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acknowledged as his production. Here may also be mentioned 

 his many contributions to Appalachia, dealing with outdoor life 

 and adventure. 



Scudder had the ability to recognize scientific needs and to start 

 the machinery for meeting them. Thus as much to him as to any 

 one was due the formation of the Cambridge Entomological Club 

 and the establishment of this journal. He was also the leading 

 spirit in the organization of the Appalachian Mountain Club. He 

 and Edward S. Morse established the Boston Naturalists' Club, 

 unique as being without a constitution and in having but a single 

 officer. This club, which is still flourishing, has entertained every 

 naturalist of note who has visited Boston since 1869. 



Especial emphasis should be laid on his connection with the 

 periodical 'Science.' There had been a struggling and jejune 

 journal with that name but Scudder was able to interest some 

 wealthy men in the project of a weekly scientific newspaper which 

 should adequately represent all departments of science. So the 

 old journal was bought, so as to control the name, and the new one 

 was started, with Scudder as chief editor, in 1883. It was ably 

 edited and rejoiced the hearts of the scientific men of the day. 

 It began by paying for all contributions and soon exhausted its 

 guarantee fund; there were not subscribers enough to pay the 

 expenses and no one thought of the later expedient of making it 

 the organ of some large association. So, after two years in the edi- 

 torial chair, Mr. Scudder dropped out. The scientific public was 

 not large enough and the general public would not support the 

 journal, so, after lingering along for a few years it died. 



So much for an outline of the scientific life of Dr. Scudder. There 

 is a personal side which was far more interesting to those who were 

 privileged to know him. I became acquainted with him in 1874, 

 while I was a junior in college. He returned in that spring to his 

 alma mater and, as he was the first active, publishing zoologist I 

 had ever met, I must have made life a burden to him. Yet he was 

 most helpful and suggestive and answered my every question with 

 the utmost patience. Later, I came into more intimate connection 

 with him when he was at work at his fossil myriapods and insects, 

 as I was employed to draw many of these forms. Among these 

 were numerous fossil cockroaches. Often these had al four wings 

 superimposed and the difficulties of working out the nervures in 



