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unconscious of beino; taught. This was Doctor Snow's temper 

 toward a scheme of instruction. My impressions of Doctor Snow, 

 as a teacher can be expressed in no better way than to say briefly, 

 teaching with him was a delightful task, and instruction from him 

 was a delightful incentive and inspiration. 



DOCTOR SNOW AS A COLLECTOR, AND HIS COLLECTIONS. 



By Prof. L. L. Dyche, Lawrence. 



In the Quarter Centennial History of the University of Kansas, 

 in an article entitled "Reminiscences," Prof. D. H. Robinson, who 

 commenced work in the institution as a colleague of Doctor Snow, 

 gives us the following interesting information : 



"Our learned professor of natural history, who has now achieved 

 more than a national reputation in his special line of work, came 

 to the University with the expressed desire of teaching the Greek 

 language and literature. To this end, more perhaps than any other, 

 had tended all his previous training. A severe classical course in 

 college, with special attention to Greek, and a three years' course in 

 Andover Theological Seminary, with critical study of Greek and 

 Hebrew, had given him especial fondness and capacity for linguis- 

 tic studies. 



"His knowledge of the natural sciences, on the other hand, was 

 mostly negative — only the smattering that was then taught in the 

 New England classical college — just enough to make the 'darkness 

 visible.' 



"He brought to the duties of his professorship, therefore, no 

 special training in science, but only the natural endowments of a 

 sound, vigorous mind, sharpened by classical studies, keen powers 

 of observation, a passion for knowledge, untiring energy, and bound- 

 less capacity for hard work. Thus equipped, he was elected pro- 

 fessor of mathematics and the natural sciences." 



In this same article it is further stated that the first scientific 

 excursion undertaken by Professor Snow was made on Friday after- 

 noon, September 4, 1866. The entire faculty of the University 

 (consisting of three persons. President Rice, Professors Robinson 

 and Snow) went on horseback up the river to Cameron's Bluff to 

 examine some petrified turtles (presumably geodes) that had been 

 reported as seen in that locality. 



It was while sitting by a camp-fire one evening in New Mexico 

 that Professor Snow, speaking of his first interest in natural his- 

 tory work and his collections, told the writer that the first specimen 



