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aminer for the ten years following, then 
turned to his natural bent, the study o 
horticulture, birds, flowers and the com- 
mon wild animals of the temperate 
zone. 
He was a great friend of the late 
President Roosevelt, and one of Bur- 
roughs’s books deals with tramping and 
camping with that eminent American. 
Burroughs also was known as a 
philosopher, while his literary style 
was regarded as that of the first order, 
its simplicity and clarity being admired 
by all critics. 
Burroughs’s literary efforts and na- 
ture studies extended over a period of 
more than sixty years. He was given 
an honorary degree of Doctor of Liter- 
ature by Yale in 1910, and a degree of 
Doctor of Humane Letters by Colgate 
University in 1911. 
Burroughs was accompanied on the 
long journey eastward by his grand- 
daughter and a physician. When the 
naturalist left Pasadena he was so ill he 
had to be carried aboard the train. 
It was recalled that only last year 
when Burroughs had his annual outing 
with Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edi- 
son, he enjoyed himself by chopping 
down a tree at Napanoch. much to the 
amazement of his younger pals. 
Death of E. C. Converse. 
Edmund Cogswell Converse, finan- 
cier, of Greenwich, a good friend of 
The Agassiz Association, died in Pasa- 
dena, California, Monday, April 4, fol- 
lowing an attack of heart failure, with 
which he was stricken just after mid- 
night. He was seventy-one years of 
age. 
Mr. Converse was eminently success- 
ful along various lines of banking and 
of corporation management. He also 
was a skilled director of farming on an 
extensive scale, owning and managing 
through Mr. Drew, an excellent ad- 
viser. a two thousand acre farm known 
as Conyers Manor. He was a self-made 
man. His advance from one success to 
another was remarkable and rapid. 
He was the personal friend of the 
late Mr. Bruce and one of the original 
trustees of the Bruce Museum, but 
owing to his increasing cares along a 
multiplicity of lines he a few years ago 
resigned that position. 
Mr. Converse was an occasional 
though never an extensive contributor 
to the work of The Agassiz Associa- 
tion, his first gift being one hundred 
dollars for the Sound Beach Observa- 
tory. He sent that amount to the editor 
of “The Greenwich Press” to be for- 
warded, as an article telling of the 
value and necessity of such an observa- 
tory had been published in that paper. 
Only a short time before his death he 
sent us twenty dollars. Members of 
The Agassiz Association unite in ex- 
tending heartfelt sympathy to members 
of the family in the loss of this good 
and efficient man. 
Harry Bell. 
Harry Bell — the name sounds boyish 
and he was a boy at heart, though he 
was seventy-two years of age at the 
time of his death that took place at 
his home In Stamford, Connecticut, 
Wednesday evening, April 13. He re- 
tained throughout his life the great- 
heartedness of a boy who is popular 
with his mates. Everybody who knew 
Harry Bell loved him. There was a 
geniality and kindly spirit that radiated 
cordial good will and endeared him to 
all. 
Locally he was known as a promi- 
nent citizen and banker, descended 
from one of the original settlers of 
Stamford. His entire family for many 
generations has been prominent in local 
affairs. “The Stamford Advocate,” in 
an extended account telling of his 
prominent business positions, member- 
ship in various organizations, etc., 
makes this truthful statement : 
“He was extremely modest. His chief 
pleasure was found in making gifts to 
his friends and to those in need.” 
He was a frequent contributor to 
The Agassiz Association and the man- 
ner in which he made those gifts testi- 
fied that the giving afforded him genu- 
ine pleasure. With him it was plainly 
blessed to give. His good will and cor- 
dial words often brought with them 
full as much encouragement as the 
more substantial contribution. His 
manner was charming. Though he was 
never actively engaged to any great ex- 
tent in nature studies, conversation 
with him showed that he was a lover 
of the outdoors, especially of the rural 
districts of Stamford. He so thorough- 
ly appreciated his community that he 
seemed to receive evidences of love 
from the roads, the fields and the farms. 
