Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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and Leipzig, he sought and achieved results which brought him deserved recog- nition among his colleagues at home and abroad. But his chief concern was less for these results as achievements in themselves, than for their relations to prob- lems of medical education, and through this to progress of medical science. As thus equipped and visioned for Ins professional duties his work as a teacher was pre-eminent, both in its didactic results and its inspirational stimulus. But however esteemed as scientist and teacher, virtues of manhood and strength of character shed still finer luster to his fame. It is sometimes said, though with less emphasis or frequency than formerly, that science tends to dull the finer sensibilities or atrophy the esthetic sentiments of ones nature. And further, that the specialist in science is deplorably narrow, highly conceited, and intolerably intolerant. Again, there is still heard now and then the decadent and vanishing echo of that imaginary conflict of science and religion, which so harassed the thought of a former generation, and one is admonished of the re- ligious philistinism of the average scientific specialist. But the answer to all this is the scientist ' s appeal to fact. And in this con- nection it is unnecessary to seek our facts afar. In the subject of this tribute was a scientist, indeed a specialist in science, in whose open and transparent life there is abundant refutation of these calumnies. In this life, farthest from pretense or dispay, were conspicuously blended those keen and critical methods of the scientist and that esthetic sense which revels in quiet rapture in the pres- ence of art, or music, or poetry. Here, too, with no ripple of discord or confus- ion, those rigid qualities of research, following the scientific method, and a faith at once simple, devout, broad and sublime, were intimately correlated and har- monized. His faith suffered no eclipse in the presence of his science, — his science was not embarrassed in the presence of his faith. And thus in a progressive culmination is there portrayed in briefest outline the more pertinent traits of a life no less beautiful than rare, which go to make up the measure of the man;— strength and courage blended with gentleness and generosity; critical and discriminating methods and skill, yet tempered by breadth and tolerance; self-reliant and independent in thought and action, yet reverent- ially and trustfully devout. We cherish his memory. Shall we not emulate the virtues and nobility of his manly life ! 8

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1908 April 23— Easter vacation ends, a, m. (L. A., F. A., L. and A. S.) May 4 — Final examination of Juniors in Civil Engineer- ing ' . (A. S.) May 25 — Annual examinations begin. (M.) May 26 to June 5 — Final examinations, (L. A.) and (A. S.) June 4 — Annual meeting of the Trustees, 9 a. m. June 6 — Annual meeting of the University Senate, 10 a. m. June 7 — Baccalaureate Sermon, John Crouse College Hall, 10:30 a. m. June 8 — Opening of Art Exhibit. June 8 to June 11 — Entrance examinations. June 8 — Annual meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa, 10 a. m. June 8 — Class day exercises, 3 p. m. June 8 — Musical Soiree, 8 p. m. June 9 — Annual meeting of the Alumni Association, 10 a. m. June 10 — Commencement, 10 a. m. June 10 — Chancellor ' s Levee, 8 p. m. June 11 — Summer Vacation begins. July 6 to August 15 — Summer School. September 15— First Semester begins, (L. A., F. A., L.,A. S.,andT.) October 6— First semester begins, (M.) November 24 — Thanksgiving vacation begins, p. m. November 30 — Thanksgiving vacation ends, a. m. December 21 — Holiday vacation begins, p. m. 1909 January 5 — Holiday vacation ends, a. m. January 19— Midwinter meeting of the Trustees, 9:30 a. m. January 19 — Mid-year examinations begin. February 1 — Second semester begins. February 7— Day of prayer for colleges. April 7 — Easter vacation begins, 4 p. m.