New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06
IlONnRS DIR. SCOTT
H:~hcst Tribute Of London
Geological Society.
rR, re,.-ra,,, to rhs Trlsune.

Princeton. y J.. March 5.-Professor W.
= Scott Y Princeton University. mas re-
,eiqof through the State Department Hol"
too Geological Society OF London t"e
v-ollaston .ie.7si, the highest honor 'hat
,la,.v can confer The MEDAL IS con'ei'eo
--o,.ia Professor Scott for hi- services ~
.s,-.iocv. especially result o. "S re-
,ra~cnes into The man1neiis OF the 'e'''SiE
"a
So, medal Is Of gold. an inch ana n Htii'
ross The face with an engraved prone
..- y.-,1tas-on q, one side and on the other.
,5-.rounced by a wreath of lauTel ana pa
lea,Cs this Inscription:
William Bergman Scott. 1910 me Geo
lo-i-si Society of London
i'rofessor Sect received ;o-oeE me io'-
l--- .-E letter f-oIn Ambassador t'e'd-
have great pleasure in transsni1l''!;sl
.'.e.rir1 tHc Syaliasjon gold modal. ne
iHsnest honor .-ie i5fo-'e + was awarded
T. ,ni py The president ana coI'ici, , ~
las requested 20 appear an you. oe!i,,s
e. receive il at the annlEeIsd.E l-i' i9
"a - society on Friday. February 70
E jrc7ose herewith copies OF the aacIFSs
r-7de ~ The president OF the Society Al ~
z --,-',,oir3r The award and presenting The
medal. and OF tbs very PREF lFPlH ~ :,
received it and underteok 10 n,a, 81 the
Io-fe- III which the society Tequested NE
:" undertake this duty - -. Az,
d.
ste Department to forward this medal
H. ;he diplomatic pouch .,,.s,., .or,-
Permit me to add my own Cordlat cor
CALCULATIONS on this distinguished foreign
recognition Of your service
The following letter was sent 10 Ambas-
sador Reid by the Geological Society. an
uouucirE the award:
Your Exceilency. The president ana co,in-
- 81 she Geological Society OF I,oiLl1 ;I
-E,s 4
medal. the highest honor M 1ilF T -.
10 hesrou-. 10 Professor " lulagi osnd
Iave been instructed 10 ask whether YOU
MOULD honor the society with your PiES7i IL
& heir annual general meeting on ['"aS
- !, or5er 10 receive this medal on
tei1.Ir Of Professor Scott. The meeting
orrns a. 2 NJ an9 me s aG hiI y. TIs@e
sr.o1,r 7.15 n m. the formalities pelnS OF
IN. -,resj5an- also desires me 10 express
: ,bo hone -ha- Won can attend the society 5
! anniversary dinner on the evening OF me
esr7e dsv q; the Whitehall Rooms, al
- hav" the honor 10 be your lhos1
EDWARD J. GARwOOD. Secretary
Professor W ]. sollas, presiden; OF
r. Geological Society spoke as follows III
landing the medal 10 Mr.. Reed. according
10 he repsr- of his speech and me reply
-ooe.1cd by Professor Scott to-day
Tho co,,ncfl Of the Geological Society has
awarded tie Wollaston Medal. the niS7, .eso
I'onor il confer. 10 froleSsSoI; I;,,eG
!, s-.otr in recognition Of his dlStlne 'llShtu
Aer,--es to geology, especially ny ms p!il-
. lam r-Ese.tr.ztes into the mamma LA OF the
1erriar, era ,,<ee,-
scott learned from our famous masters; |
fiuNlev and 1ieCenhau"r, al tAa1 u5r 80 |
World had TO teach touching inc conn, sa,
ITO ANATOMY. OF the vertebrate. Since
i'm. ~ his own sdmjra BILE researches into |
- extinct mammals OF both H9r!h ai an (
-
\ery V ord into equal authority with me
Nor than quarter IF century ago ne /
up, .jar,took in company with his TREND /
Professor Osborn. those explora tory eKpe- f.
di-io7s irto the West Of the United states
rrt~h succeeded in eXhllmlng rom ile (
rartiar- rocks the debris Of successive
mammalian faunas and returned 10 ne
museums Of the East laden with the spo'iS /
al the past Tlumined by his genius. TINS /
material has gradually taken form ana now |
reveals u an adUlring world the ancestral
. history nf diverse existing mammals such !
a. tho camel. the TflinoCeros and the DOG.
More recently he organized an expedition |
Ir-o Patagonia. which during three years
OF activity proved equally fertile in results /
These are now being set forth in a series
~ exhaustive monographs, ic Whlch FRO I
fa>eor Scott has already contributed
mastery account Of the genealogy OF the /
rodents and edentata-
In his comprehensive grasp uf the mani /
fold relations which unite the great COM I
ploN Of the animal world. and by his philo- I
sophie conceptions OF the course or or /
eanic evolution. Professor Scott ranks f!
..H1oUg the select few whom the future VIII (
number among the great paleontologsts 1
I'm asking you To receive this medal for |
aim beg you to assure him Of the deep
iutereSt with which the society follows his I
iuvestiEa IONS and to express the hope that
- may live long 70 enrich our science |
1-jth discoveries no less important than !
those which Ne low celebrate
Mr. Reid replied as follows:
have much pleasure in appearing be .
n
distinguished rountryman. Professor Scott, (
- receive this medal for MIN and in his (
name.
may venture also 10 assure you OF his /
parm thanks. and OF the high apprecia- !
,Irtz corfer-ed-the greatest within volr
-jfr-V-ill he regarded by Professor Scott ,
h.n1self. and by the noted and very i'm
-'f.rrant institution with which he Is con
7..~ted- Princeton University. or 'Old Mas /
s~u" as its alumni love ~ call II.
Tou have enhanced this honor by the
,-ardiai and gracious language in which
5a'I have been pleased 10 extend il II is (
cn,,snoed; too by What ! may perhaps /
veil how family disputes are apt 10 be |
re worst and sometimes the most dan
-erous. Just So no recognition of success /
= 20 sweet as that from the circle of kin
\ generous tribute like this from the au-
i1orltative body Of biologists in ono branch
~ the great English speaking family, for
good Rork done by leader in that impcr-
AM science ia another branch of the same
<amilv. i peculiarly grateful 70 the re-
cjpenI himself. and grateful also as well
helpful ana inspiring to his university
- friends and IL general 10 his country
nor
~. P. Scott. professor OF geology and
- asontology, Is member o: the class OF
of Princeton. Three years after his
g-sduation he received the degree OF Phi ID.
<vn the University OF Heidelberg. and in
- the honorary degree Of IL. u from? the
q diversity Of Pennsylvania In the same
car he was vice-president OF the Ameri-
q Philosophical Society and is also
'"-n13cr OF the National Academy of !
Scenes He has written number Of |
books, including AR Introduction OF Cecil
o. and several monographs on geolog:-
90 subjects. He has made geological re-
arches in MANY clines. and has long
ranked - a leading authority.