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...much has been said, and so many inquiries made, about the Anderson School of Natural History, as to make a statement of its present standing and prospects generally acceptable. Through the courtesy of its Director, we are now in possession of the material necessary to such a statement. At the close of last summer season at Penikese it was found that, though doing a great work, the School was threatened with financial difficulties. This at first occasioned no serious alarm to the Trustees, as they had been led to expect that Mr. Anderson, its founder, would look...
...seven paying applicants. A guaranty fund of $3,000 had been raised, but this still left a probable deficit of $3,000; and a minimum of thirty paying scholars was needed. This last failure to secure funds for the School occasioned a final circular from Mr. Agassiz, the Director of the School, from which we quote the following...
...present there seems even less hope of an early resumption of the work at Penikese than when the circular which we have quoted from was issued. The Director says, "No further attempt will be made to run the School at Penikese, as, owing to its location, the extra expense attending the running of the School would provide for it anywhere else...
...becomes our painful duty, this week, to chronicle the death of Professor Joseph Win-lock, Director of the Observatory. In him we feel that we have lost, not only the eminent scientific investigator, but the revered and loved instructor. Ever ready to appreciate merit and aid the deserving, it is not too much to say that he won the personal affection of every one who knew him. He had complained of indisposition for several days; but nothing serious was apprehended until Thursday night, when his malady suddenly increased, causing his death at an early hour on Friday morning...
...several months afterwards was Assistant in the United States Naval Observatory at Washington. He was then made Superintendent of the American Ephemeris, and returned to Cambridge. He continued to perform the duties of his office until his appointment in 1866 to the post of Phillips Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Observatory of Harvard College. He was also appointed Professor of Geodesy in the Mining School...