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the Grammar School he resigned his heaclmastership, and estab- 

 lished a school of his own in Darlinghurst-road, which was known 

 as the New School, and afterwards as Eaglesheld. This school 

 he continued to conduct till his appointment, in 1882, to the 

 Professorship of Natural History at the Sydney University — the 

 title of which was afterwai^ds changed, upon a redistribution of 

 work on the foundation of certain additional chairs, to that of 

 Geology and Paleeontology. 



His death took place on Saturday, November 22, after short 

 but severe illness, a fatal termination being unexpected until the 

 day before his death. On November 24th his remains were 

 followed to the grave by a large concourse of friends, colleagues, 

 and official representatives of the various institutions and 

 societies with which he had been connected, old pupils, and 

 University students. 



For a period of nearly thirty-five years then Professor Stephens 

 lived in our midst, labouring uninterruptedly in the cause of 

 higher education, yet finding time and inclination to give the 

 colony at large the benefit of his extensive knowledge and 

 experience by his connection with several of our important public 

 institutions such as the Public Library of which he was Chairman 

 of Trustees, and the Australian Museum of which he was a 

 member of the Board. For a time also he was President of the 

 Sydney Branch of the Geographical Society of Australia. In his 

 favourite pursuit of Natural Science he was actively identified 

 firstly with our fore-runner, the Entomological Society of New 

 South Wales, and afterwards with this Society dating from its 

 inception, having been a Member of Council during the years 

 1875 and 1876, President in 1877 and 1878, Vice-President in 

 1879 and 1880, Co-Honorary Secretary in 1881-84, and again 

 President from 1885 to the close of his life in November 1890. 



His contributions to our Proceedings include seven Presidential 

 Addresses, in addition to a number of impoi"tant papers bearing 

 on Geology and allied subjects. 



