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year 1899 he again taught anatomy. From now on the various 

 changes in his title which appeared in the catalogue were 

 merely matters of detail. At the close of his career his offi- 

 cial title was professor of systematic zoology and curator of 

 mammals, birds and fishes. He was a charter member of the 

 Kansas chapter of Sigma Xi, fellow of the American 'Associa- 

 tion for the Advancement of Science, and held membership in 

 the American Ornithological Union, the Kansas Academy of 

 Science, and the Biological Society of Washington. 



The work of Professor Dyche covered a span of but little 

 more than a generation in time, yet he left a monument which 

 will endure as long as his University stands and learning at- 

 tracts men. As a teacher his influence was felt by his stu- 

 dents and associates. Coming to the University a poor country 

 lad, he left as his monument one of the greatest collections of 

 North American vertebrates, housed in the imposing building 

 which bears his name. He was an explorer of no mean ability 

 and accomplishment. In gathering materials for the Univer- 

 sity museum Professor Dyche, either on his own account or in 

 company with others, made more than a score of expeditions. 

 These led him into out-of-the-way places, where he faced 

 privations and dangers, yet he saw only the results which he 

 was achieving for his beloved University. He visited New 

 Mexico, Colorado, the Cascades, British Columbia, northern 

 Minnesota, Alaska, and finally the Arctic regions. He headed 

 the expedition sent out in 1895 by the American Museum of 

 Natural History, of New York City, to go in search of Peary, 

 who was supposed to be lost in Greenland. He brought back 

 rich spoils to the University, as well as rescuing the noted 

 explorer. 



In all the years which he devoted to the work of building up 

 the University museum Professor Dyche showed a spirit of 

 extreme devotion and self-sacrifice, his only object being to 

 secure material for his institution. The specimens which he 

 so generously brought to his alma mater would have com- 

 manded large sums of money had he been willing to sell them. 

 So successful was he in his field of work that he had alluring 

 offers to go elsewhere. To these he always turned a deaf ear, 

 preferring to remain in his old haunts, even though it were 

 at a great sacrifice. 



