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was uo lack of tund^^, and all was eiicourageuient ami activity. [)r. 

 Wilson was one day rallied by a f'riond that many of his uew associates 

 were engaged in mechanieal piusuits. "Yes," he replied, "but they 

 are gentleni.mly in temper and deportment, and they can collect a great 

 many insects." Soon it was discovered that they had found new insects 

 never yet described. Dr. Wilson's plan was, that they should be suita- 

 bly described by one (»f the members, and the paper presented to the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences for publication in their Proceedings in the 

 usual form. This he thought could easily be done, as the author of the 

 pa}»er was a member of both Societies. By adopting this plan the En- 

 tomological Society would be saved the expense in its infancy of estab- 

 lishing a periodical of its own, and the Academy would have the credit 

 of introducing the discoveries to the scientific world. But unexpectedly 

 a powerful opposition to the paper was made in the Academy. The com- 

 mittee to which it had been referred could not agree to its publication. 

 An exciting debate ensued; additional members were voted on the com- 

 mittee who were known to be in favor of publishing the paper, and then 

 the matter was decided, and all opposition ceased. But contention and 

 strife were above all things distasteful to the disposition of Dr. Wilson, 

 and he determined at once never again to take this course with another 

 pajter. but to establish an independent publication on the part of the 

 Kntomological Society for its own new discoveries. These things are 

 mentioned as determinations by Dr. Wilson, because, after the removal 

 to the house of Mr. Wilt, he was the soul of the new Society, and so he 

 continued as long as he lived. He was cautious and judicious in his 

 resolutions, kind and deferential in consulting with^the other members, 

 and no one thought of disputing his wishes. This was from no want of 

 manly independence on their part; but he knew how to conciliate and 

 carry along his new associates, and they knew how to confide in his pru- 

 dence and to appreciate his generosity. As he was doing so much 

 more for the Society than all the members combined, they felt that his 

 opinions and his purposes should have great weight. 



As when the Journal of the Academy was begun, the printing of 

 one-half of the first volume was done in .Maclure's house, with a press 

 and types furnished by himself, the members setting the types, so now 

 in the Entomological Society a new press with types, paper, and other 

 necessaries was jiurchased and placed in the Society's room in Mr. 

 Wilt's house, where the members were active and zealous in setting 

 the types and working the press. It is hardly necessai-y to say that 

 the pecuniary outlay was burne mainly by Dr. Wilson. The new peri- 



