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Part of In Memoriam - Rachel Lloyd, Ph.D.

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ROSA BOUTON’S ADDRESS.



Dr. Rachel Lloyd was appointed Associate Professor of
ical Chemistry in the University of Nebraska in May,



In recognition of her excellent work, the Regents later
gave her the title of Professor of Analytical Chemistry. She
served the University faithfully for seven years, and then re-





signed on account of failing health in June, 1894.

She came to Lincoln first some time during the summer of
87, several weeks before the opening of the fall term. She be-
gan her work at once in the chemical laboratory in order that
everything should be in readiness for the students at the begin
ning of the school year. ‘This early coming was characteristic
of all her work. She was always on time. I used sometimes
to think that she would rather be two hours early than two
minutes late. During her seven years’ stay here I never knew
her to be a moment late anywhere.

Dr. Lloyd was neatness personified In her dress, in the
arrangement of her lecture table, in her laboratory, everything
was exceptionally neat and orderly. She believed that what-
ever was worth doing at all was worth doing well. Whatever
she undertook, and she undertook many things, she did it in
the best way. I think I never knew any one who took more
care of the details than she ; consequently every one knew that
whenever she did a piece of work it would be well done in every
particnlar, And since she did so much work it necessarily fol-
lows that she was an indefatigable worker. Eight o'clock in
the morning usually found her at the laboratory, and she seldom
left at night before six, many times returning in the evening
to continue her labors.

She loved her work and succeeded in getting her students
to do the same. Her personality was very strong, and at the
same time very attractive. One recognized her at once as a
woman of broad culture and refinement. Dr. Idoyd had the
power of making personal friends of her students and of awak-
ening in them an enthusiasm akin to her own for the study she



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