Identifier: newenglandmagazi1900bost (find matches)
Title: The New England magazine
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Publisher: Boston : (New England Magazine Co.)
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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trustees of the In-stitute allowed them to estimate hisfitness for the place, and they unani-mously invited him to it. With a NEW ENGLAND IN BALTIMORE. 22$ natural modesty Dr. Morison hesi-tated to accept the proffered honor,believing the undertaking required aspecial training. He yielded, how-ever, to the urgent requests of hismany friends. Giving up a remunera-tive private enterprise in the full tideof success, and for which he had aspecial fondness, he entered in 1867upon his new work. At the period to make the catalogue a model of per-fection he had spent many years ofmental and physical strength. It re-ceived the highest praise from schol-ars in this country, as well as fromthose in foreign lands. He left it avaluable legacy to posterity. Dr. Mori-son, with his scholarly attainments,contributed bountifully to the educa-tional improvement of Baltimore. Theresult of his work wasmanifest in the culturedhomes of the city pre-sided over by the welleducated women whohad graduated from
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when Dr. Morisonassumed his dutiesat the Peabody In-stitute, he had ac-quired, by a long lifeof patient, devotedand methodicalwork, a competencythat would allow freedom from the real \.. I , drudgeries of life,giving him relief from work he had con-stantly followed, which at that time ofhis life he had justly earned. He chose,however, to give his services for thepublic good, and his work, faithfullydone, as he himself says, with yearsof the severest labor I have ever per-formed, is a valuable tribute to hismemory. The growth of the librarythrough the painstaking labor of Dr.Morison would alone entitle him togreat credit; but the library catalogue,nearing completion at the time of hisdeath in 1890, was really the culmi-nating success of his life. In his desire his successful school. His work, con-tinued so unselfishly and so undemon-stratively through life, did not receivereal public appreciation until it wasstopped; then was it realized how val-uable was his labor and how great aloss

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