Louis Agassi z. 



RESOLUTIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



Resolved, That the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution record on the minutes of 

 their proceedings their high appreciation of the 

 character and labours of their lamented associate, 

 Louis Agassiz, and the expression of their profound 

 sorrow on account of his unexpected death, in the 

 full exercise of his power, and amidst his unparal- 

 leled usefulness. 



Resolved, That Professor Agassiz, by the attrac- 

 tion which he exerted on all who came under the 

 magical influence of his genial temperament and 

 generous sympathies, nobly advocated the claims of 

 Science to high popular estimation, private endow- 

 ments, and liberal public patronage. 



Resolved, That as an instructor in his adopted 

 country, he introduced methods of study, and 

 directed attention to fields of research in natural 

 history, far more elevated than those which had been 

 previously in use ; that as an original investigator he 

 made additions to human knowledge which do 

 honour to the science of the nineteenth century, 

 and associate his name with those of the prominent 

 benefactors of his race. 



Resolved, That in the death of Professor Agassiz, 

 the Smithsonian Institution has lost a wise adviser 

 in its scientific operations, a powerful supporter of 

 its policy in regard to original research, and an influ- 

 ential friend, ready at all times to advocate its 

 claims on Congress for the independent support of 

 a national museum. 



