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resolutions were passed by acclamation in the midst of great ex- 

 citement. Agassiz rose to express his appreciation of the compli- 

 ment, but he was overcome with emotion, tears filled his eyes, 

 his voice failed him ; soon recovering, however, he responded with 

 great warmth and his usual felicity of language. After the adjourn- 

 ment of the session, hecame tome to express his personal gratitude 

 for my kind words, to which I replied that I had there said little of 

 what I felt, and that as he was an older man than myself I should 

 perhaps outlive him ; in that case I would endeavor to do fuller 

 justice to one whom I regarded as not only a great light in science, 

 but a benefactor of humanity. In his characteristic, dramatic way 

 he clasped his hands with the ejaculation "Why can't I die while 

 you are in that mind ?" We little thought that I should so soon be 

 called upon to perform the duty to which I then pledged myself. 

 On December 14th, 1873, he died from cerebral congestion, in the 

 full possession of his great powers, and in the midst of the activi- 

 ties by which his strength was always overtasked, and to which it 

 finally succumbed. 



As President of the New York Academy of Sciences it became 

 my duty to announce this irreparable loss to science, and I then 

 took occasion to review at greater length than I could here do his 

 life and work. 



I now further fulfil the promise which I made to him living, by 

 offering this imperfect tribute to his memory. 



ADDRESS OF PROFESSOR T. B. STOWELL, OF THE CORTLAND STATE 

 NORMAL SCHOOL. 



Mr. President : 



It is a proud moment in the life of any student of Professor 

 Agassiz, when he is permitted to give expression to his regard, his 

 love for his honored teacher ; to pay tribute to the memory of his 

 revered dead. 



Such is my privilege to-day. I would not presume to stand in 

 this presence to recount the traits which distinguished Professor 

 Agassiz as a man ; to rehearse the proofs of his eminent scholar- 

 ship ; or even to mention the genial nature which endeared him to 

 all ; for I see those whose acquaintance extended over years as my 



