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After a song^by the^quartette, Mr. H. C. Fulton presented an 

 address, as follows: 



Address of H. C Fulton. 



When death takes those who are endeared to us, by their relation- 

 ship, works or virtues, we erect a monument to their memory. So, 

 but few die without leaving behind some loving heart and willing 

 hands, ready to raise at least a humble stone in remembrance of 

 them. This we all expect. But in the mighty army which yearly 

 steps into the darkness of the tomb, how many have built their own 

 monuments, and left behind enduring works, which will outlast shafts 

 of granite, and keep their memory bright long after marble and 

 stone have crumbled to dust? They are but few. It is only those 

 whose inherent genius, and broad abilities carry them beyond the 

 family hearth-stone, and give them a place in the respect, affection, 

 admiration or love of a large circle of people. 



Thus it has been with our lamented President, Joseph Duncan 

 Putnam, the loss of whom we now so sincerely mourn. For not only 

 do we and the people of his own country, and of his own tongue, 

 lament, but over the earth where civilization has established a scien- 

 tific society is his loss felt, and thousands are not only sympathizing 

 with his bereaved family and with us, but join in the mourning. 



The monument which will stand to his memory, and preserve his 

 name, is the one erected by study, research, and labor in the fields 

 of science. Our Academy is part of the fruit of that labor; for no 

 one has done more for its establishment, or been more active in lay- 

 ing the foundation on which we can now so successfully build, if 

 animated by the same spirit that actuated him. 



How seldom is it that one so young, reaches the position he has at- 

 tained in the world of science; and has been considered, and received 

 as the ])eev of the acknowledged leaders, who have made a reputa- 

 tion by years of study and research extending beyond the entire 

 length of his life. 



What were the qualities of Joseph Duncan Putnam's nature 

 which gave him eminence and raised him above his fellows? For 

 years he was a sufferer physically; subject to ills which would have 

 totally deterred most of us from close application and work; but not 

 so with him, for he possessed a genius for scientific study and labor 

 which nothing could deter — nothing but death itself; not even its 

 threatennig presence, which had been impending for years before its 

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