7A SECTIONAL ADDRESSES. 
Conclusion. 
In selecting the topic of this address, I was influenced by my experience 
with students who often fail to grasp the elusive side of the subject that I 
have called ‘ cultural.’ I fear, however, that to you my remarks may have 
seemed trivial, in that no new facts have been presented nor has any new 
theory been advanced. I hope, nevertheless, that the point of view will 
meet with your approval, and that the emphasis laid on culture as 
pertaining to the science of geology may not be amiss. 
The beautiful, the philosophical, and the spiritual can be found in any 
of the sciences, in none more than in geology. The pen of Addison or of 
Macaulay in the hands of an experienced geologist would give an effective 
picture. The portraiture is too difficult for the feeble brush ; the scientist 
is unable to do justice to his own subject. 
