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

..-s,,c- l,een entertained with Such rare
,--,sfssr, in America as the recently or
ted movement for the establishment
monument to the memory of the late
7-,,or,as Henry Huxley, p. c. The unpre-
Tented activity shown by the Leading
t-,arican scientific bodies at the time OF
~. eternal retirement of the great Chaih-
no., of Evolution and embodied into num-
i~-,s devout resolutions of brotherly re-
rot and declarations of the most earnest
assistance in whatever action the nome
societies of Huxleys nationality shoulu
5o,ide upon to give material expression
If Gratitude. commended special recognl-
ion I'm the work of this accomplishment
Ia, virtue of the joint feelings so plainly
sbovvn. The great scientist was always an
or5ent adnirer of the new, English speak
ing nation.
american scientists did not, however,
evneet such marked preference as Is SHOWN
tbem in the list of names selected from
tba foreign members of the general COM
r,ittee formed in London for the purpose
Of establishing such an interesting memo
ria1 and which recently arrived in New
work A movement to organize an lnde-
nendent national committee has been
abandoned in the home organization, wAich
Pot Prof A. Agassiz, F. NJ. R. s.. Cam
bridge Mass; Prof. Harrison Allen
philadelphia E. Alls J TPpes M BEown
University. Providence, r. l.; w: w, w
Gnnleton. New York; DR.. C.; r. Beecher'
New Haven; Dr.. j s. Bllilng Bs,ltim aSe
Prof B. u. Claypole. Akron, o.; PROF. =
II. Comstock, ithaca. n. "; pro Or, ~.
D Cope, Philadelphia; DT; ENJOY New Ma Ia,
Ts1 a:''t Charles W. Eliot (Pres. Harvard
University, Cambridge, Mass, Prof. W.
G. Farlow, Cambridge; Saumei G0T lah'
Cambridge; Prof. Theodore Gil, WASH
;ngton: d. C. Gilman CPres. Johns Hop
kins University Baltimore; Dr. ~,
Brown Goode, Washington; A. Behla s1il II,
lev Hall pres Clark University, Wor-
cester. Mass; Dr. J. Hall, Albany, y. "
Samuel Hensbow, Boston; PROF. w. q
Cambridge; w. James, Cambridge; DR.;
d S. Jordon (Pres. Leland Stanford
University Palo Alto, Cal; DR.. >. r
t Langley Bs T1sRinstS9 ai; P PF0f 2
McMurrich, Ann Harbor. Mich; DE- Eno g.
e. Manigault, Charleston. s. C.; ProI'
10. i. Clark, Cambridge; Prof. o. Z.
March, New Haven; DR.: G: Hart, Mar
Cambridge; Prof. E. S. Morse salem
Washington: Prof. H, A. Newton, F. NJ.
Philadeiphia; Prof. c. e. Norton. Cam
York; Prof W. osier, Baltimore; Prof.
J. X. Reas, New York; Prof. W. r, Kit
ter, Berkeley, Cal; Prof. J. g. Senur-
man president Cornell University, tina
ca, n. Y; Prof. w. b. Scott Princeton, n.
J.; Samuel Scudder, Cambridge; Dr. r.
w. Shufeldt. Washington; J; Is 81. steere'
Ithaca, N. Y. c. F.. Thwing lpresident
Western Reserve University, Cleveland,
o.; Prof A. f. Verrill, New Haven; Prof.
c. Walcott, Washington; Prof. H. D.
Ward, Lincoln, Neb.; Dr. Charles A.
White, Washington; Prof. G. o. Whit
man, Chicago; Prof. B. G. Wilder: Ithaca,
n. Y; and Gen. Isaac J. Wistar. Phila-
dephia. These men are all prominent
i'm the numerous scientific societies OF the
United States, to which list of names
may be added several Americans of note
from other parts of the new world, includ-
ing Prof. Carlos Berg. Of Buenos ,Aayres,
DR. H. Won ]. Herring of Sac Paulo, Brazil,
and DR.. ]. b. de Laverda Of Rio de ia
Metro.
of honored Americans who had the rare
advantages of studying under the master
mind of the world-famous deplored sci
enlist. They are Prof. Henry T. Osborn,
biologist, Columbia College, New York,
and Prof. w. B. Scott, biologist, Prince
ton College, Princeton, n. j. The foreign
members embrace the names of all the
noteworthy scientists in the world, held
representing sixteen different natonali-
ties and numbering 235 men in all. Amer
lea leads with GA. Germany has 81, France
-
STA TO- Switzerland s, Japan Z, Denmark D,
Sweden 5, Portugal 4, Norway 3, Belgium,
8, Roumania 3, Spain l, and Arabia !. 1t
is interesting to note that seven Japanese
scientists were honored in this compH-
mentary list to several less in larger
countries who are among the Oldest known
to civilization Spain, for instance, is
credited with having only one scientist
worthy of appointment. Is this not the
substantial evidence of the much question
ed higher educatiVe advancement OF TINS
oriental And generation
advance at such a pace what rivalry is
europe likely to encounter from TINS hlth-
erto unsupported quarter?
Several suggestions have been present
ed and entertained as to the form the
Huxley memorial should take. The final
decision is life-size statue to be placed
in company with those of Darwin and
owen in the Natural History Branch OF
lhe British Museum at Kensington, Eng
land. The commission has not as yet Deen
given out but it is probable that Boehm,
the sculptor who made the Darwin me-
mortal statue win receive it.
Although deeply absorbed in the COM
position of an important lecture in his
study at Columbia College, when l call
ed Prof. Osborne welcomed me cordially
and voluntarily set aside his work for
an hour or more to place himself at the
disposal of my questions regarding the
promotion of the memorial and his per-
sonal knowledge of the life of the great
scientist. I found Columbia's noted BIZ
ologist ready to make any sacrifice of
time in the interest of the monument.
<Aohtu " give a DTl6I history Oh the iltLl1-
orlal undertaking, he responded:
shortly after Prof. Huxley died a CO
terie of his most intimate friends held
meeting in the rooms of the Royal Socie-
", London. A memorial had already been
suggested and they concluded they would
ne advancing the desire of all interested
IN inviting a number of representative
and influential men to a second gathering
Tor the purpose of fully considering the
matter. The result of the second meet
ing was a unanimous decision to form the
body into a regularly constituted provis-
lonal committee for the advancement of
me movement, soon after which invita-
tons were sent to an additional number
OF admirers of the great biologist for
the formation of a general committee.
These invitations were very cordially
received. H. r. II. the Prince of Wales
responded warmly, accepting the duty
OF honorary president Immediate action
would have been taken, but summer was
loo far advanced to make it worth while.
and so the first meeting of the general
Committee was postponed until late in the
ddll. At the gathering of this body, on Nov.
q last. Lord Kelvin offered the first res
olution which was to the effect that it
was desirable to establish memorial to
me late Right Honorable Thomas Henry
Huxley. It was seconded by the Right
honorable A j. Balfour NJ p and fur