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NOT A POPULARIZER OF SCIENCE. 



BY MR. FRANKLIN B, SANBORN. 



The father had found unusual advantag 

 in his European edu . his mission was to 



populari/e science and arouse enthusiasm. 



Our classmate hail nut that apostolic function; 



In his studies and quests, in this respect he 

 traversed near and distant seas, and spent 

 years of patient, practical, useful investiga- 

 tion. Harvard has special reason to honor his 

 memory. A graduate and a Fellow of the 

 Colh-tic, lie had her interests at heart and 



PROFESSOR ALEXANDER AGASSIZ. 



but he bore the stamp of Swiss energy and 

 education, counteracting, as his father did, 

 the provincialism of New England, and the 

 coldness of the learned class amongst us. 



AS TRAVELER AND INVESTIGATOR. 



RY HONORABLE JOHN D. LONG. 



Like his father he sought the truths of the 

 physical world and made them also subserv- 

 ient to the uses of life. When I was in the 

 navy I saw a good deal of his work in connec- 

 tion with the culture and development of fish. 



added to her crown of glory. Personally, he 

 was a delight — student, scientist, gentleman, 

 benefactor. 



BROAD AND VET A SPECIALIST. 



BY PROFESSOR EDWARD S. MORSE. 



Alexander Agassiz was a man of rare type. 

 His illustrious father covered the entire realm 

 of the animal kingdom, illuminating here and 

 there ; Alexander concentrated his attention 

 on special groups and gave the most per- 

 sistent and profound study to them. With all 

 this specialization, he had a broad conception 



