28 McGEE MEMORIAL MEETING 



of the death of our most worthy co-laborer, Doctor W J McGee, 

 Chief Department of Anthropology; 



Resolved, That we individually and as members of the Council of 

 Chiefs of said Exposition, esteem it a great privilege to bear testi- 

 mony to the excellence of character, the spirit of loyalty to friends, 

 the devotion to the highest ideals, that made Doctor McGee such an 

 esteemed friend and pleasant associate; 



Resolved, That the family and friends of our esteemed co-laborer be 

 assured of the fullest measure of our sympathy in his death; 



Resolved, That the above resolutions be spread upon the records of 

 this Council and a copy sent to the family of the deceased. 



From the International Irrigation Congress: 



WHEREAS, On September 4, 1912, Doctor W J McGee, formerly 

 one of our board of governors, executive committeeman, and active 

 member, passed away, 



Be it Resolved, That this Twentieth International Irrigation Con- 

 gress record in sorrow its high appreciation of the work and charac- 

 ter of the late W J McGee, an enthusiastic advocate of Conservation 

 and its practical application in irrigation and forestry, and an active 

 worker in support of the Congress. His example of industry and de- 

 votion to scientific research in ascertaining the truth afford an ex- 

 ample to all who are working for the public welfare. We sincerely 

 deplore his loss. 



From the Lakes- to-the- Gulf Deep Waterway Association: 



Doctor W J McGee was a man of many parts. 



He was best known and understood among his coadjutors in the 

 domain of scientific research. 



He was likewise recognized and appreciated by that large body of 

 people concerned in the conservation of our natural resources. 



He had singular aptitude in developing and expounding the prin- 

 ciples of water conservation and in their practical application to the 

 problem of transportation. He regarded a river system as a unit 

 from source streams to the sea; and that its problems should be treated 

 as a whole, so as to develop in one solution all the collateral utilities 

 not only regularity in flow and fixation of bed and banks, but also 

 reclamation, water power, and sanitation. 



