The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-08-22
Death of Lewis Brooks, Esq, Of Rochester
New York.

At meeting of the Faculty of Washington and
Lee University, held on the 18th OF August, 1877,
the following minute was adopted:
1.-The Faculty of Washington and Lee UNIVERSE
ty having within the last three days been informed
Of the death, 10 the city of Rochester, New York,
Of Lewis Brooks, Esq, daem it proper to place on
permanent record minute expires i've of our high
appreciation of the service renderG by him to this
institution aud to the cGse OF education, and OF
the profound sorrow aV kened IN our bosoms by
the intelligence Of his del bse.
About two years age dr. Brooks, a citizen OF
distant State, ard WHEY stranger to the au-
thorites of our Univey&y, without solicitation
from them, or, so ier as n XII own to US, from any
friend Of the institution, kOr osed, through Prot
Henry Ward to furnish BIT his sole charges, the
materials for an EXTENSIVE Museum, comprising
geological meteorological Geological, and BOtani.
cal Cabinets. The genera b offer being accepted,
he promptly forwarded theeontents of the Museum,
on a SCALE however greatly exceeding that orlgl-
naly proposed Nor did his benefcence end with
this. He assumed and Betrayed all the expenses
incurred iu the preparations for receiving the cab
inets and in their orderly arrangement. Our beau
tifu and valuable Museum-the object of so much
pride to ourselves and our friends, is the gift OF
this one enlightened, liberal. minded patron OF
science
80 little of ostentation was there in the man
ner of this gift, muni6cen as it is, that the name
Of the douor was not disclosed to any of the officers
Of the University, and, as far as we are Informed
was known only to his confidential friend Prof
Ward, through whom al. ,anaEg otiatons and cor
| respondence were eondiEse0. The telegraphlC
| despatch which brought p us the intelligence OF
his death, gave US our first knowledge OF our ben
efactor's name, which, through regard to his ex-
pressed desire. we felt ourselves inhibited from
even asking. But now that the sentiments OF del
icacy and modesty, as beautiful as they are rare,
| by which his character would seem to have been
eminently distinguished, cannot be wounded by the
exposure of what he sought SO sedulousy to con.
ceal, we hold it to be sacred duty to enroll that
name in the archives of our University in honored
fellowship with the names of such noble hearted
benefactors as George Washington, John Robin
son, Cyrus B. Mccormick, George Peabody, War,
rem Newcomb. r. H. Bsyly, W. w. Corcoran and
others. That so generous and unselish devotion
to the progress of science and the true interests oil
| the youth of our country, should be commemora
ted in such manner as shall render to it approprl'
ate honors seems to be nothing more than just
tribute to human nature.
1--WE, therefore, respectfully recommend to
the Board of Trustees Of the University, that al
their approaching meeting, they order that the
Museum shall be hereafter designated and Known
by the title of THE LEWIS Brooks MUSEUM, y
and that if it be found practicable, bust or por
trait of Mr.. Brooks be procured as a permanent
ornament of the same. G. w. @. LEE
| WALTER BOWIE, Clerk. President.