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who speak from their own knowledge and the scientific litterateur 

 who forages in any field where booty is to be gained. We have met 

 to-day to honor the pioneers of Science in this country by a grateful 

 recognition of what has been accomplished from the small begin- 

 nings of fifty years ago. Taking up some of the more prominent 

 names of the early days of the Natural History Society, we must 

 reward the highest place to men like Wyman, Harris, Bigelow, 

 Gould, Storer, and Binney, whose investigations have paved the 

 way for their successors of the present day. They were men of no 

 ordinary stamp. They were men who in any country would have 

 been recognized as leaders in Science, and whose fame will live 

 when many of us are forgotten. 



ADDRESS OF THE REV. ROBERT C. WATERSTON 



Teachers and pupils may often be seen together, thoughtfully pur- 

 suing their investigations from hall to hall, some with artistic skill 

 making drawings, others taking notes, and many more lost in aston- 

 ishment and filled with admiration and delight. 



But, added to this, regular classes have been formed to which 

 systematic instruction has been given. The study of Natural His- 

 tory having been definitely introduced into the public schools, a 

 new zeal has been awakened among the teachers. With some 

 teachers, additional knowledge is a necessity, while with all it is 

 evidently a pleasure. The different branches are pursued under the 

 guidance of able professors in connection with this Society. What 

 is known as the " Teacher's School of Science " has acquired posi- 

 tive importance. Professor Hyatt, the Custodian, has been unceas- 

 ing in his efforts, and has been gratified at the extraordinary success 

 which has followed his labors. This special work has been going on 

 for the last ten years, but never with such marked results as during 



