Prof. J. B. Steere

t rom the new History of Washteiiaw Coanty, we take thefollowitignoticeof the abore gentleman: Trof. lOMph Bul Stee re, IMi. I)., IniviT-it oí Michigan, Aun Arbor, was born at Rollln, Lemwee Co., Mich., ETeb.9, 1841. l.itlicr, William fcJteere, wasof Quaker ancestery, origiually froiu Ohio; hls mot h er of NCw England deacent. Mr Steere's early edaoatlDD was obtalad in the eommon scboolg aml in lift ou a Gum. Be tinishcil his preparation for college at the Ann Arbor hjh tchool, and entered the litcniry depitoiDt of the unlverslty t Michigan in 1864. He made a 8) stmly of natural history, unil ffraduated In 1888. Hi' then i'iitercd the laWdeparttneut, gi-aduatin in 1870. linmediately aiterward ha slurted en ¦ tour, in Um interest of the univtirsity, to mak eolleottofli tot tb ik'piirtnients of notBgy atul botany. He ent trom t:w Vork to Urazil, and trom the latter place vmiteri all the South American c)iinti es; f'nnn Lirnaheei the Puciflc in a ship engaged in the coolie rsde, going for a oanra to Macao, Cbüia Ie had the voyage of 11,000 miles in 72 laya, Krom Macao he journeyed successully to HongKong and Cantón; thence o Formosa, and thence to the PbUlppltM slands. He returned home vüi Suez ¦ mal, Mcilit. Hos, I.on don and l.ivcijxi..l. He VM aliM-ut live Bul. Soon after rrturuhij! lic icccplcil the pooitinn of iiistnii'tor iu onlnjjv, and in Is7tt was made asslgttuit professor In this depurtmcnt, whh imsitlon now liolds. id for t lic ng itkeBÉbh museum. ¦. u as Uu' iiow in the uni8peclmeti9 6f ancieot aml modern pottery, i small ;ull!ction of Chinese liron, lOllection nt amis, cloilniii: aml imple Ilfiit.M. a collectiim 0Í I 1 : i r 1 od WOOOt, I collixtion ol coUectkwi of ora MKÍ rocks, a riillcciioii nt' pkotognphg, and a ¦ollection ofpitb-paper pietoreilrote Chlnm. Bteere han earncd the luinty apse of naturalist tbr the vijfoimH way in which he combatcd the difficult! the cliinaU; and the personal danger In pursul , nd reaped 90 abundant i harvest in the Cace ol these trials. 11lias an entliusiastic fondness for hls department, and bis highest ambltlon for his Alma Mater is that her museum of nntunil . mav be 8econd to none on lh con tinent.