Clarence Luther Herrick — Tight. I r 
material for the day's classes * * * If he ever took a rest 
we never knew of it." 
A third reason for professor Herrick's ability to 
instill the spirit of research was found in his sub- 
ordination of most of the common aims which move 
men to what was evidently the great aim of his life. 
* * * Professor Herrick, while remarkably faithful to 
all of his duties to others, managed to give such emphasis 
to his scientific labors that it became but natural to think 
of him always as a man-of-science. 
Another thing that attracted students and led them un- 
consciously to seek to imitate him was the freshness and 
originality of his ideas. His mind was always taking con- 
ventional and commonplace ideas and making something 
fresh and new out of them. He thought much of the phil- 
osophical bearing of scientific things. "The Psychological 
Basis of Feelings," "Psychological Corollaries of Modern 
Neurological Discoveries" are two of the many titles of his 
scientific papers indicating his tendency to philosophize the 
results of his scientific observations. 
Besides the four mental traits which I have mentioned 
in attempting to account for the power he possessed of en- 
ergizing others into scientific activity there were moral at- 
tributes which contributed more to the same end. 
One of these was connected with his originality and 
mental independence, namely his courage in over-riding 
false traditions and calmly undertaking the solution of dif- 
ficult problems. His was the pioneer type of mind. And so 
he frequently introduced novel methods in his teaching 
which aroused attention and interest. Although his con- 
nection with Denison was not a long one, he introduced at 
least four striking innovations which have already stood the 
test of years and bid fair to be permanent. These were (in 
chronological order) The Scientific Association, the Bulle- 
tin of the Scientific Laboratories, The Neurological Journal, 
and the courses of study which lead to the degree of Bach- 
elor of Science at Denison. 
At the time of its introduction each one of these innova- 
tions seemed to be a questionable proposition, hardly likely 
to succeed. * * * He started the first volume of the 
