Excerpt from Proceedings of the Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club, Vol. 15: Part I 1904; Part II 1905; Part III 1906 Looking across the vista of half-a-century, I can recall the spare figure of Robert Etheridge when as a boy I traversed the Bristol Museum, and made my first acquaint ance with the ammonite and the ichthyosaurus. I next met him at the Geological Society of London 25 years later, when I went up to read my first paper, for which Mr Etheridge acted as referee. I always found him most kindly and helpful, and this, I believe, was the experience of all his fellow workers. The Club sustains a serious loss in the removal from the district of our Hon. Secretary, S. S. Buckman. His minute and extensive knowledge of the local geology, combined with his great acuteness and originality, made him a most stimulating contributor to our discussions. As Hon. Secretary, especially as editor of our Proceedings, his services have been of great value. His work at the British Museum drew him near to London, and ill-health prompted removal to a more bracing climate. A sugges tion that the Club should Show its appreciation in a substantial form was warmly adopted by the officers, and the result is the presentation to Mr Buckman of a cheque for fifty pounds. We all wish him improved health and successful work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.