Louis Agassiz. 



tists all over the country, who have agreed to answer 

 questions relating to their specialties, and in this 

 way the dissemination of knowledge and facts has 

 been pushed. The constitution of the Agassiz Asso- 

 ciation is as follows : 



Art, I. The name of this society shall be The 

 Agassiz Association. 



Art, 2. It shall be the object of this association 

 to collect, study, and preserve natural objects and 

 facts. 



Art, 3. The officer of this association shall be a 

 President, who shall perform the customary duties 

 of such officer, and who may nominate his own suc- 

 cessor, who may be elected by the votes of a majority 

 of the chapters of the association. 



Art, 4, New chapters may be added with the 

 consent of the president, provided that no such 

 chapter shall consist of less than four members. 

 Chapters shall be named from the towns in which 

 they exist, and if there be more than one chapter in 

 a town, they shall further be distinguished by the 

 letters of the alphabet. 



Art, 5. Each chapter may choose its own officers 

 and make its own by-laws. 



Art, 6. The Swiss Cross shall be the official organ 

 of the Agassiz Association. 



Art, 7. This constitution may be amended by a 

 three-fourths vote of the association or its repre- 

 sentatives. 



Under this constitution the good work has gone 

 on. Hundreds of young people have been aided 

 morally, physically, and mentally. ^They have been 



