298 TRIBUTES TO HIS MEMORY. University, and during a period of three years he discharged his duties in a very difficult position with consummate ability, tact and judgment. Since his retirement 25 years ago, he most sedulously helped us in our work in its various departments, and no demand that we made upon him was ever declined as too exacting. At the age of seventy he consented to be Dean of the Faculty of Law and performed his work with wonderful devotion. Only last year he consented to examine an elaborate thesis presented for the degree of Doctor of Law, and during a few weeks before his death he prepared a paper for the examination for the degree of Master of Law. He was a constant attendant at our meetings, but it would be a mistake to suppose that he graced this assembly by mere physical presence. As we all know he had, before he came to the mceting, carefully read every relevant paper and was armed with every information and argument which made him a formidable opponent and a powerful ally in debate. But the character of his work which impressed us most was his rectitude of purpose, his unflinching adherence to what appeared to be, in his judgment, the best in the interests of the University, and no detractor, if indeed he has any detractor, will ever venture to suggest that in what he did he was animated by any feelings or motives other than the best interests of this University. Of him we may say without fear of challenge or question that in him India has lost one of the greatest of her sons, one who devoted all his best cnergies during a career of unexampled brilliance for the benefit of his fellowmen. His life was truly unselfish
