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other way. His skill as a photographer was unusual, and he possessed rare 

 ability in choosing proper subjects, and the right light and angle to show 

 these in order to make the most attractive pictures, as well as to illustrate 

 the point under consideration. He not only had the skill which comes from 

 long practice, but a love for the beautiful and the artistic instinct as well. 



He was a member of several scientific and professional societies, and had 

 served this Academy as President and as ^^ice President of the Section of 

 Geology, and in many ways less formally. In the broader fields, he had been 

 Vice President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 and was President of the Geological Society of America when he died, and 

 his last completed writing was a paper entitled ''Concentration as a Geo- 

 logical Principle," intended to be used as his presidential address to the so- 

 ciety at the annual meeting. He held the honorary degree of Doctor of 

 Laws, given him both b}' his alma mater and the University of Wisconsin. 



The writer had the pleasure and good fortune to be associated with 

 Professor Russell during his field work in the Menominee region in 1905, the 

 last of his life, and thus had a chance to become somewhat closely acquainted 

 with his methods of work, and to strengthen a bond of friendship already 

 formed. In the intimate associations of camp life his steadfastness of pur- 

 pose, his simplicity of character, serenity of spirit, his goodness of heart and 

 consideration for his associates were deeply impressed upon the writer's 

 mind. It is entirely characteristic of the man that while he was a delightful 

 story-teller, he rarely volunteered to tell of his experiences, and when urged 

 to describe some of his adventures, declared that he had never had any, 

 "for nothing had really ever happened to him." His love of home and his 

 family was also a marked characteristic, and it was apparent from chance 

 remarks that they were never absent from his mind during the entire season. 



In person he was slightly below medium height, and of rather slender frame, 

 so that he seemed almost frail, but really possessed great strength, agility 

 and endurance, as must be apparent if his work as explorer is considered. 



As a man, he was upright, generous, industrious, and always ready to do 

 his whole duty as he saw it; and as a citizen, when called upon, was willing 

 to give liberally and without cost of his time, energy and knowledge for the 

 benefit of the community. This is exemplified in his voluntary services 

 to the city of Ann Arbor as a member of the committee to investigate the 

 city water supply, and his report on the subject is a most valuable one to 

 the city. 



Truly, a good man has gone from our midst, in the prime of a busy and 

 useful life. 



Chas. a. Davis, 

 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 



