Baker, R. P.

Stookey, S. W.

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University of Northern Iowa

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science Volume 24 Annual Issue Article 5 1917 In Memoriam: Arthur G. Smith; Bert H. Bailey R. P. Baker S. W. Stookey Copyright ©1917 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias Recommended Citation Baker, R. P. and Stookey, S. W. (1917) "In Memoriam: Arthur G. Smith; Bert H. Bailey," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 24(1), 17-27. Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol24/iss1/5 This General Interest Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa Academy of Science at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by an authorized editor of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact scholarworks@uni.edu. f'ROFE,·:--:01: Al1Tlll"ll f:. SMJTlf 2 1Baker and Stookey: In Memoriam: Arthur G. Smith; Bert H. BaileyPublished by UNI ScholarWorks, 19172Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, Vol. 24 [1917], No. 1, Art. 5https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol24/iss1/5IN MEMORIAM AR'l'HUR G. SMI'l'H. Arthur (J. Slllith. Prnfrssor of Mathematics in the State Uni-versity of Io\rn, a Pellow of this Academy and of the American Association for the Advanreme11t of Seience, (tied on November 7, 1916. Bom Novemlier 27, 1868, Pl'ofrNsor Smith took his B. Ph. at the State Fniversit;· i11 1891. lie 1wearne a member of the staff in 1893, pro( Pcding to the l\lastcr 's dcgTeP in 1894. His Iowa training m-is snpp!Pmeuted hy extP!l(IPd rPsidencc at Gottingenwhere he was a pupil of Klein an<l Schoenflies a11d at Cam-bridge (England) \\·here hP stndied with U. H. Darwin. !<'or twenty-three ypars Iw sPrvPd the State of Iowa with en-thusiastic and far sighted aetivity at the University. He was known far and wide as a genial and hroad minded scientific worker and in his drvotion to thP athlPti('. interests of the Uni-versity has lrf1 a record of work donr mHIPr any tlifficulties which is an ernlnring 1110H1rn1cnt of Pnerg,v, \ris1lom and single hearted clrvotion to the hPst intNests of tlw yonth of Iowa. 'l'hP fact that hr was largPl.1· responsible for the introduction of a rational .coll('gl' marking· s,Ystrm in the University takes on a peculiar light in view of the fa~·t that his own early training was on a system clrvoid of' marks. ('!'{'(lits arnl rewards. 'l'he breaclth of :;;cientifa nll!ge which charaPterizerl him may hr jndge<l h,1· the foll1mi11g hi\Jliograph,,·: Em.piril·al Forrn11ln• and Co stants: Transit,. Vol. !l, :33-67, mo:~. :;\TeasnrenH'nts iq>1111 ·:he ()Jrnho.ii Indian Sknlh;: lmni ,Journal of II istory ;11111 Politics, Vol. 8, 48G-444, 1905. C'o1legr Spirit: Iowa Athletie .Jorirnal. Evnporatio11 from Frl'P \Vater Surfaces: Iowa Academy of Sei('JW(\ l'rou•f•dinrs, Vol. XV L 18G-188, 1909. Intereolleg·iatr Helatio11s: ltnra Alnrn11ns, Vol. fl, 140-145. 1909. 3Baker and Stookey: In Memoriam: Arthur G. Smith; Bert H. BaileyPublished by UNI ScholarWorks, 191720 IOWA ACADEMY 01<' SCIENCE VoL. XXIV, 1917 Coufereuce ( 'outrol and Din•diou of Athletics in the Middle West: American Physical Educational Re-view, Vol. 16, 95-101, 1911. A Rational College Marking System: Journal of Erln-cational Psychology, Vol. 2, 383-393, 1911. The Teaching of Aritlpnctic: School S(•icnrc arnl Mathe-matics, Vol. 12, 4fi7-460, 1912. His scientific interN;t was <lispla.}'<'d in a long srrics of papers read before the Baconian Clnh of thr l Tniversity. Among the subjects most often appearing arf' l\lrtf'orology (he wa8 for many years the U. S. ohRf'rver at Iowa City), The Application of Sta-tiRtical l\fothods to Biological arnl 8<wiolog·i<'nl ProhlernR, Aero-!lautic.s; l'rojef'tilrs, Gf'f>df'RY and .Acoustif's. He waR also an entlnrniastic all(1 suecrsRfnl photographc•r. 'l'hose who were so fortunate as to know him will long remem-ber him as a man of genial wisdom and nmnrpassed courage. This courage he proved in expeditions for :wi5logical purposes \\-ith C. C. :\utting arnl P. Rm;sell, in his fight for purity in athletics and in the perfect serenity of his bearing in the fare of the incurahle disem;e which earrird him away too soo11. R. P. R\KER. 4Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, Vol. 24 [1917], No. 1, Art. 5https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol24/iss1/55Baker and Stookey: In Memoriam: Arthur G. Smith; Bert H. BaileyPublished by UNI ScholarWorks, 1917DR. BERT HEALD BAILEY 6Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, Vol. 24 [1917], No. 1, Art. 5https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol24/iss1/5lN MEMORIAM BERT JI. BAJ LEY. Dr. Bert Heald Bailey, Professor of Zoology in Coe College, passed from life on June 22. 1917. He had not been in good health for some weeks prccecling his cleath, but not until a few hours before the end came was it hclie1.·ed hy his physicians that he would not recover. Doctor Bailey was born at l<'arley, Iowa, May 2, 1875. His early childhood was spent at Carroll, Iowa, where his father was pastor of the Presbyterian church. He early showed a love for the outdoor vvorld. Birds especially attracted him and he began to accunrn)ate that knowledge of the habits of wild life which later distinguished him. It was a passion with him to examine everything and the collecting habit was early cultivated. In 1877 the family moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Here the lad attended the public schools and later Coe Academy. He naturally came to know the professors in the Natural Science' departments of the College and formed friendships with Dr. Seth E. Meck, Dr. C. 0. Rates, m~d later with the writer that were deep and lifelong. His habit of wandering in the woods was continued, sometimes to the detriment of the interests of T,atin and Greek, but with ever increasing promise for his fu-ture as a naturalist. During those yPars Ju~ cultivated thP acquaintance of many of the local sportsmen, ·who often were glad to take him with (hem on their expeditions. Through these men he increased his knowledge of nature and his collection of birds. From one of these men he received his first important lessons in taxi-dermy, an art which he thereafter assiduously cultivated. ]'rom 189:3 to 1897 Doctor Bailey was in college. 