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a book to be called ' Virginia Worthies,' in 

 which doubtless he would try to give the 

 proper standing to that minor and second 

 class of Virginia great men of whom the 

 country at large knows so much less to-day 

 than it ought to know. 



"But Dr. Goode was not only an his- 

 torian in this respect and in this peculiar 

 way. He was also an historian of science, 

 and he seems here likewise to have followed 

 the same general idea of grouping scientific 

 history — the history of scientific progress — 

 around the particular man and individuals 

 connected with that progress. 



" I am told that in certain lectures, partly 

 published and partly as yet unpublished, he 

 has given us the most interesting and in- 

 structive history yet produced of the prog- 

 ress of science in the United States ; so 

 that it is not attributing to Dr. Goode a 

 novel and undeserved character to speak of 

 him as an historian. Had his life been 

 spared, in his peculiar way, in his own per- 

 sonal and attractive manner, he would 

 doubtless have made most substantial con- 

 tributions to the study of American history; 

 and I cannot doubt, as I have already said, 

 that in doing this he was impelled by the 

 patriotic idea that he was helping to build 

 up a strong, American, intelligent citizen- 

 ship in the country he loved so well." 



Pofessor Henry F. Osborn then spoke of 

 ' Goode as a l^aturalist,' reviewing his nu- 

 merous contributions to the study of natural 

 history and touching upon his fine charac- 

 ter, his distinguished position as a museum 

 administrator, and the elements which made 

 him a leader of men and a controlling power 

 in the natural history and museum work of 

 the country. Professor Osborn's address 

 appears in full in this issue of Science. 



The final address was by Professor Wil- 

 liam H. Dall, of the United States National 

 Museum, on ' Goode's Activities in Relation 

 to American Science. ' Professor Dall traced 

 the origin of government scientific institu- 



tions. These he showed were not ' created ' 

 by Congressional fiat, but were due in reality 

 to the unselfish devotion of master minds. 

 " A great institution," he said, " is not cre- 

 ated; it is built up. With the mortar of its 

 foundations is mixed the blood and sweat of 

 its builders. Something of the very soul of 

 its architect springs with its pinnacles to- 

 wards the heavens." He then described the 

 multitudinous operation of the Museum ; its 

 cooperation with museums and institutions 

 of learning in this and other lands and the 

 wide knowledge, infinite tact and unweary- 

 ing devotion which Dr. Goode displayed in 

 directing all of these operations and rela- 

 tions to a useful end. " What has been 

 said," remarked Professor Dall in conclu- 

 sion, " I trust, is enough to show that no 

 ordinary man could have done this work 

 (and much else) , and yet have left behind 

 him no antagonisms, no memories of fail- 

 ure, no hint of insuificiency associated 

 with his name. He is remembered as one 

 never weary of well doing ; who reached 

 the heights, though ever aiming higher; 

 whose example stimulated and whose his- 

 tory will prove a lasting inspiration." 



Professor Dall then read from among a 

 large number of letters received since the 

 death of Mr. Goode, appreciating his great 

 service and offering consolation, the follow- 

 ing extracts : 



Professor Henry Giglioli, of Florence, in 

 writing to Mr. True, October 3, 1896, spoke 

 of Mr. Goode as one of the men he loved 

 and esteemed most. " I feel so crushed," 

 he says, " by this terrible blow that I hard- 

 ly know what I am writing ;" "he was so 

 full of energy and work, it is hard to be- 

 lieve that he is now no more. To you all 

 at the National Museum the loss must be 

 immense, but to many abroad it is a great 

 and much felt sorrow. To Science in 

 America, not alone, but in the civilized 

 world, his loss is indeed irreparable and 

 will be felt for years. ' ' 



