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Posthumous fame is doubtless of greater benefit to the 



community at large than to the person commemorated by it. The 

 former are taught the possibilities of life by the examples of those 

 who have achieved much, and are stimulated by it to exertion 

 and to success. One of the most impressive forms of commemo- 

 ration is the erection of statues in public places. The general 

 public, especially those who do not read, are compelled to learn 

 history when it is taught in the object lessons of the sculptor's 

 and painter's arts. It has been the custom to erect statues to 

 successful military men from time immemorial, and the United 

 States has not been slow to follow the example of older countries. 

 European nations, both ancient and modern, have also made 

 statues of their philosophers, statesmen and artists, and although 

 America has not yet immortalized many of her own sons in this 

 way, she will probably do so ere long. We have statues of 

 Humboldt, Shakespeare and other foreign worthies in our parks, 



We therefore look with pleasure on the movements to erect 

 statues to Professor Henry, to Longfellow, and to Alexander L. 

 Holley. England will erect a statue to Darwin and place it in 

 South Kensington. 



But an excellent method of attaining the same end is the estab- 

 lishment of scholarships bearing the name of the person whose 

 memory it is important to preserve. It is greatly to be hoped 

 that the subscription for the endowment of the Leidy chair of 



anatomy in the University ot Pennsylvania, will be successful. 



This proposition is the 



more meritorious, since it is designed to 



benefit the present inci 



imbent, Professor Joseph Leidy, during 



his life, as well as to cot 



nmemorate his services to science. 



The American comn 



littee selected to prepare a fitting memo- 



rial of Darwin in this co 



untry, are considering the advisability, as 



we understand, of creati 



ng a scholarship bearing his name, which 



shall support an Americ 



an student of biology at some of the best 



schools of Europe. It i 



s to be hoped that such a desirable prop- 



osition may be carried i 



nto effect. 



The Bi-Centennial A 



association of Pennsylvania has issued a 



circular which sets forth a plan for the creation of a series of 



