The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-01-06

The death Oh uian So widely known
and 50 universally beloved as Pref Leuls
Agassiz, while furnishing much III The
data of Biographical events ard 4 reea
pitularion If services. leaves bur little to
be SAID that may have the appearance oi
| orip nalisy. fhc facts at his .lrIh aud |
! educition. the inensiou OF lis associates |
aud his written works. aye iamIiIa. to al,
persons who take an interest In scientific,
matters A critical estimate OF hi~ abor>
| Is one thai curIie- after lie tnele passing
notice which il deuiant, i AT such time.
| and :eusiirc> an ;sIIlo uu, of careful e>tt
mating and iaatciug III permanent r.
suits hat is possible only after com
| prehenSive study Of his career Their.
| are, however. nte or two points to which
it see ns VII TO call attention and il l.
not improbable that they will he found t..
be those which, in the ..nturc. will be
best thanks to the deceased man Of sci
ence
Coming to this country with an es:ab
Ii he'd European reputation, the Influence
f Prof Aua-~z upon science in Amer
IA has been due, not 30 much tn the
la work lie has ,,effnsmad in the teh-
nical delails ii: scientific discovery and
theory az TO the personal incentive and
announcement which he gave 90 the
cause IF science And this has operated
IN two ways, both due. 10 large extern
loubrie>s, Ia his power of >wayipg i.itn-
, combined With An enthusiasm which
, laughed at obstacles and brooked no de
!ay From the time when. aided by Hmm
bolt. he published his W ,rk on she f,>s
ti-hes, cown to the endowment of the
pafmrai history school and Pcnikese N
e This last year OF hi, life. Contributions
e have fl WED in from persons - wealth
n xhn were chormed by his simplicity and
uerfect devotion to his profession. The
s com sletcness Of the Cambri1g. II cum.
i the Lake Suncrior expedition. the Bra
r lillian expedition, the TIas>ler voyage. are
9 due. wholly or In part. tn the persona
. magnetism that enabled him tn presani
their imrortance go forcihy that The
main spring of large and extended sclen
!, tific explorations money-was ut once
provided. Another feature Is tie growth
u Of n school Of younger Datnrali>ts which
has sprung up within few years and
:, which now G.somI-cS So much III the IL.
the popualization and spread of science.
4 both ut home aud ahl DAD. but largely ia
the personal teaching and example OF
# Agas-iz. we have. in place of the dry.
n book learned. half fo~Siiz,d College Stu
n dent. the live, practical. eniI,I~ia tic cA-
n . 'orcr, who ranges from the Andes to tn.
). G ,lumbia, and who i at home along tn.
beaches Of New England 'f.p reefs nt
n Florida. the bad auds' of Nebraska. or
v he canons of the Colorado. For the
n ,narc which Prof Apa>siz has led IL
g tus aiding aud advancing Il e cause Of
eiture he deserves the commeno atis n
/ that has been, and will he, accorded him
e No better collector a.ni organizer of Tie
e material of the naturalist could he found
and within this province he was secure
The examples are rare in which the
ability for collecting iacs> Is combined
: with t;.e POKER OF adapting hsm into il
4 system, aud thefl has been Of late ,cals
n growing dnnht 81 his power in he sub
!, ct Of our sketch lie ad. 1t i fruc. !.
: ,hc"iy Of tie natural history Of crcaiinp
mt it was 20 II large extent nler. IL :. mod
, iication oE she views he, ~ he alb.
n;t"rali>t> of his younger days Whethe,
he had given he subject that ,.eas,,.. Of
bought which il demands. Watcher l.,
.ame 70 ~ examination # si> oie,ti.i,
With q nnd free fom Zee l,issS o.. ear,
, education. whether h. lad n,si become =.
.reanicallY fxe1 in his cties,is f IA. J,
and fhousht that thap.e ~eaS ,racrica 4,
matter 81 inpo>sibli'y, are question,
/ which await answers .4fssap~ nesr, IL
: he eivew. One Tact WAS evident ;l,a,
1mong e<Sen,ific n,n he was hccomis,u
nore ARD nrre i>>,lateti ia tie position
he h.lS Ills coagcsui ,oraries had. n,,,uy
OF theuf, been led to ii charge of view.
tie 8asincer nen. it'ciudisg many Of hi
S'nde,H~, had deserted. one after anorher.
the positions he had held and caught. and
accepted with n,otliIcation~ the theory Of
evolution A. a determined aud unfilnel
lag oti."nen' "f Dirwini>fu Aga~,iz 500 i
almost a!"ne a,s'oig tie leaders who
mould aud contfot opinion uron scientific,
questions, ami Ii will REMAIN tor the IT,
tufe to determine the va!'dit~ofi, his posi-
lien regarding tie views now 81 ABLY
urged IS a large rr"ror;io if NOT liz.