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ends, he has been met by generous men who, appreci- 

 ating his objects, have given him their support, and it is 

 only by those who have not understood, or could not 

 understand his great aims that he has been assailed. Yes, 

 Mr. President, in moving the acceptance of the resolu- 

 tions, proposed by one who also feels the obligation which 

 all students of Agassiz must feel for the thoroughness of 

 their training, I must express again that our loss is more 

 than would ordinarily be the case, as our society had 

 many ties uniting us with Agassiz. We can count six of 

 our present or past active officers who have been brought 

 up under his guidance, and his principles have thus be- 

 come engrafted in our Institution, while the active interest 

 he has always taken in our labors and the cordial aid that 

 he has been ever 'ready to give our society, make his 

 loss to us great and heartfelt. Personally I feel that a 

 blank exists which words of mine cannot describe. Let 

 us hope that the spirit with which our great master was 

 imbued will inspire us with like enthusiasm for the ful- 

 filment of our labors. 



As a fitting tribute to the memory of Agassiz, and an 

 acknowledgment of the indebtedness of the Institute for 

 the aid and example he has given it, I propose that in 

 addition to placing the resolutions which have been offered 

 on our records, the Institute also place over the alcove 

 containing our most important works in Natural History, 

 the name of AGASSIZ. 



Mr. Putnam was followed by Prof. E. S. MORSE, who 

 was also once a pupil of Agassiz, Rev. E. S. ATWOOD, 

 Rev. J. COIT, A. C. GOODELL, Jr., Esq., Hon. JAMES 

 KIMBALL, and others, all of whom expressed their appre- 

 ciation of the distinguished naturalist, and their sadness 

 at his removal from the scenes of earth. 



