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done, but what he is doing, and of what he 

 is yet to do. 



Dr. Smith doubtless came into the world 

 without his knowledge or approval ; he has 

 labored in behalf of this state and this uni- 

 versity long and well ; in due course of time 

 he will go out of the world without his 

 consent; for I am sure he would like to 

 work on forever in the upbuilding of his 

 beloved Alabama. 



And if I may give to the university trus- 

 tees and your state legislature one piece of 

 good advice, it is this: During Dr. Smith's 

 remaining years give him all the money 

 and all the help he can use in this work. 

 You may rest assured that with his present 

 extensive knowledge and experience as a 

 basis, for every dollar you now invest the 

 state will reap a hundredfold in return. 



This important work in Alabama Dr. 

 Smith was no doubt already planning at 

 the time of his graduation from this insti- 

 tution as far back as 1862, and during his 

 subsequent studies at Heidelberg and Got- 

 tingen and Berlin. His plans were no 

 doubt being matured when he entered the 

 university as a member of its faculty in 

 1871, because shortly thereafter, in 1873, 

 he organized the State Geological Survey 

 on which he has served continuously to the 

 present time 



In the discharge of these double duties, 

 his devotion to his native state has pre- 

 vented his accepting more remunerative 

 employment elsewhere, and has kept him 

 hard and continuoxisly at work during the 

 past three decades. He holds the record 

 among living state geologists for long and 

 faithful service in behalf of a single state. 

 And it is a record to be proud of ; for among 

 the state geologists in the United States, 

 during the past half century, there have 

 been many able, useful and devoted men, 

 who have contributed largely not only to 

 the science of geology, but to the wise de- 



velopment of the states they have served. 



Dr. Smith's services in Alabama have 

 witnessed, have been a part of, and have 

 contributed to the growth of more rational 

 plans looking to the future as well as the 

 present welfare in the development of the 

 state ; and this phase of his work is worthy 

 of our special attention on this occasion. 



He has also stood for and has been a 

 part of the wise state policy of connecting 

 with its university instruction other de- 

 partments of the state's activity, such as a 

 geological survey. In this dual capacity, 

 as university professor and state geologist, 

 he has not only done much toward the in- 

 tellectual training of the young men who 

 safeguard the interests of the state in every 

 phase of its life and work, but he has 

 taught these young men to know their 

 state; so that in their subsequent careers 

 as legislators and teachers, and men fol- 

 lowing other vocations, they have been able 

 to contribute toward her wiser growth, 

 both in material and intellectual affairs. 

 They are thus preparing not only a good 

 foundation, but also a good superstructure, 

 for a greater and more permanent future 

 for Alabama. 



One of the best results of this work in 

 its bearing on the welfare of the univer- 

 sity is the development of the recent move- 

 ment inaugurated as a small beginning in 

 1905 for a new museum for Dr. Smith's 

 collections; and which under the admir- 

 able leadership of Governor Comer, Presi- 

 dent Abercrombie, Mr. Hill Ferguson, 

 president of the alumni society. Dr. 

 Thomas M. Owen and other alumni, has 

 developed into an important and success- 

 ful movement for a greater university. 

 The net results to-day are the two splendid 

 buildings (Smith Hall and Comer Hall) 

 already completed, and the academic build- 

 ing now under construction. Unquestion- 



