CHAPTER XXIL 



THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION. 



Agassiz the Teacher — Effect on American Science — Important Posi- 

 tions Held by Pupils — Methods of Study — The Disciple of Out- 

 door Studies — Methods of Teaching — The Agassiz Association — 

 Work Accomplished. 



NQUESTIONABLY 

 Agassiz was the greatest 

 teacher of science the 

 world has seen. The 

 faculty of conveying in- 

 formation and enthusing 

 the recipient with ardour 

 was inborn. We have 

 seen that he was suc- 

 cessful in teaching even 

 in boyhood and that 

 during the days of 

 the Little Academy 

 he was the central figure among many bright 

 lights. 



He came to this country at a time when it was 

 ripe for new methods. His views were novel, his 

 individuality was recognised everywhere, and, as 



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