Journal of bacteriology . No. 20740 Hearson Gas Heating Incubator ARTHUR H. THO IMPORTERS—DEALERS—EXPORTERS LABORATORY APPARATUS AND REAGENTS WEST W/ASHINGTON SQUARE PHILADELPHIA, U. S. Thomas Jonathan Burrill[1839-1916] IN MEMORIAM THOMAS J. BURRILL ERWIN F. SMITH In the recent death (April 14) of Prof. Thomas J. Burrill ofthe University of Illinois, there passed away, at a ripe old agebut still in possession of all his faculties, a lovable man of un-common personality, and one who contributed materially duringhis earher years to the advancement of American science. InAmerica we have a pe
Journal of bacteriology . No. 20740 Hearson Gas Heating Incubator ARTHUR H. THO IMPORTERS—DEALERS—EXPORTERS LABORATORY APPARATUS AND REAGENTS WEST W/ASHINGTON SQUARE PHILADELPHIA, U. S. Thomas Jonathan Burrill[1839-1916] IN MEMORIAM THOMAS J. BURRILL ERWIN F. SMITH In the recent death (April 14) of Prof. Thomas J. Burrill ofthe University of Illinois, there passed away, at a ripe old agebut still in possession of all his faculties, a lovable man of un-common personality, and one who contributed materially duringhis earher years to the advancement of American science. InAmerica we have a peculiar way of treating all those who havedemonstrated the possession of research ability of a high order,which may be designated as a method of extinction by promo-tion. As soon as a man becomes conspicuous through his re-searches, boards of control find other things for him to do, morein keeping with their ideas of efficiency and eternal fitness, andhe ceases to contribute further, except perhaps very indirectly,to the advancement of science. Professor Burrill was no ex-ception to this rule. He never lost his interest in science andhaving a high order of mind he was peculiarly fitt
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