The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08
Copyrighted, 1896.

vestigator in biology said the English
peer Huxley has by his life long perse-
Eerance in working for the increase of ma
Iural knowledge left TO the world a monu-
ment more enduring than any bronze or
marble OF his originality he gave early
PROOF. W hilSt still a student in Charing
ross hospital. he made an exceedingly
sklIIul and acute microscopic investiga-
tlon OF the structure of hair; ne discovered
a special structure, and described il so in
communication to the Medical Times
ana Gazette with so much effect that to
TINS day ii is known as "HuXley's Layer"
His indomitable resolution to go on with
work; his attraction to original investiga-
tlOn-an irresistible passion of his thor
ough life-was manifested from beginning
TO end"
But Huxley's Investigations were not
connned to microscopic examinations and
the dissection of plants and animals
which is comparative anatomy, including
the vegetable world He soon took up the
SUBJECTS of geology and palaeOntOlOgy
and especially in the latter his tracing OF
relationships and philosophical reasoning
regarding these connections which led to
ms hnulng the ancestors of many crea-
lures now living on this earth in rocks,
are contributions to the great and newly
developed science of evolution that must
ever stand monumental reminders of
what Huxley has mastered for science. But
as Lord Kelvin has remarked he was not
a man satisfied with being only a special
ISL content TO investigate his special sub
lects lie had a mind that must broaden
into philosophic thought. The moral les
sons of his biological work extended even
into the field of politics. He was worker
VINO gave his life and sacrificed his health
Tor the advancement of the welfare of
mankind, which he himself considered of
even greater importance than his promo
ton OF the more purely intellectual scien-
ces. Who then deserves a memorial or
monument better than HuXley2' 1 join
Lord Kelvin in asking that question"
AT recent meeting of the New York
Academy of Science a local committee
was constituted to assume control of the
New York end of the work. Those ac-
cepting the honorable appointments were
Prof. William Stratford of the College of
the City of New York, who was afterward
elected chairman; Prof. George S. Hunt
Surgeons, Prof. e. B. Wilson of Columbia
University and Mr.. Charles F. Cox, pres
ident of the New York Scientific ALI
ance, Grand Central Depot n. Y, who
has since been elected treasurer The plan
is to organize such bodies in all the prin-
cipal localities throughout the states and
some of the other large cities have already
formed such committees.
Like all genius, in advance of its
time" Prof. Osborn remarked to the wri-
ter, Huxley was not fully appreciated
until his latter days. He yearned in vain
Tor a university post, and in 1850 cast
his eyes toward America, but in those
early days classical prestige. even in
the enlightened new world, was dead to
the science which it was HuXleys great
service in support of Darwin to place be-
side physics, in the lead of all others, in
Prof Osborn's reference to Huxley's
thoughts of America at the time of his
trials, for what he considered proper rec
truely significant disclosure. According
to the comments of the noted Columbia
University biologist, who knew him well
enough to have that much of his conf
dence, one would be inclined to assume
that had Huxley been given the slight
est announcement to come to this coun-
try and accept a post in one of our uni
versities, his fame would have been Amer
lean
1t is expected that there will be a large
surplus over the amount required for the
modelling of the statue, as was the case
in the Darwin subscription movement
which is to be used for the founding of
scholarships. A considerable amount has
already been pledged, several thousand
pounds in England and several thousand
dollars in America. Andrew Carnegie
has contributed f1OO which, being in Lon
don, he deposited with the English COM
mittee. James S. Hammond