Acknowledgements 
I would like to thank both the Academy of Science of St. 
Louis and the St. Louis Science Center for providing support and en- 
couragement for the research and writing of this paper. 
Special thanks are due Jules D. Campbell, President of the Academy 
of Science, and Dennis M. Wint, President of the Science Center. Karen 
Corley, Print Design Coordinator at the St. Louis Science Center, proved 
invaluable when the time came to oversee the design, layout, and 
printing. 
Part of this paper appeared previously in Gateway Heritage, the 
journal of the Missouri Historical Society. The editors of that publica- 
tion have my gratitude for their assistance, cooperation, and permis- 
sion to reprint the section. 
John R. Hensley 
August 8, 1988 
