University of Wyoming - WYO Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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THE WYO SENIORS

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T HE i vv x O BIT:. m... ... , ; .i : .-•::. JlL ., ..... f . j In jMemonam W ILLIAM HARLOW REED was born near Hartford, Connecticut, June 9th, 1 848. He passed away at Laramie, Wyoming, April 24th, 1915. In the death of Mr. Reed the University loses one who has long been a familiar figure in this College community, a man generally known throughout the state, and a scientist more or less wel ' known to geclogkts and paleontologists in all lands. His early envir- onment scarcely brought him into contact with the academic world, but his innate aptitudes kept him in close contact with nature. He was a student and although in his earlier life he was rarely within college walls, yet he became an edu- cated man. He came West at an early age and this part of the story of his life is singularly full of interest. He had a share in the stirring events connected with the settlement of the Western States. As government messenger, scout, and Indian fighter, he displayed rare judgment, and intrepid bravery. In this pioneer work he played a mans part in a ma nly way. His scientific career, foreshadowed by the trend of his self-education, was inaugu- rated when he became field assistant to Professor Mudge, in Kansas, though the first real impetus in his life ' s work was received in a somewhat similar position with Professor C. C. Marsh of Yale, who was then doing paleontological work in Wyoming. The intimate association with these master minds in a large measure overcame the handicap that lack of technical training gave him. Professor Marsh opened the way for h ' m to a college course, but his intense interest in the field work soon brought him again into the West, where he continued to collect at intervals for various institutions. In 1 894 he became associated with the University of Wyoming. With only two comparatively short interruptions he continued in this relationship until his death. Mr. Reed was singularly expert in the location of fossil quarries, many of which he developed extensively. Some of this valuable material he himself studied and restored, but he shared many of his studies and much of his material with others. New genera and species were disclosed in every season ' s work, and among the large numbei of marvelous fossil remains thus brought to light, not a few were named in honor of their discoverer, by his distinguished co-workers. Space permits only the barest outline of his fruitful labors, but the evidences of his work are found in many of the paleontological museums of this continent and to some extent in these of the old world. Primarily, of course, those choice specimens of prehis- toric life that will commemorate his name and testify to his untiring zeal are found in the Museum of the University of Wyoming. With high ideals cf morality, a keen sense of right and justice, a firm belief in a supreme being, he was a friend to those who needed him; a citizen of the highest worth; a scientist whose indutry and originality contributed largely to the development of a unique institution known as The Museum of the University of Wyoming.

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Demo rs w H HAT a change four years of college has made in our lives. It seems but a few months ago when we first entered college as innocent Fresh- men, little realizing how much our college life would mean to us. As time went on, our attitude toward college began to change. We saw that we could not always be carefree Freshmen, but that we must take upon ourselves the little worries and cares that those who had gone before us had likewise endured. The Sophomore, Junior, and finally, the Senior years saw more and more responsibility fall upon the shoulders of the members of the Class of 1915. The individuals of the Class of 1915, though in numbers not so many as some classes have been, have taken a leading part in all student activities. Especially has this been noticeable in athletics, althcugh we have been by no means inactive in other phases of college life. We bespeak more for the all-round, well-developed individual than for the narrow-minded member who cannot truly be considered the real college student. The class itself, composed of individuals who have been thus so prominent in college affairs, has likewise been a most effective unit during the four years that it has existed in the University. The Junior Prom given by the class stands on record as being one of the prettiest formals that the University has seen. We must not boast further of the part we have taken in University life lest we be thought conceited and too boastful. We have done our best and feel well repaid if the small mite we have contributed to University history will meet with the approval of those who take an interest in us. With a feeling boh of sincere gratitude and of deep regret, we bid farewell to the University of Wyoming, supremely satisfied that what we have here learned will fit us to cope successfully with the problems of our lives.