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age, tree or rock escaped him. The Society had the benefit of 

 his store of information on every subject. The explanation of 

 specimens which preceded every paper at the Society devolved 

 upon Dr. True. While he was scientific always, he was not 

 without a rich vein oi droll humor and in presiding and in the 

 valuable papers he delivered the members and guests were always 

 given a wide range of enjoyment. He shaped his work so that 

 he rarely missed Scientific, driving early and late and planning 

 ahead so as not to conflict. His familiar opening words have 

 come to be a part of the Society, and to those who' have attended 

 in the past the Society will never be the same without him no 

 matter how well it is officered. And yet, it should be maintained, 

 for it was his wish, and it has made for itself a place too im- 

 portant to give up. The Society is known far and wide, very 

 largely through the genius of its distinguished president, de- 

 ceased. 



The Ohio State Academy of Science is proud to have en- 

 rolled him as a member for many years. Although his pro- 

 fessional duties prevented his attendance at many regular meet- 

 ings his interest in the academy was ever apparent and he al- 

 ways made it his duty to recommend for membership persons of 

 his acquaintance who were interested along scientific lines. 



Dr. True was always kind and lovable to everybody, and 

 the bereaved wife finds his loss doubly hard. He was a part of 

 the county life as no other man has been and all join in the 

 deepest sorrow. The world, to us, will always seem to be minus 

 something that seemed a part of it. 



PERRY LYNES HOBBS, Ph. D. 



Born September 10, 1861 at Cleveland, Ohio. Died April 6, 

 1912 at his residence 6508 Euclid Avenue, where he had lived 

 for forty years. Married Mary Everett Marshall, April 6, 1892. 



Graduated at the Cleveland Central High School 1882; Case 

 School of Applied Science 1886 and University of Berlin 1889, at 

 which time and place he received the degree of Ph. D. 



