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tories and certain herbarium space, and this was occupied by 

 the department for more than thirty years — indeed, until all bio- 

 logical units were housed in the Life Sciences Building. 



Over a period of forty years. Professor Setchell has signifi- 

 candy contributed to the life of the University of California. 

 At the beginning he had much to do with the organization of 

 the greater university. He served on administrative and faculty 

 committees, and was one of those who interpreted the academic 

 atmosphere and traditions of Harvard and Yale in terms of 

 Western ideals and aspirations. Of special importance to the 

 University was the experience he had acquired in his years as 

 a proctor at Cambridge, in dealing effectively and sympatheti- 

 cally with undergraduates. For many years he was both official 

 and unofficial adviser to members of the student body, and their 

 appreciation was expressed by his early election to membership 

 in their honor societies. In his official capacity he assisted in the 

 formulation of the then unique system of student self-govern- 

 ment, suggested and fostered by President Wheeler and per- 

 petuated by later administrations, which has been adopted by 

 so many institutions of collegiate and lesser grade as one of the 

 surest means of developing individual and group loyalty and 

 responsibility among undergraduates. In his unofficial capacity 

 he still continues to act in loco parentis to many young men and 

 particularly to those in whom he sees promise, and in many 

 parts of die world his former students and foster children ac- 

 knowledge their indebtedness to him for the guidance, encour- 

 agement, and assistance — often material assistance — which he 

 so wholeheartedly offered them in their college days. 



Setchell's scientific contributions reflect a remarkably wide 

 range of interests, some having their origin in the influences and 

 environment which were part of his biological training and 



