ALPHEUS HYATT : MEMORIAL MEETING. 
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years we have taken many a midnight walk together, at which 
times it has been my good fortune to learn of his scientific work 
and of his efforts to make the truth, as he understood it, known to 
others. His insight was deep, and while one could not always 
obtain his grasp of the subject, his philosophical reasoning was 
most convincing. 
I think all of us who knew Hyatt well regarded him as one of 
the most profound students of our generation, — a scientist who had 
won a name to be quoted with the names of others who have become 
leaders in the interpretation of the laws governing the development 
of forms in nature. 
By his departure from our circle we have lost a man of wonderful 
power • a man who could not abide shams in any form, scientific or 
social; one who was true to his high ideals and untiring in his labor 
for the truth. 
His stand for justice in all things was a marked characteristic. 
Naturally gentle in disposition, he nevertheless stood firmly for 
what he believed to be right. A patriot in every sense, when the 
time came he took up arms for his country ; and in the same spirit 
he was ready to battle when friendship called for action in a righteous 
cause. 
I offer these few words in memory of a noble man, a faithful 
friend, a great scientist whom I loved and honored. 
Sincerely yours, 
F. W. Putnam. 
Printed June, 1902. 
