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have not appeared in print, but are filed in the archives of the 

 society and it is hoped they may eventually be published. 



At the fifty-third regular meeting of the latter society, Doc- 

 tors Van Dyke and Blaisdell were appointed as a committee 

 to draw up a set of resolutions, which were to be placed in 

 the records of the society and copies of which were to be sent 

 to his family. At the fifty-fourth meeting the following v/as 

 presented by that committee : 



"Whereas, in the fullness of time death has taken from 

 us our most venerable member, Mr. Carl Fuchs, the organ- 

 izer and a charter member of our society; and 



"Whereas, Mr. Fuchs was held by us in the highest esteem 

 for his devotion to entomology, as well as for his lovable per- 

 sonality and happy temperament; and 



"Whereas, his personal enthusiasm has been ever a source 

 of stimulus to develop entomology on the Pacific Coast and 

 to aid his colleagues with advice and material, we shall mourn 

 his loss; therefore, be it 



"Resolved, that we publish a short sketch of his life in the 

 Proceedings of the Society ; and be it further 



"Resolved, that we convey to his family our sympathy for 

 its loss and our tribute to his industry and example; that we 

 imitate his persistency in collecting and in the preparation of 

 specimens." 



(Signed) F. F. Blaisdell, 



E. C. Van Dyke. 



In the field, Mr. Fuchs was for years a keen collector, es- 

 pecially of the minute forms. No friend or stranger could 

 refuse his enthusiastic request to gather insects for him. In 

 this manner he kept up a constant influx of specimens. He 

 was always on the qui vive to exchange for species not in his 

 collection, and he was ever a source of supply of good things 

 to correspondents far away. He was always happiest when 

 showing his treasures, and with a characteristic twinkle in 

 his eyes he would point out some very rare species. 



Writers on Coleoptera kept in touch with him, as the 

 writings of such men as Dr. Geo. Horn, Colonel Thos. L. 

 Casey, Professor H. C. Fall, Mr. Chas. Leng, Dr. Walther 

 Horn, and many others will show. 



