2 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [Jan., 'il 



The Committees held a meeting on October twenty-seventh 

 and, knowing that it had been Doctor Skinner's intention for 

 many months past to lay down his editorship, accepted his 

 resignation, and elected him Editor Emeritus. Dr. Philip P. 

 Calvert, associate editor since January, 1893, was chosen 

 editor and Mr. E. T. Cresson, Jr., associate editor. To the 

 vacancy created in the Advisory Committee by Mr. Cresson's 

 election as associate editor, Mr. Erich Daecke was chosen. 



The new editors think that they may fittingly present to 

 their subscribers and readers at this time a portrait and brief 

 sketch of the Editor Emeritus to whom this journal is chiefly 

 indebted for its past life. 



Henry Skinner was born in Philadelphia, March 27, 1861. 

 He studied in the college and medical school of the University 

 of Pennsylvania, receiving his M.D. degree in 1884. He en- 

 gaged in the practice of medicine until 1901, when he devoted 

 his whole time to entomology, becoming in that year an as- 

 sistant to the Curators of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 

 in charge of the Entomological department of that institution. 

 Previously, from December, 1889, on, as Curator of the Amer- 

 ican Entomological Society and Custodian of the Entomolog- 

 ical Section of the Academy, he had given only a part of his 

 time to the care of the collections of insects. 



Entomological News was begun with the number for 

 January, 1890, with Eugene M. Aaron as editor and an Ad- 

 visory Committee consisting of Messrs. George H. Horn, M.D., 

 Ezra T. Cresson, Henry Skinner, M.D., and Philip P. Calvert. 

 With the number for March, 1890, Dr. Skinner began his 

 editorial connection with this journal which he has now loos- 

 ened, but not severed. Volume I of the News comprised 168 

 pages and no plates ; Volume XXI, 484 pages and 14 plates, 

 an increase for which we thank our numerous friends and 

 supporters of the past score of years. 



May they continue to give us the support which they have 

 given to our Editor Emeritus. May he enjoy many years of 

 health and strength and the happiness of seeing his "nursling" 

 grow and prosper ! 



