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among the mountaineers he devoted his entire energies to the better- 

 ment of his neighbors. He built and furnished a school-house, and 

 provided teachers. In connection with this building, equipment for 

 manual training was provided, and much of the instruction in this 

 branch was given by Professor Wing himself. He started the first 

 free public library in North Carolina, the books for which were donated 

 either by Professor Wing himself or through his personal solicitation. 



When his physical strength began to fail he donated the school and 

 library to the county, and returned to Boston. He was a lover of 

 music and a student of languages, and in the society of his friends his 

 last years were passed busily and happily. 



Professor Wing was elected a Fellow of the Academy in 1874, and 

 retained his fellowship until the time of his death. 



H. P. Talbot. 



EDWARD STICKNEY WOOD (1846-1905) 



Fellow in Class I, Section 3, 1879. 



Edward Stickney Wood was born on April 28, 1846, and died 

 July 11, 1905. He was the son of Alfred Wood and Laura Stickney 

 Wood of Cambridge. After graduating from the Cambridge High 

 School, he entered Harvard in 1863 and graduated with the class of 

 1867. He then entered the Harvard Medical School and completed 

 his studies there in 1870, although he did not at that time receive his 

 degree in medicine. After a period in the Marine Hospital in Chelsea, 

 he entered the Massachusetts General Hospital and served there for a 

 year as surgical house pupil. A vacancy occurring in the chemical de- 

 partment gave Dr. Wood his opportunity. Therefore after some time 

 spent in Europe in the study of this branch of medical science he was 

 appointed assistant professor and in 1876 he succeeded to the full 

 professorship of Chemistry, which position he held until the time of 

 his death. 



His career as a teacher was attended with great success, his lectures 

 being eminently practicable and intelligible, developing the enthusiasm 

 which always attends the work of a popular lecturer. His judgment 

 and advice were held in high esteem by the members of the faculty and 



