The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-01
HOW SCIENCE IS
| Being APPLIED
University of Manitoba Pro
fessor Gave Interesting
Lecture at the "U."

. a. SOAAv k1Olk 1I ~
university gymnasium this morning
was given by DR.. A. H. Reginald Bull.
Ter Of the University Of Manitoba and
he spoke OF "The Progress Of Sci
ence." DR.. Butler is head of the de-
partment Of Botany at the Canadian
institution and he has been at the state
university for the past three days de-
ltvering a series of exchange lectures.
Yesterday afternoon he lectured on
Mushrooms and Toadstools" and this
afternoon al 1880 o'clock he will talk
in Woodwork hall on "Eugenics."
DR.. Butler will return to Winnipeg
Sunday evening.
In his talk this morning at convo-
cation DR.. Butler dwelt briefly on the
relation Of the university work to SCI
research functions in a properly or
ganized institution. The speaker add
ed a touch Of local color to his adj
dress by referring to the work which
is being done by the university at the
Devils Lake Biological Station under
the able leadership Of Dean NJ. A.
Rrannon. He said that everybody in
this state has not been convinced of
the ultimate practical advantage Of
the work in question. The state APP
propriates annually $4,000 to carry on
this work and IL the lake is filled with
fish. as DR.. Butler maintains 1t may
he by the application Of scientific
principles to the task, the annual crop
OF fish will be worth far more than
the amount expended. The speaker
said. cas- your bread upon the waters
and it will be seen after many days.
In continuing his address the speak,
er said: Many new truths found out
by Research do not appear to have an
immediate practical value. But 1t Of
ten happens that apparently useless
knowledge becomes suddenly useful.
We need pure science before We can
have applied science. 1t is the inves-
tigator who makes the inventor pos
sible. Many Of the most important
advances in the arts of life have been
preceded by a long series Of investiga-
lions which We're carried out without
the least thought of their ever having
any practical application" The speak
er had a large number Of examples
which he used to illustrate his points.
DR.. Butler spent considerable time
In treating the science of Biology. This
science he claims includes all science
dealing with living organisms. In
Vulnerable researches have been made
upon the structure and functions of
large numbers Of plants and animals
and many thousands Of species have
been found. DR.. Butler said that the
most important of all biological gem
Civilizations is that Of evolution. for
nothing else has brought so many ap-
parently diverse phenomena under a
common point Of view, or has accom-.
plished SO much for the uniflcation OF
knowledge. The theory Of evolution
has become immeasureably strength.
ened by the increase of knowledge.
Indeed scientists do not now think OF
evolution as being q theory, but as be.
ing a fact. It may safely be said. de.
clared the speaker, that at the pres.
ent day there is not a single biologist
Of repute who has any doubt that evo-
luton has taken place. Evolution to
the biologist at least is a living con-
viction.
In concluding his address DR., Butler
referred to the subject Of telepathy.
This science Is the communication OF
one mind with another without the
use Of the ordinary organs Of sense
In the opinion Of the speaker. tele-
pathy by means of overwhelming evi.
dence has been established as a fact
He regards the establishment Of the
fact Of telepathy az enormously i'm.
portant. for here is a phenomenon in
connection with human beings, which
cannot be explained by either the
chemist or the physicist. Telepathy
teaches people how little they know OF
their own minds and how much there
Is yet to be discovered of human per-
Sonality.