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a heart lesion would prevent his carrying out his cherished 
plan. He therefore accepted the Chair of Zoology in his Alma 
Mater and began his work there in the autumn of 1900, con- 
tinuing it until his death. 
Doctor Bailey was married December 26, 1900, to Miss Anna 
W. Condit, of Des Moines, Iowa, who with their three daugh- 
ters, Helen, Jean and Elizabeth, survives him. 
Doctor Bailey was a member of the Iowa Academy of Science, 
the American Geographic Society, the American Association of 
Museums, the American Association for the Advancement of 
Science, the American Ornithologists’ Union, the Wilson Or- 
nithological Club ; also of Sigma Xi, the Baconian Society (S. 
U. I.), the Zoology Club (S. U. I.), the Triangle Club (S. U. I. 
Faculty), the Iowa Forestry and Conservation Association, the 
Alumni Association of Rush Medical College, and the Masonic 
Order. 
Undoubtedly, Doctor Bailey’s greatest service grew out of 
his remarkable personal influence upon the many students who 
came under his instruction. All who knew him were impressed 
with the charm of his personality and the winning power of 
his character ; and these qualities, added to his enthusiasm for 
scientific study, made him a truly great teacher. It is of in- 
terest that one of his students, Miss Clementina Spencer, was 
selected to continue his work at Coe. 
It is marvelous that he found time outside of the heavy 
duties of his teaching to do so much constructive work. He 
managed, under heavy handicaps, to build up a remarkable 
museum at Coe College which the trustees have named the Bert 
H. Bailey Museum. He came into friendly relations with the 
leading museum men of the country. He collected much ma- 
terial himself and was on the alert constantly to secure speci- 
mens from other sources. He spent some time in 1905 in 
British Honduras, bringing back the third largest collection of 
birds from that region in this country. 
He had been collecting data for some time for a report on 
the small mammals of Iowa which was to be published by the 
Iowa Geological Survey. In order to complete this work he 
was granted leave of absence for the year 1916-17 by the 
trustees of Coe College. He entered the Graduate School of 
the State University of Iowa, intending to present his Doctor's 
thesis in June. His illness put an end to a work that prom- 
ised much of scientific value. 
