The obituary notice in the Courier and the many ' 'Tributes 

 of Respect " attest to the high regard in which he was held. 

 One of these begins : "No short sketch of so distinguished 

 and able a scientist could do him justice, for his usefulness 

 commenced early in life and only ended with it, ' ' etc. 



He always tried to awaken interest and enthusiasm among 

 his associates for the high callings of life, and he was jeal- 

 ous for the reputation of his State. 



We choose, in closing, a paragraph from one of his ar- 

 ticles : 



' ' Until the Carolinians are aroused to the formation of a 

 permanent national character, and until the utility and vital 

 importance of the arts, sciences and literature, form a pre- 

 dominant feature of that character, these things must and 

 will remain the reproach of South Carolina." 



HONORARY CURATORS 



At a meeting of the Board of Trustees held March 31st, 

 the following gentlemen were elected honorary curators in 

 the Museum : — 



Prof. Daniel S. Martin of Brooklyn, N. Y., Honorary 

 Curator of Minerals, Rocks, and Invertebrate Fossils. 



Mr. Wm. G. Mazyck of Charleston, S. C, Honorary Cu- 

 rator of Recent Shells. 



Mr. Arthur T. Wayne, of Mt. Pleasant, S. C, Honorary 

 Curator of Birds. 



Prof. Martin, formerly Professor of Geology at Rutgers 

 Female College, has been for many years a prominent mem- 

 ber of the New York Academy of Sciences, and has been 

 associated with Mr. Kun^z in preparing the government re- 

 ports on Precious Stones in the Mineral Resources of the 

 United States. His wide knowledge of mineral localities and 

 of the history of other collections in this State, has given 



