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of the subjects. His many avocations were always so arranged as 

 to allow him to be a frequent attendant at the meetings of the 

 Society and its committees ; his share in its annual meetings was 

 an active one, and all who heard his brief, incisive, witty and well 

 turned addresses in introducing the speakers at its last Annual 

 Dinner, felt that the death of such a man at the age of forty-three, 

 was indeed a great loss and a lasting sorrow. 



That such a man as Albert Smyth, with his vigor and outspoken 

 courage, should have enemies was natural, and to their discredit 

 rather than to his, for he outlived the attacks made upon him, and 

 showed that there was little or no foundation for them, by the 

 amount and excellence of his work, by the appreciation of his col- 

 leagues and pupils at the High School, and by the admiration of 

 all who were associated with him in his many fields of activity. 

 Life seemed just bringing him the best fruits of his laborious 

 youth, — he was asked by Publishers to undertake more literary 

 work, and with each year this became easier to him, for his large 

 store of learning was always at his call. One of our great Uni- 

 versities was about to call him to succeed a well recognized leader 

 in history and literature, another was about to confer on him a 

 degree of LL.D., and it was thought that he might well have the 

 offer as one of the professorial American representatives in a great 

 German University. His only doubt was as to giving up teaching 

 and lecturing to enable him to devote himself to authorship, — but 

 the end came suddenly, and now we have only his literary remains, 

 and the recollection of a personality that attracted all who came 

 within its reach. Wit, eloquence, learning, many unusual gifts con- 

 centrated in him. 



His early youth up to manhood was one of much hardship and 

 struggle, but he was never embittered by his hard experience of 

 poverty, nor was he spoiled by the success of his mature years 

 and the praise that came with it. He never forgot any kindness 

 or help shown to him in his hours of trial, — and he was always 

 watchful and helpful of the young men who came under his obser- 

 vation, — to them he repaid in abundant measure, all and much more 

 than all of the help that had benefited him. This was the truest 

 test and proof of the sound manliness of his character, and this it 



