36 Kansas Academy of Science. 



A word must be said about his lectures before the students in 

 the various courses. His course in physiology and hygiene was 

 entirely a lecture course, and he occasionally lectured in the other 

 courses. The lectures were clear, simple, and straightforward, and 

 were delivered in a charming manner. 



What was the secret of Professor Snow's success as a teacher ? 

 There was no secret about it. Clear as day it was due to his per- 

 sonality. He was friendly, he was kind, he was patient, he was 

 honest, he was lucid and forceful in speech, he was enthusiastic; 

 and above all and under all was his manliness and fearlessness. 

 These characteristics won for him the respect, the admiration and 

 the affection of the hundreds of students who came under his tute- 

 lage. In after-years we loved to recall, not so much that we had 

 studied botany and zoology at the University, as that we had studied 

 them under Professor Snow. 



FRANCIS HUNTINGTON SNOW MEMORIAL. 



By Prof. E. H. S. Bailey. Lawrence. 



The professor and scientific investigator to whose name we do 

 honor to-night was foremost in all the activities that have to do 

 with scientific life at the State University. Doctor Snow was one 

 of the six charter members of the Iota chapter of the society of the 

 Sigma Xi, which was founded at the University in 1890. Four of 

 the members, although more than eighteen years have elapsed, are 

 still members of the University faculty. He frequently contributed 

 papers for the edification of the society, especially on his favorite 

 topics meteorology and entomology, as well as graphic descriptions 

 of his scientific expeditions. Not long before his health began 

 finally to fail he entertained the society at his home, and gave a 

 very complete history of the chinch-bug investigation. Doctor 

 ;Snow was for some time vice-president of the Sigma Xi, and, later, 

 ipresident for a term of two years. 



Some of the older students will remember Doctor Snow better 

 BS a member of the original Science Club, which met on Friday 

 evenings to discuss general scientific subjects. In looking over the 

 files of the annual meetings for the presentation of original work 

 done by the different departments, his name is found as a frequent 

 contributor. His enthusiasm at the Science Club meetings was 

 contagious, and the result is seen to-day in the biological students 

 all over the country, who were first inspired to scientific research 

 by his voice and example. 



The students of the late '80's will not readily forget how Doctor 



