. The story of the Hall of fame, including the lives and portraits of the elect and of those who barely missed election. Also a list of America's most eligible women. SA GRAY was born in Oneida County, New York,November 18, 1810. His father had a little tanneryat Paris Furnace, in that county. The earliestrecollection that the future scientist retained was when hewas allowed to drive around the ring the old horse whichturned the bark mill, and later was required to supply thesaid mill with its grist of bark. The latter he regarded asa very lonely and monotonous occupation. He was sent to the d
. The story of the Hall of fame, including the lives and portraits of the elect and of those who barely missed election. Also a list of America's most eligible women. SA GRAY was born in Oneida County, New York,November 18, 1810. His father had a little tanneryat Paris Furnace, in that county. The earliestrecollection that the future scientist retained was when hewas allowed to drive around the ring the old horse whichturned the bark mill, and later was required to supply thesaid mill with its grist of bark. The latter he regarded asa very lonely and monotonous occupation. He was sent to the district school nearby whenthree years old. His earliest distinct recollection of schoolwas of spelling matches, in which at six and seven years hewas champion. A remarkable story is told of this childishschool time by a friend, who writes: His father promised him a spelling book of his ownas soon as he reached baker/ which was a marked spotof advance in the spelling book. A few weeks saw him farenough on. and the coveted prize was given. He went 332 i\ \. ROBERT D. SHEPPABD ANSON D. MOBSE FEED M. FLING A. C. MCLAUGHLIN G. F. SWAIN JOHN F. JAMESON R. H. DABNEY BUEKE A. HlNSDALE WILLIAM II. WELSH C. M. ANDREWS FKANK W. BLACKMAK E. C. PICKERING JOHN W. BURGESS R. W RAYMOND II. C. AJPAMS SOME FAMOUS PROFESSORS OF HISTORY AND SCIENTISTS WHO ACTED AS JUDGES (333) THI JHBW r«mFUMJC LIBKA1T iff»* LWfZ ANVrn,ojs»- f«nw*Tr«iHf I I GRAY proudly to school the next day, and as he could not speak tothe teacher to proclaim his triumph, he walked in front ofher desk to his seat, waving the book with a great flourishbefore her. It was just before he was three years old. Young Gray was sent for a little over a year to a privateschool, taught at Sauquoit, by the son of the pastor of theparish; after which he was office boy for his grandfatherfor a year more. At the age of twelve, he was sent ninemiles away to the Clinton grammar school, where he wasdrilled in Latin and Greek for two years, e
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