National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-30
OUR LRuTUREs.
The Scientific Ceursc fer isi3J7i-Di.tin.
auished Compliment to Pref AGnssiz-
Iecture eparntious by the ", M, q, A,

The Scientiac Course fer IL tJ-,7i-Distin.
hect"ro Srepar"tionsoS sno h' we " ~
After the brilliant course OF lectures from
Prof Tyndall last winter people wondered what
we .honiJ nave next and now we snon,s hr,Sgo
ovsr ,na wId. gnI, ho, .son rsn1aI, and ,se
V'ei "V w. ST. 'uua. saa ''e
lesser scientists VINO usually and prontaoy sup
We have mere a lecture maj ssement whose chief
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ai'a Is W. W nAe . . ~ " ,u'n,'a '"e
highest class OF inteilectuai entertainment 70 the
people OF the national capital. This management
has the cordial cooperation Of the managers OF
the Smithsonian, and hence results are achieved
which are thoroughly in keeping with the repu.
taton OF the city as On Intellectual and social
centre, and which are impossible OF achiey ement
elsewhere.
During the past summer many OF our leading
people expressed an earnest desire to hear
h rr0' nS,,s,i anu Scb p.ss, v, n,an
earnestly sympathizing with the effort, WAS the
nrst 70 anpenu ~ Mgnature some INC months
nj nspsas.,nnaJ man whn s,sna.n ~ s,iu ,n
aI h.ss ana lnn rss,,, vas ,na, Nv ,nsia
,n. hra s, "" y, $500 ~ srs,
nan, NY anss.,na ~ oa.,n ~,
oa pra.,aan, os,Sa Irn,,a, s,a,as ma,nhn y,
Gs,orai Tihrsr,sn n Gongr.ss c1ysrnor ~ NJ
n.,ei.' I n,sa. .,,oaes s, 'n,,n =. .ne
us, y, ,sn p,osaIs,t snd TsS,n., hssrn escep'
rase y, ane Whsn ibess sntngrsnSIc rsa"ns,s
were ready they were richly bound, the Presl-
Russia and siii, and Mr. l.. /. CrouSse, Chairman
OF the scientinc lecture committee, was commits
stoned to present them In person TO Professor
lie found the eminent scientist at the mu-
scum, In Cambridge, on the LIST day OF October,
and was very cordially received. When the In
vitatlons were presented, Prof. Agsssiz was
sensibly affected, and ut once remarked that
though he had Oh late years always declined to
lecture In public, yet this was an Invitation that
no man had right to decline; yet he feared his
health, which was very much impaired by severe
labors' mgn, not prove aole i3r the TASK; lie
consn,t IA nSss,c.n and won,a ~ nv. AMI ~
M, na,,n5 pm;ya orm., AMI. s NJ ep ~. n,
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,n .ns. nosn,ng oa. se bEs I'VE, ponioiion
tne cu,,, u css tns IN, WV wee et tne Iepy
eane, Iasviaoy' Us oeio"' ihe iolioWins Is the
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THE LETTER OF THE PRESIDENT AND OTHERS.
| y, ProJ,sor Fouls zsas.is: " 1854
DEAR SIR: A large number OF your friends who
expect to pass the ensuing winter In Washing
ton city wish to express the high appreciation Ii
which they hold your lifelong labors In scientifit
research, and Increasing and d ffusIng love O
the study OF nature, and they would request tina
may suit your convenience you will deliver nj
Washington course OF lectures on suoh sub
studies as you may select. ""'
n,o,..,o. ,,,.,,.,,
.0croBER 81. isia
His EIe;iisney. q. ire'iissi 81 a. Caif.i States:
ietter from PROFESSOR Agassiz, accepting the
lnvltation 0, yontseil and other distinguished
citizens OF washington TO favor the residents
o. the national capital win course OF lectures
curing the coming winter
~ SUBSEQUENT note PROFESSOR Agasslz In.
lures, the subject OF which will be "rhe Rela-
ions Oi man 10 the Othtr AuiniaIs.