. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. the college year of 1868-69, his con-nection with the latter institution being marked by the raising of the funds neces-sary for the organization and equipment of a laboratory for chemical analysisand research. Not realizing until too late how great a strain upon health and strengththe work and study incident to three such laborious positions would be, he wascompelled to take rest in the autumn of 1869.
. Morton memorial; a history of the Stevens institute of technology, with biographies of the trustees, faculty, and alumni, and a record of the achievements of the Stevens family of engineers. the college year of 1868-69, his con-nection with the latter institution being marked by the raising of the funds neces-sary for the organization and equipment of a laboratory for chemical analysisand research. Not realizing until too late how great a strain upon health and strengththe work and study incident to three such laborious positions would be, he wascompelled to take rest in the autumn of 1869. He spent that year and the onefollowing in European travel, and in study at the School of Mines and the Uni-versity of Berlin. In 1871, when the Stevens Institute was to be opened, he was called tothe Chair of Chemistry, a position he was destined to occupy for the remainderof his life, contributing actively to the success of the graduates by his instruc-tion, and inspiring them with his own zeal for original investigation. The sameyear he had married Miss Margaret West, the great-granddaughter of Gen. Reed,first President of the State of Pennsylvania. Their home in Hoboken was always. 224 THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY a charming resort for his colleagues as well as for the students, who will evercherish the memory of their genial hospitality. Prof. Leeds at once took charge of the installation and equipment of thechemical laboratory, and laid out the course of instruction on broad and practi-cal lines which have stood the test of time, many of the students having met withdistinguished success in positions demanding both engineering and chemical know-ledge. During the earlier years of his connection with the Institute Prof. Leedsdevoted himself to investigations in mineralogy and analytical chemistry. Anumber of his papers on lithology were published in the American Journal ofScience, and about thirty papers on analytical subjects appeared in Freseniuss Zeitschrift, the C
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