. The Canadian field-naturalist. July-August, 1950] The Canadian Field-Naturalist 151. Francis J. A. MORRIS (1869-1949) Soon after graduating from Oxford, Morris came out to Canada, spending his first winter in Toronto in attendance at the Normal School. It was in Toronto that he first met Dr. William Brodie, to whom he owed his introduction to Canadian natural history. Dr. Brodie remained a close friend of Morris until his death in 1909, which was commem- orated by Morris in his poem "The Master Mind". After a summer in Toronto, Morris was appointed to the staff of the High School a
. The Canadian field-naturalist. July-August, 1950] The Canadian Field-Naturalist 151. Francis J. A. MORRIS (1869-1949) Soon after graduating from Oxford, Morris came out to Canada, spending his first winter in Toronto in attendance at the Normal School. It was in Toronto that he first met Dr. William Brodie, to whom he owed his introduction to Canadian natural history. Dr. Brodie remained a close friend of Morris until his death in 1909, which was commem- orated by Morris in his poem "The Master Mind". After a summer in Toronto, Morris was appointed to the staff of the High School at Smiths Falls and here he learned from the science master how to identify plants with a "key", for he had never employed scientific methods before, as there were plenty of popular guides to the British flowers and burds. This new skill became a veritable obsession to him. He was never tired of adding to his acquaintance with the local flora so that, by the end of the second year, when he left Smiths Falls, he knew most of the commoner flowering plants of the district. At this time he accepted a private tutor- ship in the neighbouring town of Perth, and it happened that his pupil was an ardent ornithologist. A close friendship grew up between tutor and pupil of the give-and-take kind, and the teacher learned much from the pupil about Ontario birds and their songs and calls. In 1899 Morris returned to Toronto for the spring and summer. He again had the companionship of Dr. Brodie and enjoyed the opportunity of adding to his knowledge of the Ontario flora. In the following April he had settled in Port Hope where he had been appointed classical master in Trinity College School. His first two seasons here were spent in active pursuit of botany and ornithology. For a time his attention was ma,inly concen- trated on bird watching, but he also gave much of his free time to those pupils who were interested in natural history, particu- larly in competing for a prize that was o
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