IN MEMORIAM—ALEXANDER NORMAN TATE. 307 
and other teachers, who were impelled by love of the cause 
rather than any pecuniary emoluments. In addition to these classes, 
Mr. Tate devoted much time and money to his own School of 
Technology and Chemistry in Hackin’s Hey, Liverpool, where he 
has trained some hundreds of useful chemists, physiologists, and 
sanitarians. 
The various scientific and learned societies of Liverpool found 
an ardent supporter in Mr. Norman Tate. He established the 
Liverpool Science and Art Teachers’ Association, and took the 
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the Science Students’ Association, founded by him on a bast which 
has enabled it to pursue—notwithstanding some minor vicissitudes 
a flourishing career of usefulness and success. He did not spare 
himself in placing at the service of these Societal his own time 
(always valuable to a professional man), and was ever ready with 
assistance in organising and carrying on their operations. In giving 
information or assistance to those who were preparing papers of their 
own he took often as much interest and trouble as for himself, 
lending books, specimens, or microscopes, in order that the 
expositions should be as complete as possible. Mr. Tate had been 
president of all the above mentioned societies, and also of the 
Society of Chemical Industry (Liverpool section) and Microscopical 
ociety ; having been an active officer, too, of the local Geological, 
Biological, and Physical Societies. He was a Fellow of the Society 
of Chemical Industry (London) and of the Society of Public Analysts, 
Chemical and Geological Societies of London, and member of 
council of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland. 
To geology he did good service in analysing many of the rocks in 
the neighbourhood of Liverpool. He discovered the mineral sserine 
in the decomposed greenstones of the boulder clay in the valley of 
the Mersey, and showed that the colour of certain black bands in 
the local Triassic sandstones was due to the presence of manganese. 
His love of all out-door sports and of botany was evinced from 
boyhood. In later years he was never so happy as when conducting 
or accompanying a party of students in a country ramble. On such 
Occasions his characteristic restless energy would assert itself; every 
leafy nook or quiet pond would be explored, while his geniality and 
ready wit would always enliven the more arduous labours of the day. 
An excursion with Mr. Norman Tate was no mere introduction to 
the - ‘dry bones’ of science, but a real pleasure and enjoyment not 
easily forgotten. ; 
Mr. Tate’s capacity for work was enormous. At a time of life 
when few men care to increase their engagements and responsibilities, 
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