LIBRARY 
OF THE 
UNIVERSITY of ILLINOIS. 
THE 
AMERICAN GEOLOGIST. 
Vol. XIX. FEBRUARY, 1897. No. 2 
PROFESSOR CH. FRED. HARTT. M. A. 
A TRIBUTE.* 
By Frederic W. Simonds. Austin, Texas. 
[Portrait.] 
I. 
Nearly a quarter of a centmy has passed since, as a student 
of geolog}', I entered the laboratory of this gifted man. A 
teacher full of youthful enthusiasm, an original worker glow- 
ing with scientific zeal, a friend full of sympathy and love — 
this, my first impression, yejirs have not dimmed. To study 
in his presence was indeed a pleasure, and, as the days and 
weeks sped by, my respect and admiration for him knew no 
bounds. To his students he was an ideal teacher whose word 
of commendation brought redoubled eltorts to please. 
Professor Hartt at this time, the autumn of 1872, filled the 
chair of Economic, General and Agricultural Geology in a 
new, but already famous institution — Cornell University. He 
was a member of the original faculty which assembled in 
Ithaca at the opening of the university in 1868, having re- 
signed the chair of Natural History in Vassar College, after a 
brief period of service, for, as it doubtless appeared to him, a 
wider field of usefulness. I well remember my first visit to 
*The accompanying likeness represents professor Hartt as he is re- 
nienibered by those who knew him in this country, especially his friends 
at Cornell University. In Brazil he became more robust and wore a 
full beard, which altered somewhat his appearance. 
