COMMEMORATION ADDRESSES 399 
unfolded his theories and emphasized his belief in the 
ability of the mind of man to trace in Nature the 
creative thought of God. ‘“‘What I wish for you,” I 
can hear him say in his clear tones, “‘is a culture that 
is alive, active, susceptible of further development. Do 
not think that I care to teach you this or the other 
special science. My instruction is only intended to 
show you the thoughts in Nature which Science re- 
veals, and the facts I give you are useful only, or 
chiefly for this object.” 
And now to speak of Mrs. Agassiz, the hostess of 
our School, for so she seemed to us. To her fell the 
administration, the discipline of the School. The fact 
that there were no marks for good or bad conduct, a 
new departure in those days, made this all the more 
difficult. Though keeping herself in the background 
(she taught no classes — she never addressed us), it 
was her ceaseless vigilance, her constant watchfulness, 
that smoothed the path for the teachers, that kept 
going the daily routine of the School in its orderly 
succession. But more than this, she had it so at heart, 
that we girls should get the benefit of our teaching, 
that we should see and appreciate what was given us, 
that, unconsciously, perhaps, she made us feel it. 
Above all, we were trusted, — both as to our conduct 
and the amount of work we did, — and, as a whole, 
we responded to her confidence in us. 
Her kindness to the girls who came from a distance, 
and had no relatives here, but boarded in Cambridge, 
was marked. But there was one merry little party 
that came out from Boston every morning in an om- 
