SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL. XXXVll 



that the prodigious material wealth of the world of to-day, as 

 compared with that of two centuries ago, is due to the inventions 

 and discoveries of 10,000 men. Let us think of Watt, Stephen- 

 son, Faraday, and Graham Bell as examples. No wealth could 

 repay our debt to such men. Had the scientist, of which our 

 Medallist is an example, asked for pecuniary reward, he lives in 

 a generous country which has become proverbial for its muni- 

 ficence to individuals, and he might have fared well. There 

 are but few books which do not contain references to our South 

 African millionaires. Our rewards have been prodigious, but, 

 candidly, I think that in bestowing them our heart has triumphed 

 over our head — that we have been too lavish, and that our gen- 

 erosity has lacked discrimination. It is therefore with some 

 pride that I take part in this ceremony, which marks the appre- 

 ciation of our Association and of his colleagues in scientific 

 research." 



The President thereupon handed the medal and cheque to 

 Dr. Juritz, and said : — " Will you please transmit this medal to 

 Mr. Lounsbury, and wish him in our name a complete restoration 

 of his health and every success in his further researches, which 

 we will follow with sympathetic interest." 



Dr. Juritz, on behalf of Mr. Lounsbury, thanked the Council 

 of the Association for the award and the President for his kindly 

 references to Mr. Lounsbury's work in makinfj the presentation. 

 He promised to convey the award and the President's good wishes 

 to the Medallist in due course. He referred to his association 

 with Mr. Lounsbury in the professional branch- of the Cape 

 Department of Agriculture, an association which had begun over 

 a score of years ago, and expressed the particular pleasure he 

 felt in accepting the medal on behalf of one who had served his 

 adopted country so well. 



Previous Recipients. 



1908. Grahamstown. — Arnold Theiler, C.M.G., M.D., Bacterio- 



logist to the Transvaal Government, Pretoria. 



1909. Bloemfontein. — Harry Bolus, D.Sc, F.L.S., of Sher- 



wood. Kenilworth, Cape Division. 



1910. Capetozvn. — John Carruthers Beattie, D.Sc, F.R.S.E., 



Professor of Physics, South African College, 

 Capetown. 



191 1. Bulaivayo. — Louis Peringuey, D.Sc. F.E.S., F.Z.S., 



Director of the South African Museum. Cape- 

 town. 



1912. Port Eli::abeth. — Alexander William Roberts, D.Sc, 



F.R.A.S.. F.R.S.E., of Lovedale Observatorv, 

 C.P. 



1973. Lourenco Marques. — Arthur Wilham Rogers, ?*[.A., 

 ScD., F.G.S., Assistant Director of the Union 

 Geological Survey, Capetown. 



1914. Kimhcrley.—Proi. Rudolf Marloth, M.A., Ph.D.. Cape- 

 town. 



