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admirable traits of character. No one was more ready 

 to communicate information, or take more pains to confer 

 a favor than he. He was a useful man in the line of his 

 specialties. 



Rev. E. B. WILLSON spoke in the highest terms of 

 Mr. Cooke's labors in behalf of the Institute and of the 

 Fraternity, and also of his many marked personal charac- 

 teristics ; frank, hating cant, impatient of conventionali- 

 ties, sunny tempered by nature, but quick and of variable 

 moods, he scorned wordy goodness, and called for deeds 

 before his confidence was to be had. His valuable services 

 in the management of the Salem Fraternity were particu- 

 larly alluded to by Mr. Willson. Almost from the begin- 

 ning his hand was in it, and as the zeal of others slackened, 

 he only gave to it his more constant care. Every day 

 he devoted hours to it, especially during the week-day 

 evenings ; these were the leisure hours from other pursuits 

 which were his main business. His heart was in the 

 work. Something new to be tried was always seething in 

 his brain ; more library room ; more books ; more periodi- 

 cals, papers and pictures ; another room for women, more 

 workers on committees ; more work for the workers ; but 

 he went first himself, and staid last. On the steady band 

 of workers that has carried on the Salem Fraternity for 

 these eleven j^ears, his death falls like a momentary faint- 

 ness which darkens the eyes to the way before them. 



Mr. JOHN ROBINSON spoke of the long personal friend- 

 ship which had existed between Mr. Cooke and himself, 

 and particularly dwelt upon his pleasant and kindly ways, 

 always seeking to do a favor before it could be asked of 

 him. He spoke of his fondness for children, and the ease 

 with which he made them familiar with him, and related 

 an incident which occurred only one week before Mr. 

 Cooke's death. 



