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  Obituary 
  Notices 
  of 
  Fellows 
  deceased. 
  

  

  no 
  pretension 
  of 
  being 
  an 
  orator, 
  but 
  again 
  all 
  be 
  said 
  was 
  the 
  result 
  of 
  

   thoughtful 
  carefulness. 
  He 
  succeeded 
  in 
  arousing 
  the 
  interest 
  of 
  his 
  listeners, 
  

   and 
  the 
  respect 
  and 
  affection 
  of 
  his 
  students 
  and 
  colleagues. 
  His 
  incisive 
  

   manner 
  compelled 
  attention 
  to 
  his 
  lucid 
  expositions. 
  

  

  As 
  a 
  friend, 
  words 
  fail 
  to 
  do 
  him 
  justice. 
  He 
  was 
  a 
  friend 
  worth 
  having, 
  

   loyal, 
  affectionate, 
  bright, 
  and 
  delightful 
  in 
  every 
  sense. 
  

  

  Outside 
  of 
  his 
  profession 
  and 
  professional 
  work 
  he 
  had 
  many 
  interests. 
  

   He 
  was 
  a 
  keen 
  student 
  of 
  literature 
  and 
  collector 
  of 
  books. 
  In 
  all 
  sports, 
  

   but 
  especially 
  golf, 
  he 
  was 
  as 
  keen 
  as 
  a 
  boy. 
  He 
  was 
  never 
  happier 
  than 
  

   when 
  spending 
  a 
  day 
  bicycling 
  with 
  his 
  friends 
  — 
  a 
  leader 
  in 
  all 
  their 
  fun 
  and 
  

   gaiety, 
  or 
  in 
  teaching 
  his 
  sons 
  the 
  rudiments 
  of 
  carpentering. 
  He 
  had 
  been 
  

   married 
  22 
  years 
  ; 
  his 
  widow 
  and 
  three 
  fine 
  sons 
  live 
  to 
  mourn 
  his 
  loss. 
  

  

  His 
  funeral 
  took 
  place 
  at 
  Hampstead 
  on 
  August 
  23, 
  1916, 
  and 
  this 
  last 
  

   sad 
  ceremony 
  was 
  carried 
  out 
  with 
  full 
  military 
  honours. 
  It 
  was 
  attended 
  

   by 
  representatives 
  of 
  the 
  Canadian 
  Army, 
  of 
  the 
  University 
  of 
  Toronto, 
  of 
  

   the 
  various 
  institutions 
  in 
  London 
  with 
  which 
  he 
  was 
  or 
  had 
  been 
  connected, 
  

   of 
  the 
  Eoyal 
  Society, 
  and 
  other 
  public 
  bodies. 
  Among 
  those 
  who 
  gathered 
  

   round 
  the 
  graveside 
  were 
  a 
  host 
  of 
  personal 
  relations 
  and 
  friends, 
  many 
  of 
  

   whom 
  hurried 
  back 
  from 
  their 
  summer 
  holiday 
  to 
  pay 
  him 
  this 
  last 
  tribute 
  

   of 
  respect. 
  The 
  scene 
  was 
  a 
  memorable 
  one, 
  and 
  there 
  were 
  but 
  few 
  dry 
  

   eyes 
  when 
  the 
  bugles 
  sounded 
  " 
  The 
  Last 
  Post." 
  

  

  Owing 
  to 
  misunderstandings, 
  the 
  publication 
  of 
  this 
  obituary 
  notice 
  has 
  

   been 
  long 
  delayed. 
  But 
  even 
  after 
  a 
  lapse 
  of 
  nearly 
  four 
  years, 
  the 
  sense 
  of 
  

   personal 
  loss 
  is 
  as 
  great 
  as 
  ever 
  ; 
  whilst 
  in 
  the 
  scientific 
  world, 
  the 
  gap 
  has 
  

   never 
  been 
  quite 
  filled 
  up. 
  The 
  circumstances 
  of 
  his 
  strenuous 
  life 
  of 
  

   struggle 
  betrays 
  that 
  indifference 
  to 
  the 
  work 
  of 
  science 
  which 
  our 
  country 
  

   has 
  been 
  ever 
  wont 
  to 
  exhibit. 
  The 
  recent 
  war 
  has 
  brought 
  home 
  to 
  the 
  

   nation 
  a 
  lesson 
  which 
  ought 
  to 
  be 
  taken 
  to 
  heart, 
  and 
  not 
  forgotten 
  now 
  that 
  

   peace, 
  which 
  has 
  its 
  troubles 
  too, 
  is 
  once 
  more 
  with 
  us. 
  These 
  few 
  lines 
  tell 
  

   briefly 
  the 
  story 
  of 
  a 
  man 
  with 
  exceptional 
  powers 
  and 
  brilliant 
  gifts 
  who 
  

   was 
  Unable, 
  nevertheless, 
  to 
  obtain 
  in 
  his 
  native 
  land 
  a 
  position 
  and 
  a 
  

   competence 
  worthy 
  of 
  his 
  greatness. 
  

  

  W. 
  D. 
  H. 
  

  

  