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fessor Louis Agassiz. This head is from a photograph 

 kindly furnished for this purpose by Mrs. Agassiz, and 

 the reproduction has received her cordial approval. 

 The photograph represents Professor Agassiz seated 

 at a table and looking down, in his intent, penetrating 

 manner, at a sea-urchin which he holds in his hand. 

 The vignette engraving does not of course reproduce 

 the whole figure, but it gives very happily the fine face, 

 and shows us the great naturalist engaged in what was 

 the chief business of his life- -personal observation. 

 One great advantage of a handsome charter is that it 

 attracts the immediate attention of all visitors to the 

 rooms of a chapter, and leads to inquiries which often 

 open the way to an invitation to the society. Then, 

 too, it is a constant stimulus to the chapter itself, 

 and a strong bond of union among its members, like a 

 flag to an army of soldiers. This charter is furnished 

 postpaid, for seventy-five cents. 



"THE swiss CROSS. ' 



On the first of January, 1887, the Association ob- 

 tained what it had long felt the need of, a magazine 

 devoted to its interests. This magazine, which was 

 accepted by unanimous vote as our official organ, 

 was named The Swiss Cross, from the badge of the 

 Association. Great credit is due the publisher, Mr. N. 

 D. C. Hodges, who is also the editor of Science, for 

 the attractive manner in which The Swiss Cross has 

 been printed and illustrated. It has had the effect 

 of uniting our scattered chapters more closely and 

 harmoniously than perhaps any other agency could 

 have done ; it has given ample opportunity for each 

 chapter and member to place on record whatever per- 

 sonal observations or discoveries may have been made, 

 and it has made many persons before unacquainted 



