 Upon returning to Philadelphia in 1864 , the Cope family made every effort to secure Edward a teaching post as the Professor of Zoology at Haverford College , a small Quaker school where the family had philanthropic ties . The college awarded him an honorary master 's degree so he could have the position . Cope even began to think about marriage and consulted his father in the matter , telling him of the girl he would like to marry : " an amiable woman , not over sensitive , with considerable energy , and especially one inclined to be serious and not inclined to frivolity and display — the more truly Christian of course the better — seems to be the most practically the most suitable for me , though intellect and accomplishments have more charm . " Cope thought of Annie Pim , a member of the Society of Friends , as less a lover than companion , declaring , " her amiability and domestic qualities generally , her capability of taking care of a house , etc . , as well as her steady seriousness weigh far more with me than any of the traits which form the theme of poets ! " Cope 's family approved of his choice , and the marriage took place in July 1865 at Pim 's farmhouse in Chester County , Pennsylvania . The two had a single daughter , Julia Biddle Cope , born June 10 , 1866 . Cope 's return to the United States also marked an expansion of his scientific studies ; in 1864 , he described several fishes , a whale , and the amphibian Amphibamus grandiceps ( his first paleontological contribution . ) 
