526 Jounial of Comparative Neurology and Psychology. 



number of advanced students who were inspired by his genius 

 and broad knowledge, and who fairly worshiped him. 



"In passing, it may be mentioned that under him the 

 policy of the University was completely reversed. From a lit- 

 erary academy, it became a scientific school ; from a prepara- 

 tory school it developed into a college with a post-graduate de- 

 partment. In three short years the institution was placed where 

 it belonged — at the head of the school system of New Mexico. 



"Upon entering his new duties, Dr. Herrick commenced 

 the biological and geological survey of the territor)'. 



' 'Two volumes of original investigations in these lines speak 

 for themselves. In addition, contributions were made to some 

 of the leading journals of America, especially to tlie Journal of 

 Comparative Neurology, the American Geologist and the Psycho- 

 logical Reviezv. 



Of Professor Herrick's contributions to philosopiiy a 

 word should be said. That his interest was a deep and abid- 

 ing one is abundantly evident from a glance at his writings 

 which include many articles and discussions dating from the 

 publication in 1882 of his translation of Lotze's lectures on 

 psychology to the series of articles on "Dynamic ReaHsm" 

 which he had begun to publish in the Journal of Philosophy, 

 Psychology, and Scientific MetJwcis, at the time of his death. 

 He made frequent short contributions to the Psychological Re- 

 viezv, besides publishing various articles of a psychological and 

 philosophical character in the columns of his own Journal. His 

 interest in problems of ethics and religion is evidenced by 

 divers articles in certain of the religious periodicals as well as 

 by much unpublished MS. 



Of his metaphysical writings it should be said that they 

 were always inspired by his scientific researches. He never 

 was satisfied with the easy philosophy of the "anti-metaphys- 

 ical" standpoint of many fellow scientists. Ps)cho-physical 

 parallelism he regarded as "the Great Bad." The aim of his 

 life was to throw^ light upon just such so-called insoluble prob- 

 lems as the relation of consciousness to the brain. "Ignorabi- 

 mus" is a word which never fell from his lips. The unity of 



