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encouraged that each and all of them received 

 an increase of salary. He himself was the only 

 exception, probably for the sole reason that he 

 never made any personal request of that nature. 



He entertained very strong feelings on the 

 inadequacy of the pay accorded to scientific men. 

 The fact of his being in easy circumstances himself 

 instead of making him indifferent only increased his 

 sympathy for those engaged in the same pursuits 

 who were not, and who were so ill paid as to be 

 unable to educate their children properly, or to 

 maintain reasonable comfort at home. He wrote 

 emphatically on this subject in Nature, and also 

 took every opportunity of bringing the question 

 before those in authority at the Museum. He also 

 urged, and obtained from the Zoological Society, an 

 increase of the stipend of their Secretary, pointing 

 out that if a body of scientific men did not set the 

 example of paying their servants properly, other 

 bodies could not be expected to act more liberally. 



His views on local museums, field-club museums, 

 and school museums are particularly valuable as 

 showing both their proper limitations and their 

 great possible use. Now that what is termed 

 V nature study " is happily very likely to become 

 a permanent ''side subject" of education in our 

 schools, his remarks on the aid and encouragement 

 given by making good and suitable collections for 

 school field -clubs and museums are likely to be 

 re-read with special interest. 



