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though he strongly opposed the new plan of forcing children up or 

 down from class to class in a school, or from school to school in a 

 neighbourhood, for other than educational grounds — for the sake of 

 filling up every available few feet of accommodation. 



Two other details occur to me ; in order that the Assistant Masters 

 might, in an emergency, be able to take charge of a school, or be fitted 

 for their post when their time came for a Headship, Mr. Tutt arranged 

 a plan of "rota duties" for his assistants, so as to make them familiar 

 with the routine work of administration — of which routine " returns," 

 etc., there is more chan an abundance in our schools. 



The elder boys also, from time to time, had the great advantage of 

 having little informal lectures from the Head himself on Natural 

 History. 



It is not to be wondered at that under these circumstances the 

 Portman Place boys did very well on leaving school, and that Mr. 

 Tutt was able to make it his boast, that they could quite hold their 

 own with the boys from the Secondary Schools. 



But though by these means, and, above all, by insisting on hard 

 work, Mr. Tutt was able to score many successes for his boys, he was 

 no grinder with merely material objects in view : he knew the 

 importance of his school as a preparation for life, as well as a prepara- 

 tion for a living. A friend who was most intimate with him tells me 

 that Wordsworth's " The world is too much with us " were words 

 constantly on his lips, and indeed they express his aims. 



I am glad to have been allowed to contribute this note, and so to 

 help to bring home to those who knew Mr. Tutt in other capacities, 

 the fact that he was a strenuous and successful worker for the 

 education of the boys of Bethnal Green. 



May the " idea of his life " be a continual source of strength and 

 encouragement to all who knew him. — St. Margaret's-on-Thames. 

 Marc/i, 1911. 



By M. Charles Oberthur, Hon. F.E.S. 



(A letter sent to Dr. Chapman and read at the Meeting of the Entomological 

 Society of London on Maich 1st.) 



Eennes, le 11 febvrier, 1911. 



MON CHER COLLEGUE, 



J'ai ete tres affecte en apprenant le mort de Monsieur Tutt. 



C'est une perte immense pour I'Entomologie ! 



La capacite de travail dont etait doue Monsieur Tutt, faisait mon 

 admiration, 



Les ouvrages qu'il a laisses sont des monuments imperissables, 

 dans lesquels le savant Auteur a pousse I'analyse jusqu'aux limites les 

 plus voisines de la perfection. 



Monsieur Tutt se documentait avec un soin extreme ; il ne 

 consentait a aucune ignorance ; il voulait tout connaitre exactement. 

 Je considerais sa bonne foi et sa sincerite comme absolues. Monsieur 

 Tutt emporte dans la tombe toute mon estime et tous mes regrets. 



Je vous prie, mon cher coUegue de faire part de mes sentiments 

 il nos honorables collegues de la Societe entomologique de Londres, 

 de leur dire combien sympathiquement je m'associe au deuil de 

 I'Entomologie anglaise. 



Veuillez agreer I'expression bien cordiel de tout mon affectueux 

 devouement. Charles Oberthur. 



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