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Democracy of the intellect Things of the spirit 



Cooperation in education Coeducation 



Liberalism at Cornell 



3. Meaning of Alma Mater Looking forward 

 Cornell and Berlin Autocracy in the German 

 university Sectarian colleges The elective 

 system Scholars self-made Repudiation of 

 prescribed courses 



4. George William Curtis James Russell Lowell 



Taylor and Hughes White's lectures 

 Goldwin Smith George W. Greene Hartt 



Survey of Brazil Derby Wilder 

 Schaeffer Crane Prentiss General courses 



Sprague Master of Science Graduation 



Doctor of Laws Alumnus trustee Handi- 

 cap of the Law School 



CHAPTER FIVE 100 



1. Choice of a calling Interest in Botany Pro- 

 fessorship at Lombard The unbroken prairie 



The A. A. A. S. at Dubuque Guests of the 

 state Making of a Darwin Need of " Darwin 

 stuff" In Galesburg Range of Natural 

 Science A "fossil ham" The Glacial Epoch 



Leaving Lombard 



2. The first summer school of science Penikese 

 Choice of students First sight of Agassiz 

 Ideas, not names The lecture room Agassiz's 

 purpose -The thoughts of God "Giving 

 Agassiz a lesson" First dredging trip 



3. Agassiz the optimist Not a Darwinian My 

 acceptance of Darwinism Future leaders in 

 science Successful teachers Death of 

 Agassiz Memorial service Anderson School 

 closed Influence of Penikese 



4. Algae and fishes A call to Wisconsin Stu- 

 dents at Appleton A new friend Turning to 

 fishes "Story of a Stone" The sequel 

 Agassiz honored at Stanford Appleton 

 revisited 



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