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NORTHWEST ORNITHOLOGICAL AS- 

 SOCIATION. 



MEMORIAL RECORD OF ARTHUR L. POPE. 



The Northwest Oinithological Afsociation de- 

 sires to place on record the expression of its sin- 

 cere sorrow and its sense of deep loss it has suf- 

 fered through the death of Anhur L. Pope, an 

 active member and a true leader in this Asso- 

 ciation. 



Arthur L. Pope was born near the village of 

 Trumansburt^', Tompkins County, New York, 

 Dec. 26th., 1876. Died at the home of his 

 parents near Snleni, Oregon, Feb. 28th., 1897. 



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His early life was spent on a farm where he 

 was brought in close contact witii Nature, and 

 it was here that lie showed an unusually keen 

 delight in birds. His interest grew deeper and 

 he became a reader of all the ornithological 

 literature he could procure. His spare mo- 

 ments he spent in Umly rr.d close observation 

 and soon developed into an enthuisnstic orni- 

 thologist. 



In the fall of I S90, Mr. Pope moverl to \' mv- 

 hill Countv, Oiegon and laier to Maiion 



County. 



Early in 1894 Mr. Pope started the move- 

 ment to organize an ornithological .society 

 among the bird loversof the Northwest. Main- 

 ly through his efforts the Noiihwest Orni- 

 thological Assoeiatioii was oiganized nt Portland 

 in December '94. He w.is elected as its first 

 president and that year and the next he did more 

 than any one else to keep the society in good 

 condition. He was quiet and unassuming but 

 a hard worker in everything he attempted. 



A little over a year ago he entered the office 

 of the Yamhill County Reporter to commence 

 pre[>aration for his cho.sen field of labor, journal- 

 ism. Only those most imtimate with him 

 could judg;e of his deep disappointment when 

 frilling health compelled him to leive the olTice 

 and seek his home for needed rest and medical 

 aid. Put that dread disease, consumption, al- 

 ready claimed its victim, and alike unavailing 

 were the best medical skill of the stale and the 

 ui tiring ministrations of his friends. 



Peaiiliful were the lessons of patient endurance 

 «nd calm submission taught by the heroic soul 

 in the three months brief struggle when he wish- 

 ed to live but was ready to die. 



How small — how trivial seem the great ex- 

 pectations and plans built upon the future of 

 this particularly bright young life now that God's 

 greater plan is manifest. A brave, courageous 

 spirit has gone from us, but left to all who knew 

 him is the inspiration of a thoroughly pure, un- 

 selfish life. "O death, where is thy sting? O 

 grave, where is thy victory?" 



IN MEMORIAM. 



I cannot say and I will not say 

 That he is dead — he is just away. 



With a cheery smile and a wave of the luind. 

 He has wandered into an unkr.own land, 



And left us dreaming how very (air, 

 h needs must be, since he lingers there. 



And you — oh, you — who the wildest yearn 

 Kor the old time step and glad return — 



Think of him as faring on, as dear 

 In the love of there as the love of here. 



Wild and gentle as he was brave 

 When the sweetest love of his life he gave 



To simpler things, where the violets green. 

 Pure as the eyes they were linked to, 



