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incident is told to illustrate the kindly. synii>alli('l ic siiirit uliicli was so 

 ciiai-acteristic of Mr. Cox. He was ever ready to briiiii a lilllc moi-e sun- 

 shine into the life of any one who needed it. 



As student and investigator. Mr. Cox was most painsIaUin;,' and consci- 

 entious. (|uiet. industrious, level-headed and cautious, lie ncscr reached 

 c(inclnsi(ins oi' announced results excejil such as were sustained iiy 1 he avail- 

 able evidence. 



.\s a teacher, he was one of the very best I ever knew. His success lay 

 lar.i,'ely in his absolute honesty witii ins subject and his studeids. ins (|uiet. 

 unobtrusive manner, and his larj,'e human sympatliy. Ilis students love<l 

 inm : they eould not do otherwise. 



As a member of the faculty, he was usefid in many ways for the .general 

 !,'( (1(1 of the institution. There were so many tlunss of jjeneral interest that 

 he could do better than any one else; and he was always willing and ready 

 to iK'rform any duty assigned to him. These ((ualities iieculi.iily litte(| him 

 to service as Dean of the Faculty, which position he held durini; the last 

 two years of his life, in addition to tlie regular duties of his department. 



Personally Mr. Cox was one of the most lovable of men. I can do no bet- 

 ter than quote from the resolutions ad()i)ted by a committee of the Faculty: 



"During these years of daily association we have learned to appreciate 

 and revere the eminent virtues of our friend and colleague. His indefatig- 

 able industry, his unseltish devotion to duty, even when physically incapaci- 

 tated, his gentle, kindly and obliging dispositicm made him admired and 

 loved of all, both fellow-teachers and students. 



"Devoid of petty ambitions and a.spirations, his attitude towards life 

 was gracious and optimistic, free from carping criticism and querulousness. 

 Disappointment met with equanimity: success with poise and serenity. 



"His strict devotion to his chosen work did not isolate or estrange him 

 from cordial and sympathetic human relations. Mr. Cox was ahvays the 

 kindly man, as well as the efficient teacher and scientific scholar." 



Professor Cox was a member of numerous scientific societies, among 

 which may be mentioned the following: 



Indiana Academy of Science : American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science, of which he became a Fellow in 1906: Washington Academy of 

 Science; New York Academy of Sciences : The Mazamas ; American Orni- 

 thologists' Union; Biological Society of Washington: American Forestry 

 .\ssociation; American Society of Naturalists; National Geographic Society : 

 American Nature Study Society ; and The Wilson Ornithological Club. 



