The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
DR.. Ii C0NTE HONORED.
Given a Handsome Easy-Chair
on His Birthday by Berke.
ley Collegians.
CATHODE RAY EXPERIMENTS.
Work on the Campus by the Students
Will Begin To-Day-Will the
Co.Eds Cooperate 2
CATHODE RAY EXPERIMENTS.

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tered the classroom to begin his Wednes-
day lectures to the section in geology. The
occasion of this demonstration on the
part OF the students was owing to the fact
that to-day was the seventy third birthday
of the distinguished geologist. The lecture
room was crowded to its utmost by col
legians and other friends of the scientist,
who had gathered to pay him their tribute
OF respect in commemoration of the day
OF his birth. Besides being given happy
reception, he was remembered in a ma
terial way, having been presented with
handsomely wrought, solid oak, leather
covered easy-chair.
In response to the present at lon speech,
which was made by Marion S. Blanchard,
'97, DR.. LIE Conte spoke for twenty-five
m inutes. after which the class was dis
missed for the day. The table, ex-
tending the entire distance across the
room, was literally covered with roses,
acacias and violets. and directly in front of
the table sat a delegation of teachers from
the LIE Conte School, which was named
after the professor, and who had come to
pay their respects to DR.. LIE Conte, whose
Mrs. LIE Conte on st. Valentines day.
When the hour for the recitation arrived
DIR. LIE Conte came into the lecture room
IN his usual meditative way and was
greeted by long-contlnued round of ap-
plause. To this mark of respect he bowed
lowly and was about to begin his lecture.
when the speaker in behalf of the class
began his presentation remarks. In re-
sponse to the few well-chosen words of the
speaker DR.. lie Conte said: II hardly
know how to thank you for this and all
other of your kindnesses. 1 cannot speak
to you in formal terms, but within l feel
deeply that you are ladies and gentlemen.
This does not express the relation be-
tween us, and SO l would, therefore, call
you my pupils, my friends, but, better
than all, my boys and girls. You think
that | have done you some service ana
take this means of expressing your appre-
citation OF it. | shall not said he, turn
ing to the heavy armchair, ''grow Older in
resting in so comfortable a resting place."
He continued:
Perhaps you are not aware, on the other
hand, of what good you have done me. All
that is productive of good in the matter is that
which gives and takes. Action and reaction
done to the doer. This is truth throughout
the physical world. l ought to give YOU a
present, and certainly should do so if Won all
had common birthday. If I should attempt
1t under the present conditions would be Civ.
ing present to some one of you every day in
the year.
Dl. LIE Conte then gave short sketch OF
his early life, and the impulses that
prompted him and the influences that led
him in the period of his growing to man.
hood. He said:
In my early life my highest ideal was cult
ure for cultures sake-culture intellectual
moral, physical for the whole man and knowi-
edge for knowledge's sake; wisdom for wis
dom's sake have since learned that this is
not the highest ideal-thet of looking after
ones self. 1t was said of Solomon that he
| asked and prayed, not for riches, glory and
power; not for wisdom for wisdom's sake, but
wisdom to Judge the people. In answer it was
given him wisdom, and riches, glory and
honor in addition.
Seek first the highest, and all the lower
blessings will be added unto you. The highest
is not culture for cultures sake, but to i'm
press that culture upon others knowledge so
that you may impart knowledge to others
wisdom TO guide in the conducting of wisdom
to others.
Referring to his life as a physician he
said that in it he did no. find satisfaction
to his soul. What was needed he did not
know. but he finally drifted into teaching,
and not until he did begin the instruction
of the young did he find full satisfaction.
II is said of man that as soon as he marries
his troubles begin, but say that there his life
begins. He lives no longer for self. He must
necessarily have his interes is divided, and in
this division is where comfort and blessedness
is found. Just so with teaching-one cannot
work ofSteaching left the practice OF medi-
cine and became a pupil of Agassiz. 1t IS
now just forty-four years since l began in
structing, and l must say that during that
time have lived substantially happy life.
There is nothing which stimulates one to
action SO vigorously as the cooperation of an
Intelligent class eager to learn.
There is nothing which clarifies the mind so
perfectly as the attempt to make a subject clear
to party OF intelligent listeners. Nearly every
good thought that have ever had in nv life
has hppQ in the Immediate nrpparatiOn nv
classroom. If | have published anything in
this world fer good it has been through the in
direct influence of my classes. Ii ] have done
anything to influence character it has re-
acted on me.
In concluding, he said that he could not
dissipate whatever pleasant feeling that
had been aroused between his hearers and
himself through lecturing on the topic for
the day, noble subject though it was, aid
in consequence would dismiss the class
with an affectionate and heartfelt Thank
| you.'
Cathode Ray Experiments.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 26. = The
cathode raw Photographic experimenters
at the university succeeded to-day in tax
ing several prints of ordinary objects such
as have been used heretofore, in much
shorter space of time.
Professor Cory, Instructors Drew, LIE
| Conte and 0. Y. Lange, a local photogra-
nher, succeeded in getting print of Mr..
LIE Conte's hand, showing all the bones OF
! the fingers and bullet lying on top OF the
hand, in a well-defined picture after fif-
teen minutes exposure of the ray. The
bones of the fingers were particularly dis
tinct The fieshy part of the hand was,
| however, Opaque to the rays. On a two
and a half minute exposure they sue
ceeded in taking photograph of purse
which proved to be as good as the one
made last Saturday after an exposure oi
| one hour.
| Professor Cory has been able to work
the Crookes tube so that it will give out q
much more intense light, and so that the
current will be given higher frequency
These experiments will be continued from
day to Cay with the hope of Strengthening
the rays still more and of producing pho
tographic prints of objects in less time
| than heretofore.
| Students Ready for Work.
| BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 26.-Tne 'tstu-
dent labor" on the university grounds
will begin tomorrow afternoon. The stu
dents will be organized for work on the
military plan. They will all assemble at
| u AS o'clock under command of the cap
I tans OF their respective companies. The
| seniors and those who do not drill for
other reasons will be placed in charge of
President Wyckoff of the senior class.
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