The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-27
Results Accruing From
Uses Made of Gift
of Steel King.
Navigation and Medicine
Among the Sciences
Most Benefited.

ny ATCHMAN, what of the
w nisnsT-, may be 'assn to
Y Y represent the popular at
titude toward the Carnegie Institution,
OF Washington.
This is essentially a practical age,
when the utility OF any given project is
held TO be its raison Get-e. Ever since
Andrew Carnegie gave ten million dol
lars 90 found the institution. there has
been a general inquiry as to its work
inEs, purpose, and results accomplished.
This. explains DR.. Daniel c. Gilman.
president OF the institution. is some
thing not always easy of demonstration
10 the popular mind. Science, he ex,
plains. is ever exact knowledge. from
which are deduced many or most OF
the utilities of modern life; scientific re-
search, on the other hand, IS essentially
cropping in the dark IN a great many
cases. Patient study and work on a
theory which may be wrong IS often
the only way TO demonstrate Its faIlacy,
and the first step toward finding the
true theory, from which may grow
practical results. The primary object
OF the institution Is to encourage such
research. large grants being set aside
from the revenues for that purpose.
While they are stiH in progress. the Of
icers of the institution are exceedingly
reticent in giving out Information.
When positive results are accomplish
ed. the world is welcome to know ev-
erything. and 10 make such practical
application as may be possible.
Not a University.
may be remarked that the Carnegie In,
stitution is not a university, a college. a
school. a library, or a museum. It was
Instituted by Mr. Carnegie in the win
ter OF 1902. when he gave a board OF
trustees ten million dollars in registered
bonds. yielding 8 per cent income. The
board Of trustees is now composed OF
DR.. John S. Billings, chairman; former
Secretary OF War Elihu Root, vice
chairman; Charles D. Walcott, secre-
tary; the President OF the United States,
the President OF the Senate. the Speak
secretary of the Smithsonian Instftu,
ton, the president OF the Nationa,
Academy OF Sciences, John n. CadwaIa,
der, Cleveland H. Dodge. william N
Frew, Lyman J. Gage. DR.. Daniel c.
Gilman. Secretary Of State John Hay
Henry L. Higginson. Secretary Of tn,
Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock, VIII
liam Writ Howe. Charles L. Hutchinson
William Lindsay, Seth Low, Wayne
MacVeagh. d. o. Mills. 5. Wier Mitch
Ell, William W. Morrow. John c. Spoon
err Andrew d. White, and Commits.
sioner Of Labor Carroll D. Wright tn,
trustees act through an executive com.
mittee, Of which the president OF tn,
institution IS chairman, who are con-
stantly IN touch with the leaders OF
science IN every part of the country
Appropriations are made for specific
objects on the definite recommendation
OF these confidential advisers.
In general terms, Mr.. Carnegie STATED
that his purpose was TO found IN tn,
city Of Washington an institution which
With The cooperation Of institutions nov
or hereafter established, there or else
where. shall. in the broadcast and mos
liberal manner, encourage Investigation
research. and discovery-show the aDpIf
cation OF knowledge to the Improvement