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tures or investigations, and came to regard him more in the 
light of a dear friend than as a teacher. Later when he was 
associated with him as a colleague, the same deep interest in 
success and approval of research work characterized his rela- 
tion to his former pupil. Cultivated and refined, his influence 
upon his pupils, upon his home, and in social life, has been 
alike gentle and elevating, and all his friends will sincerely 
wish that he may recover from the present trying illness, and 
be spared many years in the enjoyment of needed rest after a 
long period of active and exacting labors. 
Ithaca, N. Y. 
