University of Rochester - Interpres Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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mi . :Mr Mitt it f te, QQ ity! 1.1 It '73 , ' W .,- i ' ' 'Qi -r s' , ar., .- ,.qi4.if. :J it iii tj wg. Q4 ,. t it l . l V E t t V ,jf f- 'C f'7x'f ' .-rx.. 12,9 4 1 Qiji. 31 ,Ka . Samuel Allan Lattimore Samuel Allan Lattimore, Ph. D., LL. D., was a man endeared by his personal character to all those who knew him during his long connection with the university, and, as one of Rochesters leading educators and scientists, known and honored throughout the country. NVhen he died on the morning of February l7, l9l3, he was mourned by many friends and admirers whose love and esteem for him was expressed in the number of letters of sympathy received from all parts. Since his retirement in l9OS Dr. Lattimore had been Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, and for forty-one years before that, as Pro- fessor of Chemistry, had been in active service for the University of Rochester. Graduated from DePauw University in l850 he taught and studied for several years more, and finally accepted the call of the University of Rochester in 1867, taking charge of the department of chemistry. Largely through his efforts the study of this and the other physical sciences by the modern laboratory method was introduced and developed in the university. But his worth was not limited to his held of instruction alone, for both by his personal T2-'T' P'-. Wu., tl if it? t fat is it .k it V . FE HG .3 . tier ,tit limbs ii. n: fl ,skew at mit' i , ...ff .L ' ,-if-'V its i ..-.rsmjssg , I - 'Tfw iii '-xi'7'.'fi 3, -X ah. ii. 1. V r, -t .1 is 12-,L influence and high standing as a teacher and man he was an im- A ', .lgilifrr portant factor in the life and growth of the college. As an adminis- AQ. trative officer, for three years chairman of the EXCCllt1VC,CO11l- ljftf-ll mittee, and for two years acting president, he also served efficiently. t,j.f'r2g-iarafsnh Dr. Lattimore's activities outside the college were numerous. it ,'i,,' lpxi and he was interested in some of the most important charitable and public organizations in the city. He was one of the organizers of the VVestern New York Institute for Deaf Mutes, a charter member of the Board of Trustees of the Mechanics Institute, and one of the first members of the governing board of Reynolds Library and later its president. One of the organizers of the Roch- ester Microscopical Society, he became a member of the Rochester Academy of Science when the two organizations became one, he was a member of the American Chemical Society since its founding i and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for years. His ability as a chemist was widely recognized, if f and his services werein demand not only for commercial Work, but ,eg also forthe city, state and nation. ,II iii But not only for pre-eminence in his profession and his varied activities will Dr. Lattimore be remembered. His was a rare com- Si bination of the liner traits of character, and no one connected with t ig the university was personally more popular. His ever-enduring spirit of courtesy, kindliness, generosity, and cheer will live. A, - g Uhr Et ts 4tai-:af.n .... E..5ZQll:2..,fg539 'W' f-wa im 5' 1 ,..,,,.m.,1 ,vw -afs. :Ti . .-fx: ,fume---if' L ,. r Eag.'viv,-'yv4.-11. .- w,4g:.','r.-.-. ,. 1 4. , sg f in ta, .W -iff 1' 'yt :V .Jw- h!51a2.,,f1.: .'- ' ' . ,.. fa, -I . ,7 , 33? fit ' :Ka-., ,af A .-.ai f. g ew' l' i1iii,iiib'lQ,5f'il i 15 'if -' if . '-. L .,. ..,

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