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Catharine Mullin, Iowa City; Helen Nicholson, Iowa City; M, A. Nord- 
gaard, Grinnell; H. W. Norris, Grinnell; Lloyd North, Iowa City; W. H. 
Norton, Mount Vernon; C. C. Nutting, Iowa City; Arthur Oxley, Mount 
Pleasant; W. A. Owens, Mount Vernon; L. H. Pammel, Ames; Ralph 
L. Parker, Ames ; Matilda Paul, Iowa City ; J. N. Pearce, Iowa City ; 
J. O. Perrine, Cedar Falls ; P. V. Peterson, Cedar Falls ; L. Charles 
Raiford, Iowa City; O. B. Read, Cedar Falls; J. F. Reilly, Iowa City; 
Ivan L- Ressler, Ames; Victor H. Ries, Cedar Falls; H. L. Reitz, Iowa 
City; E. W. Rockwood, Iowa City; B. C. Shearer, Fairfield; Leo. P. 
Sherman, Grinnell; B. Shimek, Iowa City; L. P. Sieg, Iowa City; 
Donald M. Smith, Ames; John E. Smith, Ames; Orrin H. Smith, Mount 
Vernon; Miss Clementina S. Spencer, Cedar Rapids; L. B. Spinney, 
Ames; M. A. Stainbrook, Brandon; F. C. Stanley, Oskaloosa; Lorle 1. 
Stecher, Iowa City; T. C. Stephens, Sioux City; G. W. Stewart, Iowa 
City; Harold Stiles, Ames; Dayton Stoner, Iowa City; S. W. Stookey, 
Cedar Rapids ; F. A. Stromsten, Iowa City ; V. A. Suydam, Grinnell ; 
Beryl. Taylor, Iowa City; A. O. Thomas, Iowa City; John L. Tilton, In- 
dianola; A. C. Trowbridge, Iowa City; Merriam H. Trytten, Decorah; 
Gertrude Van Wagenen, Iowa City; G. R. Wait, Iowa City; Otto 
Walter, Dubuque; E. E. Watson, Fairfield; H. J. Wehman, Iowa City; L. 
D. Weld, Cedar Rapids; H. F. Wickham, Iowa City; Ben H. Wilson, 
Mount Pleasant; Guy West Wilson, Fayette; Mabel C. Williams, Iowa 
City; Roger Wilson, Cedar Falls; R. B. Wylie, Iowa City; Albert Hart- 
zell, Ames. 
PRESENTATION OF THE CAEVIN MEMORIAE 
PORTRAIT 
To the Iowa Academy of Science 
The Chairman of its Committee presents 
THE CALVIN PORTRAIT 
Unable to appear in person for the present program, I have been urged 
to present myself in some brief address. This I assure you is accomplished 
not without difficulty. In such attempt one misses so very much, if 
but in prospect, the happy concourse and sympathy of one’s friends, the 
inspiration of fond, familiar scenes. 
However, in the present instance, the task is lightened very much by 
virtue of the theme, and in the very purpose of our present simple, 
though unusual ceremony. Sad reminiscence, from fountains however 
full, may for this hour and presence be repressed, the significance of 
our whole proceeding so easily, so really a matter of felicitation. 
As your committeeman, then, I beg to bring congratulations. This for 
several reasons. In the first place I venture to declare, as my settled 
judgment, that in the portrait before us, simply as a picture, we are 
indeed singularly fortunate. To be sure, in such a matter, each must 
form opinion for himself, but I expect for the days to come increasing 
compliment as the portrait becomes more and more familiar, not to 
members of the Academy only, but to observers generally. 
I think it will be conceded now that our distinguished artist has given 
his subject careful and conscientious study; he has brought to our service 
long and patient labor, and a skilful brush. There were serious difficulties. 
Not only had the artist not known the subject of his effort, he had never 
even seen him! When we think of this, and reflect that for very form 
