The Chandler memorial

Elihu Root, addressing a Chandler memorial meeting of the American Chemical Society, Havemeyer Hall, Columbia College, Monday evening, November 16th, characterized the late Charles F. Chandler as an “outstanding American who had the genius of public service.” Extolling Professor Chandler as the founder of the Columbia School of Mines and the American Chemical Society, Mr. Root continued describing him as “possessed of a quality of clear and unhesitating courage, forgetful of self and ambitious for concentrated effort of accomplishment.” President Butler´s tribute to Professor Chandler was an exhortation “not to express sorrow in the heart at his loss but rather to sound the note of triumph for his enduring leadership.” Doctor M. I. Pupin, whose address on “Chandler, the Teacher and Chemist” is published elsewhere in this issue of the Journal, also added affectionate acclaim of Professor Chandler´s undying worth to humanity in general, as well as to the science.