'rhree of these years were speut iu Coe College from which he received his degree. His junior year was spent at the State University of Iowa. In September, 1897. he entered Rush Medical College, from which he graduated in 1900, intending to become a medical rnissionar.''· To hii;: g-reat disappointnwnt hP thPn found that 7Baker and Stookey: In Memoriam: Arthur G. Smith; Bert H. BaileyPublished by UNI ScholarWorks, 191724 IOWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE VoL. XXlV, 1917 a heart lesion would prevent his carrying out his cherished plan. He therefore accepted the Chair of /'joology in his Alma Mater and began his vvork there i11 the antumn of 1900, con-tirrning it until his death. Doctor Bailey was marrit>d December 26, HlOO, to Miss Anna \V. Condit, of Des Moines, lovrn, who with their three daugh-ters, Helen, Jean and Elizabeth, survives him. Doctor Bailey was a member of the Iowa ,\.cadem~· of Science, the American Geographic Society, the Anwriean Association of Museums, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Ornithologists' Union, the Wilson Or-nithological Club; also of Sigma Xi, the Baconian Society (S. U. I.), the Zoology Club (S. U. I.), the Triangle Club (S. U. I. J<'acnlty), the Iowa J<-,orestry and Conservation Association, the Alumni Association of Rush Medical College, and the Masonic Order. Undoubtedly, Doctor Bailey's greatest service grew out of his remarkable personal influence upon the many students who came under his i1mtruetion. All who knew him were impressed with the charm of his iwrsoualit.Y and the winning power of his character; and these qualities, added to his enthusiasm for scientific stud~-, madt• hiui a trnly great t(~acher. It is of in-terest that one of' his students, Miss Ckment ina Spencer, was selected to contimH· his "·ork at Co<'. It is marvelous that lw found· time outside of the heavy duties of his teaching to do so 1111u-!1 constructive work. He managed, under hcciv~~ handicaps, to build up a remarkable nrnsenm at Coe College which the trustees have named the Bert IL Bailey Museum. He came into frit>ndly relations with the leadillg museum men of the connti'>-. HP collected much ma-terial himself and was 011 the alPrt com;ta11tly to secure speci-mens from other sources. He srw11t some time in 1905 in British Honduras, bringing back the third la rg(•st collection of birds from that region in this cuuutr.". He had been collecting data. fo1· some time for a report on the small nrnmmals of Imm which was to be published by the Iowa Geological Surv<'.'"- 111 order to eom plete this work he was granted leave of abi;;enee for the ~·ear 1916-17 by the trustees of Coe College. He entered the Graduate School of the State University of Iowa, intending to present his Doctor's thesis in ,June. His illi;ess put an rnd to a work that prom-ised rnud1 of s('fontifi<· valt1P. 8Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, Vol. 24 [1917], No. 1, Art. 5https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol24/iss1/5DR. BERT H. BAILEY 25 l'n the passing of Doctor Bailey the state has lost a leader in educational, scientific, religious, and philanthropic activities, and his many personal friends will miss his genial presence. Doctor Bailey published the following papers: Notes on Krieder's Hawk in Alaska: Auk, July, 1916. A New Subspecies of the Broad Winged Hawk: Auk, Jan., 1917. The ·western Goshawk in Iowa: Auk, .July, 1917. Xotes on the Raptorial Birds of Iowa: Annual meeting of the Wilson Club, 1915. , Notes on the Red Tailed Hawk: Annual meeting of the Wilson Club, 1916. Science in the High School, read before the N. E. I. T. A. Published in College Eyte, Cedar Falls, May 3, 1916. 'l'he Duck Hawk in Iovva: Pro.c. Iowa Acad. Sci., Vol. X. Successful Mink "B~arming in Iowa: Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., Vol. XXIII. Notes on the Distributicm of the Prairie Spotted Skunk in Iowa: Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., Vol. XXII. 'l'he Building and Function of a College Museum: Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., Vol. XXIJ. 'l'he Occurrence of Melanism in the Broad Winged Hawk: Proc. Iowa Acacl. Sci., Vol. XIX. A Remarkable Flight of Broad .Winged Hawks. Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., Vol. XIX. Notes 011 the Food of the Black Crowned Night Heron in Captivity: Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., Vol. XIX. Birds of Iowa: Iowa Arbor and Bird Day Book, April 1913. Additional Notes on the Little Spotted Skunk: Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., Vol. XXIII. Another Case of Melanism in the Broad Winged Hawk. Why the Quail Should be Protected: Des Moines Reg-ister, March 28, 1917. The Mississippi Kite in Nebraska: 'l'he Wilson Bulletin, Oberlin College, 1915. Two Hundred Wild Birds of Iowa. Published in book .form. s. ·w. STooKEY. 9Baker and Stookey: In Memoriam: Arthur G. Smith; Bert H. BaileyPublished by UNI ScholarWorks, 1917

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