Identifier: transactionsmic22ameruoft (find matches)
Title: Transactions
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: American Microscopical Society
Subjects: Microscope and microscopy
Publisher: Columbus, Ohio (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ion. Accord-ingly, an appeal is made herewith to the generosity of thoseinterested in the movement and in the development of bio-logical study in our country for contributions, large or small,for the prosecution of this work. In conclusion, all students interested in this subject are in-vited to participate in the work. It is by general and gen-erous co-operation that success will be attained. The studentwho is working alone cannot advance far unless brought intouch with others in the same field. It may be noted thatthe opportunity is peculiarly advantageous for those teachersin smaller colleges who can make use of a corps even of un-trained assistants in the collection of various data. We feelit a privilege to invite kindly criticism of this report and sug-gestions as to the best means for carrying out the aims inview and for securing the co-operation of the largest numberof workers. (Signed) A. E. Birge, Chairman. C. H. ElGENMANN.C. A. KOFOID, G. C. Whipple. H. B. Ward, Secretary. n
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JACOB DOLSOX COX NECROLOGY. JACOB DOLSON COX, OF Obeblin, Ohio. Jacob Dolson Cox was born at Montreal, Ontario, October27th, 1828. His father, a resident of New York City, and anarchitect by profession, was then living in Montreal where hewas engaged in supervising the construction of the roof, etc.,of Notre Dame Cathedral which he had designed, and uponthe completion of which he returned to his home in NewYork City, where the boyhood years of the subject of thismemoir were passed. In 1846 Jacob Dolson Cox enteredOberlin College at Oberlin, Ohio, from which institution hegraduated in 1851, receiving the degree of Master of Arts.In 1877 the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon himby Yale College. He manned Mrs. Helen Finney Cochran,widow of Prof. William Cochran and daughter of presidentFinney of Oberlin College, and in September, 1851, he acceptedthe position of superintendent of schools in Warren, Ohio,which position he held until 1854, and in the meantime stud-ied law and was

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