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Chaplain Scott, gave a sketch of his life and service in the array. 

 He was buried with full military honors in the national cemetery 

 at The Presidio. 



Doctor Parker was the author of numerous articles of a scientific 

 nature, appealing for the most part to the general reader rather 

 than to the specialist. Some of these appear in the Transactions 

 of the Academy; others were published in the Kansas City Review 

 of Science. While in the East he published a book, "The Sabbath 

 Transferred," now in the second edition. He was a life-long stu- 

 dent of science, philosophy and theology, and was associated with 

 Maj. J. W. Powell, Dr. Joseph Le Conte, Doctor Howison, Dean 

 Stringham and other eminent men, besides his Kansas confreres. 

 His venerable widow resides at 2903 Wheeler street, Berkeley, Cal. 



Doctor Parker's connection with the Kansas Academy of Science 

 extended through many years. With sixteen others he united in 

 an invitation to all persons in the state interested in natural science 

 to meet at Lincoln College, Topeka, September 1, 1868, for the 

 purpose of organizing a State Natural History Society. Among 

 those associated with him in this cause were Professors Fraser,^ 

 Mudge, Hougham, Carruth, Mc Vicar, Snow and Whitney. At the 

 fourth annual meeting of this society, at Leavenworth, October 25 

 and 26, 1871, the constitution and by-laws were amended and the 

 name changed to Kansas Academy of Science. Doctor Parker had 

 been secretary of the Natural History Society, and continued to 

 hold that office in the Academy of Science until 1873. He was vice 

 president of the Academy from 1873 to 1875, and again from 1885 

 to 1886, and was elected president in 1886. At the meeting in 1887 

 he delivered the retiring presidential address on the subject, "The 

 Progr-^.rfS of Astronomy." In 1896 he was elected an honorary mem- 

 bei^. The Kansas Agricultural Report for 1872 contains from the 

 Tjen of Secretary Parker an account of the origin and history of the 

 Academy up to that time. The Transactions of the Academy for 

 1900 contains the latest reference to him found in our Transactions, 

 consisting of a letter to Librarian Smyth, dated December 20, 1900. 

 This was filled with the humor and spontaneity of his nature, and 

 with quiet satisfaction in his own work in the organization of scien- 

 tific associations and his connection with men of science. He whs 

 a whole-souled, genial man who will never be forgotten by those 

 who had the pleasure of his friendship. 



