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transmitted themselves to the audience; a warmth of feeling and 
simplicity which characterize a neighborhood gathering rather 
than the formal State event; and yet, withal, the impressiveness 
of a solemn service in cathedral or abbey w’here all hearts are lifted 
to one purpose. Under the indirect, mellow glow of the high 
ceiling lights of the nave the Saint Francis murals took on new 
values, and the carved vigas, with their primitive color designs, 
stood out in overpowering massiveness from the shadows. The 
transepts and the chancel were flooded with light. To the fore 
on the altar platform, on an improvised pedestal, stood the veiled 
bronze bust, and to one side on a table, the scientific volumes of 
which Mr. Springer is the author. 
Dr. Edgar L. Hewett broke the hush of expectancy that fell up¬ 
on the audience when the speakers of the evening took their places 
on the platform. It was obvious that the tribute he paid Mr. 
Springer was heartfelt. He said: 
We have met here tonight to celebrate the life and achievements of 
a man of science. The Southwestern Division of the American Asso¬ 
ciation for the Advancement of Science joins on this occasion wdth the 
people of New Mexico in honoring a scientific man of the Southwest, 
Mr. Frank Springer. You, gentlemen of the bar and of the courts, 
may be surprised when I claim Mr. Springer as a man of science, for 
he has been one of your most distinguished associates for many years; 
and you men of business of the Southwest may also be somewhat 
startled, for he has long lived among you as an exceedingly busy man 
of affairs. The fact is, he belongs equally with all of us. 
To support my reference to Mr. Springer as a man of science, I ask 
you to inspect this shelf of works that would be a credit to one who 
had devoted his entire life to scientific pursuits. The majority of you 
have probably been ignorant of the fact that this silent, modest, next- 
door neighbor of yours has been steadily publishing scientific contri¬ 
butions that have made him known throughout the world. 
I am glad that we have this opportunity for summing up the activi¬ 
ties of Mr. Springer, for few of us ’have ever known him in all of these 
capacities. Some have known him in law, some in business, some in 
the fields of science, some in the development of our educational, 
scientific, and art work here, but few have realized his eminence in all 
of these lines. 
But after all has been appraised, something greater still remains to 
d)e told. There are those, and the number is large, who desire to pay 
a proper tribute to him in another capacity, that of the staunch, in¬ 
spiring friend. No one has greater reason to speak of him in this 
vein than I. 
