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abandonment of generic names which for him and for most of 

 ns had become classic by usage. 



The list of works for which we are indebted to him is long, and 

 I can only now mention his Geology of Water-Supply (1910), of 

 Soils and Substrata (1912), many contributions to the Victoria 

 County History, and his share in the preparation of Stanford's 

 Geological Atlas of Great Britain & Ireland. We remember, 

 too, that at our first Centenary in 1907 he successfully carried out 

 the task, which had been entrusted to him by the Council, of 

 writing the history of this Society. To the publications of this 

 Society, of the Geologists' Association, of the British Association,. 

 of the Somerset and Norfolk local scientific societies, he was a 

 frequent contributor, and for the ' Geological Magazine ' he not only 

 wrote original articles, but carried out the duties of a sub-editor 

 for many years. 



All his writing is marked by scrupulous care in compilation, and 

 by a conscientiousness in acknowledging previous writers that 

 threatened at times to cramp his own originality. It was to him 

 a delight to work, and after illness had rendered impossible those 

 visits to the field which he loved so well, he busied himself in 

 collating, in editing, in any work indeed in which his experience 

 could be turned to account. Ahnost up to the moment of his 

 death he was engaged in preparing the statistical part of a Geo- 

 logical Survey Memoir on Water-Supply. 



Woodward was elected into our Society in 1868 and into the 

 Royal Society in 1896. In 1885 he received the Murchison Fund, 

 in 1S97 the Murchison Medal, and in 1909 the Wollaston Medal, 

 awarded to him by the Council of the Geological Society in 

 consideration of researches conducive to the interests of the science 

 of Geology. He served on the Council several years, and was 

 Vice-President in 1904-1906, but the state of his health prevented 

 him from taking an active part in the affairs of the Society at 

 the time when his services were most likely to be available. He 

 was President of the Geologists' Association in 1893-91. 



For not far short of 40 years I was associated with Woodward 

 on the Geological Survey. As I look back upon this long period, 

 I realize what I owe to him. As my senior officer lie was sym- 

 pathetic and helpful, and his example was noble. As my friend 

 he inspired me with that affection which only perfect amiability 

 and unselfishness can win. I can recall no harsh word, no 

 unjustified criticism, no unfriendly action during all those years. 



