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fession and especially into all forms of 

 city and state and national welfare. 

 Many men seem to slow down when 

 they pass the sixty mark. Those most 

 intimate with Mr. Scofield speak of his 

 increasing enthusiasm and devotion as 

 being perhaps his more marked char- 

 acteristic. 



From the nature point of view his 

 most distinguished service to this com- 

 munity was the chairmanship of the 

 Board of Trustees of a $50,000 fund to 

 carry out the wishes of his client, the 

 late Robert Bruce of Greenwich, in 

 development of his castle-like home 

 into a museum for natural history, his- 

 tory and art. Under Mr. Scofield's 

 leadership the Board of Trustees has 

 this past summer, notwithstanding the 

 strenuous war times, made extended 

 changes in that home and fitted it with 

 cases to a total expenditure of some 

 $35,000. The Board of Trustees origi- 

 nally consisted of five members — Mr. 

 Scofield, Chairman, and Commodore 

 E. C. Benedict (resigned), William J. 

 Smith (deceased) and Messrs. E. C. 

 Converse and W. H. Truesdale. Of 

 the original Board Mr. Scofield's death 

 now leaves the Bruce Museum in the 

 hands of Messrs. Converse and Trues- 

 dale together with the Selectmen of 

 the town. The editor of this magazine 

 had been assisting Mr. Scofield in the 

 development of the plans for more than 

 two years and is consequently familiar 

 with his desire to benefit this part of 

 Fairfield County by the establishment 

 of a thoroughly efficient and well 

 equipped museum. 



Mr. Scofield was actively interested 

 in the work of The Agassiz Association 

 and expressed his appreciation not only 

 in words but in substantial aid. 



From the address by the Reverend 

 A. G. Walton at the funeral : 



"Mr. Scofield had a deep interest in 

 all social movements and philanthro- 

 pies. The hospital on the hill, of which 

 we are so justly proud, is there largely 

 through his efforts. It is common 

 knowledge that it was the confidence 

 which Judge Clason had in Mr. Sco- 

 field, and his advice, that caused that 

 noble citizen to give generously that 

 the hospital might be built. Through 

 many years Mr. Scofield has closelv 



identified himself with the hospital. He 

 has been largely responsible for its suc- 

 cesses and has upheld in it its vicissi- 

 tudes. It is not going to be easy to fill 

 the chair that he has left vacant a 

 President of the official board. Had h 

 done nothing more than to foster thi 

 valuable institution, he would have 

 been worthy of our lasting esteem and 

 affection." 



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Alone with the Stars. 

 To go into solitude, a man needs to 

 retire as much from his chamber as 

 from society. I am not solitary whilst 

 I read and write, though nobody is with 

 me. But if a man would be alone, let 

 him look at the stars. The rays that 

 come from those heavenly worlds will 

 separate between him and what he 

 touches. One might think the atmos- 

 phere was made transparent with this 

 design, to give man, in the heavenly 

 bodies, the perpetual presence of the 

 sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, 

 how great they are ! If the stars should 

 appear one night in a thousand years, 

 how would men believe and adore ; and 

 preserve for many generations the re- 

 membrance of the city of God which 

 had been shown ! But every night 

 come out these envoys of beauty, and 

 light the universe with their admon- 

 ishing smile. — Emerson. 



Additions to Our Membership. 



Sustaining : 



Mr. Paul M. Barrows, Stamford, 

 Connecticut. 



Mrs. Paul M. Barrows, Stamford, 

 Connecticut. 



Miss Elizabeth D. Ferguson, Stam- 

 ford, Connecticut. 



Miscellaneous Contributions. 



Mrs. D. T. Woodbury, Springdale, 

 Connecticut : Mounted northern shrike. 



Mr. H. E. Deats, Flemington, New 

 Jersey : Wooden flower. 



Mrs. Lillian Dyer Thompson, Cam- 

 bridge, Massachusetts: Three micro- 

 scopial mounts of radula and their ac- 

 companying shells ; also one diatom 

 mount. 



Mr. Arthur S. Baiz, Sound Beach, 

 Connecticut : Wooden flower. 



