The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-27
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Charles mentioned In the inventors will,
and have agreed upon preliminary ar
rangement for the execution of the pro-
visions of the VIII.
A large institute building VIII be built
at the expense of the estate. In this
building offices will be fixed up for the
executors, the secretaries and the board
Of managers The library and lahora-
tories for the different branches of
science provided for In the testament. viii
occupy the wings CT the building. The
MANAGEMENT OF the institute Is to be
placed in charge OF a board of managers,
consisting of three persons. one appointed
by the king, the other by the Swedish
riksdag and the third by the Norwegian
storthing and other prize judges. In
ali economic matters the board is TO be
under the Inspection and control of the
state authorities. but when il comes to
awarding prizes for scientific and literary
researches. the board win exercise full
control
The scientific academies and the insti-
tute will cooperate in this manner:
The academy OF science will appoint two
price committees. on In physics and one
in chemistry: the karalnska institute Will
appoint a committee for med CO. physioio-
9;cai works while the awarding Of prizes
for literary contributions will be in charge
Of committee selected by the Swedish
academy.
Each of these four committees shall re-
port annually to the institute let Of
persons at home and abroad who are en-
titled TO come into consideration as prize
winners.
In three points the executors desire TO
have the Will explained ard elucidated
The first point refers TO tbe much critl-
cised provision that pfze shall be
awarded TO the person who during the
last year has made the best and most
important inven ion. The executors de-
site TO know IL an invention becomes
complete whenever 1t Is generally recog-
nized.
The SECOND poin, which the executors
desire 10 have explained Is whether or
not the prize can be divided In certain
instances. provided the competitors are
considered equally entitled 10 the prize.
Finally the executors desire 20 know
what course they are 70 pursue IN case
IL should appear that no invention had
been made during the past year which
deserved pr;ze IF such were the case
the executors wish 10 add the pfizs 10
the fund the proceeds whereof were 70
be used for the same purpose as the or
Igfnai prize was intended. The award
ing OF prizes VII not be based on appli-
cations. No application Will be re-
csiyed
by tne cfedlioH OF la2S lfsSastaNS S~ Fot'hi
will get a new scientific literary institute
whose SPECIAL mission viii b. 10 Keep a
JOUR with all rev Inventions made
throughout TIE world
The Importance Of such an institute and
i;s benefit 20 SCIENCE VIII be incalculabie.
II will not have It's parallel anywhere and
vii become the center Of scientific inyen-
TORS and researches.
Pref. Hanson. Of the Brookings Agri-
cultural college. has returned home. after
an extensive journey through Russia. ST.
IBERIA ard Turkssfan. Prof. Hanson who
has been travelling In the interest OF the
agricultural department. brings back with
him three car loads Of rare seeds, which
Secretary Wilson will dlssrifws~ s-ee~v
farmers o. the Tn;ses States