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played some specimen, under the microscope, to his class assem- 

 bled round him. 



"His character was well epitomized in a few words spoken 

 by Rev. Herbert G. Lord at his funeral: 'While other people 

 were striving for money and to make a show in the world, this 

 man had plodded through life in an unobtrusive way, content 

 to learn, to know and teach'." 



It was while Charles Linden was Custodian that the Field 

 Club was organized as one of the branches of the Society's work. 

 At the Society's meeting of May 3, 1872 a resolution was adopted 

 requesting Mrs. George Hadley, Mrs. George L. Squier and 

 Miss Mary L. Wilson to organize such a Clifb for the out of 

 door study of the Natural Sciences and to arrange the days and 

 places for field meetings, promising cordial aid for their work. 

 In this Judge Clinton and Mr. David F. Day were deeply in- 

 terested and on their field days Mr. Linden would accompany 

 the club members, stirring up their enthusiasm by his own 

 ardent interest, thus establishing a happy relationship which 

 continued so long as he lived. This Club has now had an active 

 existence of thirty five years. 



Among the early members of the Society had been 

 Augustus R. Grote, who had however removed from Buffalo 

 and had already become quite famous in scientific work, espe- 

 cially in connection with entomology. When Mr. Linden's 

 duties as teacher became enlarged so that he could not give so 

 much time as he desired to the Society's affairs, Mr. Grote was 

 invited by the Executive Board by resolution of January 15, 

 1873, to return to Buffalo to become Librarian and director of 

 the Museum. The invitation was accepted and Mr. Grote at 

 once entered upon his duties. He was a naturalist of rare 

 ability and of recognized reputation, young and enthusiastic, of 

 sensitive nervous temperameut, a poet and musician as well as 

 a devotee of science and the impetus which had been given to 

 the Society's work and to the increase and proper arrangement 

 of its scientific collections during the seven years of Charles 

 Linden's custodianship was greatly furthered in the seven ensu- 

 ing years during which Mr. Grote was the director. 



By correspondence and exchange and by active field work 

 the collections were rapidly increased. In his own favorite field 

 of research his active efforts built up for the Society the famous 

 collection of moths which bears his name and which at his earnest 



