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which the President could not add something of genuine 
interest and value. Frequently his summing up of the discus- 
sion would give the very substance of the whole matter, and 
usually he would give, in his lucid way, the true bearings and 
the relationship of the presented matter to other subjects, In 
no circumstance did the range of his knowledge appear to better 
advantage than in the weekly Academy meetings. 
It was very rarely that he presented a paper in writing, it 
being his habit to extemporize. This habit of extemporizing 
in public speech, and hesitating for the right word, gave to his 
utterance a drawling tone, which, to strangers, was very marked 
and unpleasant, but it was forgotten when they came to appre- 
ciate the man and his matter. 
Dr. Newberry was chiefly responsible for the removal of the 
Academy Library first to the American Museum of Natural 
History, and then to Columbia College, and also for changing 
the meeting-place from the Mott Memorial Hall to the Academy 
of Medicine, and later to Columbia College. 
The Torrey Botanical Club, for the decade 1880 to 1890, had 
Dr. Newberry as its President. He was a member of the 
Century Club, and of the New York Yacht Club. 
HIS INFLUENCE. 
With his attractive personality, rich experience, vast knowl- 
edge, and his social, generous nature, Dr, Newberry, more than 
any other geologist of America, was a “ Nestor ” to the younger 
generation of workers in geology. Many had worked under 
his direction ; in later years many young men had been his 
students in the School of Mines, and a host of men had profited 
by his assistance or fatherly advice. 
His high rank in the scientific world and his convenient 
location in the metropolis naturally brought to his rooms many 
visitors. No geologist on the continent had a wider acquaint- 
ance among scientific men, or was so affectionately regarded as 
a friend and counsellor by the younger geologists. For the 
youngest and the humblest he always had a cheery, cordial 
greeting. He was never too busy to drop his work for a caller, 
who was always made to feel that he was more than welcome, 
There was an unaffected cordiality and cheeriness in his manner 
which won instant confidence. No young man ever left his 
presence without encouragement and stimulus. His greatest 
influence, unseen but gracious and enduring, was in the personal 
contact with students and friends, and the impress of his marked 
individuality upon the younger men, 
