36 LOUIS AGASSIZ 



gehe mit den andern. I will go my own 

 way, Mr. Dinkel, and not alone: I 

 will be a leader of others.' ?? 



And at twenty- one years old the boy 

 wrote to his father : "I wish it may be 

 said of Louis Agassiz that he was the 

 first naturalist of his time, a good citizen, 

 and a good son, beloved of those who 

 knew him. I feel within myself the 

 strength of a whole generation to work 

 toward this end, and I will reach it if 

 the means are not wanting. " 



