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in the art of instigating researches, and inspiring his 

 hearers with desires to accomplish something grand 

 and new to science. 



The pupils of Agassiz in America may be divided 

 into two series : the first dates from his arrival until the 

 opening of his Museum of Comparative Zoology in 

 1860, and the second, from the opening of the Museum 

 until his death. I shall only notice those who have 

 gained celebrity in the scientific world. 



His first pupil was his son Alexander, upon whom 

 Agassiz bestowed much of his time. Of course, in this 

 case, paternal love was interested, and some anxiety 

 was caused, when, after graduation from college, and 

 lecturing for two years at his school, Alexander entered 

 the United States Coast Survey as an assistant, and de- 

 parted for a survey of the mouth of the Columbia River 

 (Oregon). However, he returned in July, 1860, a few 

 months before the opening of the Zoological Museum, 

 and devoted himself to the work of arranging the collec- 

 tions of animals preserved in alcohol, - - by no means an 

 easy task. His success in studying marine animals, and 

 more especially echinoderms, was a great pleasure to his 

 father, who was justly proud of his beautiful and excel- 

 lent monograph, " Revision of the Echinoderms," Cam- 

 bridge, 1872. Since this time Mr. Alexander Agassiz 

 has become an expert and an authority on animals 

 obtained from deep-sea soundings, not only in the Gulf 

 of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast, but also in the 

 Pacific Ocean ; and he is considered the best specialist 

 on living echinoderms. 



The second pupil of this first set was William Stimp- 



