhich he traveled in 

 pursuit of his investigations, he appears to have been looked 

 upon as a great and good man whom it was an honor and a priv- 

 ilege to welcome and assist. Yet this lovable personality offers a 

 striking instance of a man persecuted because the expansion of 

 his intellect and the widening of his horizon of knowledge 

 brought changes in his religious belief. Sensitive man that he 

 was, these persecutions caused him much mental suffering. 



iMeraoir of Edward Orton, by G. K. Gilbert, Bull. Geol. Soc. Am. 

 Vol. 11 (1900), pp. 542-550. (Includes a bibliography of Professor Or- 

 ion's scientific writings.) 



Edward Orton, by J. J. Stevenson. Jour. Geol. Vol. 8 (1900), pp. 

 205-213. 



Edward Orton, by I. C. White. Am Geologist. Vol. 25 (1900), pp. 

 197-210. (Contains a bibliography compiled by Lucy Allen, Ohio State 

 University Library.) 



Edward Orton, Educator, by T. C. Mendenhall. Science, N. S. Vol. 

 11 (1900), pp. 1-6. 



Edward Orton, GJ^ologist, by G. K. Gilbert. Ibid., pp. 6-11. (Not the 

 article published in Bull. Geol. Soc. Am.) 



The above articles have been freely used in compiling this article. 



Note. — The Historical Collections of Ohio (Centennial Edition, 1899. 

 Vol. 2, p. 59), contains a sketch of Dr. Orton's life which according to 

 Gilbert is, though anonymous, clearly autobiographic. 



