The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-04
ACASSIz MEMORIAL StRyICfS
ARE VERY LARGELY ATTENDED
Big Armory is Packed to Capa-
city by Friends of Late
c. & n. President.
EUL0GY BY JUDGE STREETER

- The memorial services held yester
Z day afternoon in the Calumet Ligl
= Guard Armory, in honor OF the lat
Alexander Agassiz, head of the c.
ii. and allied properties, who. per
haps was as wcll known in Calumet a
IN any other part of the world through
his close association with the loca
J mines, his semi-annual visits here
and his one-time residence for pc.
Rod OF five years, were very largely
attended. The spacious floor was M.
ed TO its capacity while the gallery
also was filled to OVERCOMING There
were many who failed to gain admis-
sion, and these contcntcd themselves
with filling the corridors.
The platform was occupied by the
| Protestant and Catholic clergy Of Cal
umet and vicinity Circuit Court Judge
Albert T. Streeter ana employees Of
the c. & II. company and others.
The meeting was opened by a selec-
ton by the full c. & II. band. under
the leadership of Director Barnard
This was folio d by a prayer by Rev
E. Sedweek, pastor of the Calumet
NJ. E. church, who commented on the
great loss Calumet had sustained and
consoled with the family.
A male chorus, led by Harry f.. |
King, rendered two beautiful selec-
tions, and at the close of the
memorial services the band again
played.
Judge Strcctcr gave mastery Gu
losy on the late Mr. Agassiz. He spoke
with feeling at all times, and his
words sank deep into the hearts of his
listeners. He began his address by
referring To the hIst receipt Of the
news of Mr.. Agassiz' death and the
sorrow ii brought To thousands of his
friends, both in the copper country
and elsewhere.
He was one Of the best known men 1
throughout the civilized world" said :
Judge Strccter. Perhaps there was
10 scientific society of note in the I
World with which he was not connect 9
ID as an honorary, active, or CORES 9
'onding member. He was distin- :
-uished as a citizen, as "a hnancier, as =
scientist, and in many other ways, .
ut through it all his aims and re- =
ards were closely allied with Calu- .
net and the people residing here" :
Judge Streeter sketched the early ca
Ger Of Mr.. Agassiz from the time nc s.
anne to this country with his father II
hen a boy IL or II years old, his II
radiation from Harvard College with e
distinguished list of graduates %
ANY of whom have since shone in OF
ne annals of this country up to the
me he came TO Calumet in 1867 To >
Ike charge of the e. e II. property. III
ldgc Streeter referred to the he
rength Of character of Mr.. Agassiz 50
, demonstrated by what has been NJ
me right i'm this community, he help M
q to turn what was once a fe
ilderness into thriving prosper w
IS district. Agassz was not u
Gamer but docr' said Judge nc
rcctcr. sa
zone of Agassiz' characteristics, be
AS his capacity for labor, his desire Al
be fully employed every minute at
the day. and the seeming ease with w;
lich he turned from one branch Of co
ientiic study To arothcr. His life tn
owed that the gospel of work was 60
G gospel that should be followed, lif
licved i'm, and studied by everyone. tn
Wealth, honor, friends followed his tn
e work. His busy brain was con- WI
lntly at work not only for his fam lif
but for the benefit of the human m;
&c. Never was there any personal
ought of his own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
Judge Strecter referred to Alexan-
r Agassiz' profound interest i'm the
hools and churches of this district. ri
he schools were particularly the lea
light of this man." said the speaker wi
here could not be too many school m,
uses for Mr. Agassiz. Never during to
y depression i'm copper were the NO
1ools or the property affected. | on
yer knew Agassiz do an unjust w
ing. He never had an unjust fri
ought. He was always considerable
the rights of others. ST.
Judge Streeter referred To Mr.. 7 a
ASST being accused by critics from ma
ne to time of having been extrava- otI
MT i'm the affairs Of the big corpora IN,
n, and said that If there was any Re
.ravagance It was always i'm the in To
csts of the employees OF the COM mo
ny and for their personal welfare. h,,,
Alexander AgassZ did not believe 20
re could be any conflict between
'ital and labor He knew that either
hout the aid of the other was abso-
ely worthless He believed they
uld be partners. That Is the key ~
.',t, ~ .''e 'o'.pany ana tior
-, ~ o'''eEeu tiiat an son
uld help carry forward the great .o
* of broadening the c. g. II. so 4,
it might be possible to see what ma,
be accomplished by unity. or