The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION Ar
WASHINGTON.
The Institution Founded By Andrew Car.
neste with $40 900. 90 Endswwssat-

nesse with alo. 900. 90 Endowment.
From an article BY as Prssidsxs. D. O. GtlNoa.
| in The World To-day
The Carnegie Institution Of Washington
! is now In the middle Of the second year OF 10
operations During the year q large body
| OF cooperators in different parts OF the coun-
try have been enlisted. and when ths trustees
assemble in the month OF December full
reports will be laid before them regarding
the various undertakings which have been
| promoted by the income Of the fund.
The nature OF this foundation diners COM
pletely from universities. colleges and learned
societies, In some respects 1t nearly re-
sembles the Smithsonian Institution Of WASH
ington and the Royal Institution Of Great
Britain, but 1t differs essentially from them.
| IL has no great museums like the Smithsonian.
no important laboratories like the institution
In London. 1t is without faculty and with
out students In the ordinary use OF those
words.
MIR. Carnegie made his muniflcent gift
FOR the advancement OF knowledge and not
for the instruction Of youth. except Under
extraordinary circumstances Accordingly.
| diiigent. varied and widespread Inquiries
have been made with respect to those lines
OF investigation that are most promising.
and moderate allowances have been made
/
them. In astronomy. mathematics. physics.
chemistry. biology. geology and economics.
There 10 one feature In the work OF tho
| Carnegie Institution which u OF widespread
Importance, and that is the selection OF i've
ana twenty research assistants. to eacn
OF whom Is given sum OF u 900 or Sl.2OO
| These research Assistants are. for the most
! part. young persons who have already been
well trained and are prepared to prosecute
definite lines OF investigation under the guld-
ance Of older. highly qualified leaders. These
| men are not allowed to be assistants. IN
the ordinaryuse OF that word. TO the heads
they permitted to engage In instruction; they
are Independent attaches. who have shown
ability and are eager to go forward. II en-
aged. In well defined lines of scientific
research, Notice OF these opportunities was
sent out last spring to universities and col
leges. and nominations were received from
tions were referred to specialists whose recon-
mendations were afterward brought before
the executive committee. and the f1ye and
twenty who appeared to be on the whole most
! Their development will be watched with the
greatest interest by all who are interested
searches, These research assistantships may
be regarded as kind Of advanced fellow
shins, bestowed on a select company who are
sufficiently forward to give promise OF higher
| achievements.
Another important part Of the work OF
the Carnegie Institution Is the publication
Of memoirs so abstruse or so costly that they
cannot readily appear elsewhere. As a be-
ginning. the fundamental science OF mathe-
| matics received special cogntiop In a con.
cusion that the mathematical papers OF an
| eminent American astronomer. DR., George
w Hill, should be collected and given to the
world. These writin g will probably occupy
three volumes auarto taey are already g cihes
publications will follow,
Thus FAR no appropriations have been made
for the establishment Of Laboratories. or even
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existence, with, very few exceptions. A
considerable allowance was made to the
marine biological station at Woods Hole. and
Laboratory under Prof Dohrn. To these
exemptions may be added the beginning Of a
botanical experiment station In an arid region
! of the West.
Bv the cooperation Of the United States
Geological Survey, competent biologists hav
been sent to the east OF China in order that
COMPARISONS may be instituted with regard
10 the formations upon the east coast OF
Northern Asia with those upon the north
western part Of our own territory, Another
party has been engaged In studying the
great sand deposits beyond the Caspian
and Aral seas, A competent scholar has
been charged with the duty OF in1uirins into
archaeological researches now In progress in
PARTS Of the Levant. and he will recommend
in due time to the trustees such course OF
procedure as seems to him worth while in
this interesting domain.
Through the cooperation of the United
States Labor Bureau and the American Eco
J nomic Association certain important econom-
ical studies have been taken up. and several
Of tho foremost scholars OF the country have
agreed to cooperate In the solution Of prob,
lerps pertaining to the financial, social and
economical conditions Of the United States.
For the study Of American archives.
bureau Ia about to ha opened In Washington
and naced In the charge Of highly qualified
historian Two or three younger scholars
will he associated with him, and before long
they will make clear to students OF history
tional cantal. especially the extent and
sccnaelhlitv Of the manuscripts In the differ
emf Departments Of TIE Government.
An important service has been rendered
TO the medical profession OF the country ny
rasrscitatng the "Index Medcns. that
mnsterlv contribution to the progress, OF
medicine maintained for some years at loss
and Hnav snsoended 1tnoW takes JUS pace
on n permanent basis. and tts revival has
been heartily Welcomed nv the profess lon
through whom ita dement's will IN various
wavs he extended m the public at large.
Thasa are only Illustrations, informal and
uroe'o'nl Of the activities OF the Carnegie
Institution II will not he long before more
comnleto announcements are made, but
indicate the variety and the Importance ~
tho investigations which hnv7 been promoten
md 70 enlist the cooneration and confidence
~ al who nre DESTROYS that this country
should do its part In the advancement OF
knowledge No reference has been made
10 snecq, researches under wav In physics
in chemistry. n geologv, In botany and n
too Technical or limited character tn Interest
tho public M large.
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