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Mr. Simon's name was familiar in musical circles from the 

 active interest he took in the Halle concerts, and it is no secret 

 that he assisted in the negotiations which led to Dr. Richter's 

 engagement as conductor. His devotion to the literature of his 

 native land was manifested l)y the endowment of a chair of 

 German in the Owens College. 



He was an extensive reader, and one of his occupations was 

 to select passages to be used as daily mottoes for a calendar 

 whicli he had regularly issued for some years before his death. 

 This was eminently characteristic of the man, both in form and 

 matter. The year, month, and day were given in bold figures, 

 without a trace of decoration, which might have detracted from 

 its utility. Beneath were a few legible lines containing a pithy 

 saying or aphorism, culled with the utmost catholicity of taste 

 from writers of all ages and opinions ; stimulating, consolatory, 

 or humorous — deep and true, without a trace of cant—, a reflex 

 of the man as he appeared to those who were privileged to have 

 more than a passing acquaintance with him. W. E. H. 



