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1899 he had lived quietly in Cleveland with his family. He died on 

 May 11,1903. 



Mr Neff was one of the original Fellows of this Society. He was seldom 

 able to attend its meetings and was probably unknown to the great ma- 

 jority of its members ; but the Society was very dear to him, and his pride 

 in its growth and vigor was great. He was not a professional geologist, 

 and such active part as he took in geologic work was from the standpoint 

 of applied geology ; but he had an acute interest in the general subject, 

 read widely, and was ever ready to do what he could for the advancement 

 of the science. 



My own acquaintance w r ith Mr Neff dates only from 1893. In passing 

 the Historical Society building I used frequently to go in and enjoy a 

 few minutes' chat with him. His favorite occuDation, stated in his own 

 words, was " tramping over the country." He wanted to find out about 

 things. He liked to find them out himself, but it was the things that 

 interested him, not who found them out. During my talks with him I 

 never once heard him refer to his own exploits. His discoveries were 

 always at the service of any one who could use them. His interest in 

 geology was in its progress. That was the important matter — not to 

 whom the progress was due. It was a pleasure to him to feel that he 

 had done something for the advancement of geology ; but he fully ap- 

 preciated that in the advancement of knowledge the single individual 

 counts for little. 



There is little bibliography. From a man of his nature and pursuit 

 that was to be expected. He did not feel himself a geologist, but simply 

 one interested in geology. The results of his geological work were freely 

 made over to others to use. The single short paper communicated to 

 this Society and published in its Bulletin* is, so far as I can discover, 

 his sole contribution to geology published over his own signature. It 

 in no way measures the indebtedness of geology to him. 



MEMOIR OF WILB UR CLINTON KNIGHT f 

 BY ERWIN H. BARBOUR 



Though others might render the service better, it seems fitting, never- 

 theless, that tribute be paid to the memory of Doctor Wilbur Clinton 

 Knight by a contemporary living near his early home, associated with 

 his Alma Mater, and with his work for advanced degrees. In his col- 

 lege days, as well as in his maturer years, he was a man of peculiar 

 rectitude. Being possessed of strong personality and great strength of 



* The Sylvania sand in Cuyahoga county, Ohio. Bull. Geol. Soe. Am., vol. 1, pp. 32-34. 

 f As Professor Barbour was called away from the meeting this memoir was not read, but it is 

 inserted here in its proper place. 



