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of the importance of such work is characteristically shown in 

 his dedication of an interesting genus of deep-sea fishes to 

 " Ulysses Aldrovandi, of Bologna, the founder of the first 

 natural history museum." 



His interest in museum administration caused a large 

 amount of "exposition work" to be entrusted to his hands. 

 An exposition is a temporary museum with a distinctly edu- 

 cational purpose. It can be made a mere public fair on a 

 large scale, or it can be made a source of public education. 

 In Doctor Goode's hands an exhibition of material was 

 always made to teach some lesson. He had charge, under 

 Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian exhibits in the Centennial 

 Exhibition of 1876, in Philadelphia. He served as United 

 States Commissioner in the Fisheries Exhibition held in Ber- 

 lin in 1880, and in London in 1883. He was a member of 

 the Board of Management of the government exhibit in the 

 World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, and also prepared 

 the general plan of classification adopted for the Exposition.^ 

 He was equally active in minor expositions held in New 

 Orleans, Cincinnati, Louisville, Atlanta, and elsewhere. He 

 was also concerned in the Columbian Historical Exposition 

 held in Madrid 1892-93, and for part of the time acted as 

 Commissioner-General for the United States.^ His services 

 in that connection were recognized by the conferment of the 

 order of Isabella the Catholic, with the rank of Commander. 

 From the Fisheries Exposition in London he received a 

 medal in honor of his services to the science of ichthyology. 



Doctor Goode was always deeply interested in the histori- 

 cal and biographical side of science, and in the personality, 



1 " First Draft of a System of Classificalion 2 «' The Report of the United Stales Com- 



for the World's Columbian Exposition," sub- mission to the Columbian Historical Exposi- 



mitted to the President of the World's Co- tion at Madrid, 1892-93, with Special Papers," 



lumbian Commission. Report of the United Washington, 1895, was prepared under 



States National Museum, 1891, page 649. Doctor Goode's direction. 



