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service was closed by the Rev. Dr. Cummings of Holy 

 Cross Church, Holyoke, who offered prayer and pro- 

 nounced the Benediction. 



Goessmann was a teacher in a wide sense. He not 

 only taught his pupils in the class-room and labora- 

 tory, and trained his assistants, but he made the Col- 

 lege the nursery of agricultural chemists for other in- 

 stitutions throughout the land. By his lectures and 

 talks, his reports and bulletins, he taught and educated 

 the public. In the lecture-room and laboratory he was 

 painstaking and inspired his students to grasp the 

 problems he set before them. As an experimenter he 

 had readiness and skill, and could attain important 

 results with the minimum possible means. No one 

 who came hi contact with him could fail to be struck 

 with the accuracy and extent of his knowledge and the 

 retentiveness of his memory. But he was more to his 

 pupils than a friend and teacher. He was the 'Be- 

 loved Goessmann' the object of their admiration 

 and affection on account of his goodness, gentleness, 

 modesty, and patience, his high principle, his unfailing 

 cordiality, his unceasing interest in their welfare, and 

 the clearness of his intellectual vision. He was a fine 

 example of the Christian philosopher. 



At Gottingen he devoted himself to the discovery of 

 new truths. After he came to America the utility of 

 science, especially in his chosen field, was always up- 

 permost in his mind. He was always tracing abstract 

 principles to then* practical applications, and thus 

 bringing scientific knowledge within reach of the far- 

 mer and the general public. Quick to read the signs of 



