Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-24
A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE.

The Late Professor Brocklesby of
 Trinity College once a Tutor At
 Yale.
 Professor J. Fl. Brocklesby, who died at Hartford Friday night, was a man greatly esteemed and very estimable in character.
 He graduated at Yale in 1885, third in his class. His standing was so near the saluta-
 torian's that it led to the creation for Brock lesby of the title, since retained for the third man. Philosophical oration." In 1886 MT. Brocklesby began in Hartford the study of
 law with Messrs. Hungerford and Cone; but
 he accepted, two years later, the position of tutor of mathematics at Yale, place he held for two years. After this he practiced law for while, but it was not to his taste, and year and a half later he accepted an election to the professorship of mathematics and natural philosophy in Washington (now Trinity college. It was the beginning of what was destined to be life of forty years
 as professor in the college; long service, filled with usefulness and honor. He had
 assistants later, and in 1873 he was finally relieved of the mathematics, and his title was changed to that of professor of natural 1882 (the year after his wife's death), and the college made him professor emeritus in that department.
 Prof. BrockIesbys books included (1e4s) the "Elements of Meteorology," g work which showed his own study and observa- ton of natural laws. He had always been interested in the microscope; and ten years Q859 "Views of the Microscopic World. !" His Physical Geography" of Mitohell's series contained clear and interesting philo- sophical explanations of the phenomena known as the trade winds, the Gulf Stream and other great natural facts. His researches into nature were carried on by personal ex- periment-some of his experiments in regard to dew, the growth of plants and other facts in nature, being quite original and ingenious. He was an honored member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his papers read at the meetings of that body were always of marked interest and value.
 Among his classmates at Yale were the Rsv. Dr. A. s. Ohesebrough, now of Say brook, the Hon. c. o. Cox of Maryland, President Fisher of Hamilton college, Judge A. s. Johnson of New York, Judge H. W. Shefey of Virginia and the much beloved Professor T. A. Thaeher of Yale college. During the forty years of his active duties at Trinity college, Professor Brooklssby saw many changes in the institution, and after 1858 he was its senior professor. Four times he wes acting president, in 1860, 1864, 1S66- 67, and 1874. For 8 long time he was the college bussar, with charge of the ord ordinary matter and of fiji finance soting of the college. In 1S45 he secured from the Phi Beta Kappa society at Yale college a charter for a Beta chapter which he organized at Trinity college. Of this chapter he was secretary till 1853, and president from 1867 until his death. The alumni of the college elected him a member of their standing committee from 1858 Gin succession to Professor Jackson) until 1883, and it fell to his lot to report at each meet ing of the alumni the second of the necrolo- gy of the preceding year. In 1880, the Phi Beta Kappa society presented to the college @ portrait of Professor Brocklesby, which was accepted with felicitous speech by his firm friend Bishop Williams, and to which the professor replied in not less telicitous words. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by Hobart college in 1868.