10 THREE WEEKS IN HUBBARD BA Y 



such as you hear them from the lips of cultured Parisians— a 

 soft, almost plaintive, undertone, with no abrupt changes, but 

 merely gentle gliding movements within narrow limits of pitch 

 and volume. Their peculiar "r," grasseye like the Parisian (the 

 word Nursoak is often spelled Nugsoak), completes the illusion. 



It affords me pleasure to acknowledge my indebtedness to 

 Lieut. Peary for invaluable assistance and unvarying kindness, 

 and to record my gratification at having been an eye-witness of 

 his management — a model of foresight, readiness, energy, fair- 

 ness, patience, and consideration. In these qualities one per- 

 ceives the secret of his magnificent achievement and the guar- 

 antee of his crowning success, the conquest of the Pole in 1900. 



In naming features which Ryder left unnamed, I have tried to 

 serve a useful purpose by using the names of some of the fore- 

 most advocates of a National University at Washington. This 

 may aid in giving to the movement the publicity which, it would 

 seem, is the only thing needed to insure its success. 



Washington, Jefferson, and Madison islands, for three Presidents of the 

 United States. 



Andrews glacier, for President E. B. Andrews, Brown University. 



Carroll glacier, for ex-Governor John Lee Carroll, General President of 

 the Society of Sons of the Revolution, Maryland. 



Chamherlin (Mt.), for Prof. T. C. Chamberlin, ex-President of the Uni- 

 versity of Wisconsin. 



Dabney bay, for Hon. Charles W. Dabney, ex- Assistant Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, President of the University of Tennessee. 



Eaton peninsula, for Gen. John Eaton, ex-U. S. Commissioner of Edu- 

 cation. 



Edmunds island, for Hon. George F. Edmunds, ex-U. S. Senator. 



Frye (Mt.), for Hon. William P. Frye, U. S. Senator. 



Fuller (Mt.), for Hon. Melville W. Fuller, Chief Justice of the Supreme 

 Court of the United States. 



Garland peninsula, for Hon. A. H. Garland, ex-Attorney General of the 

 United States. 



Gilman peninsula, for President D. C. Gilman, Johns Hopkins University. 



Harper strait, for President William R. Harper, University of Chicago. 



Harris bay, for Hon. W. T. Harris, U. S. Commissioner of Education. 



Hawley strait, for Hon. Joseph R. Hawley, U. S. Senator. 



Hearst glacier, for Mrs Phoebe A. Hearst. 



Henderson bay, for Hon. J. B. Henderson, ex-U. S. Senator. 



Hoyt island, for Hon. J. W. Hoyt, ex-Governor of Wyoming, Chairman 

 of the National University Committee. 



Hubbard bay, for Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard, first President of the Na- 

 tional Geographic Society. 



Hunton strait, for Hon. Eppa Hunton, ex-U. S. Senator. 



