The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08

must be done. The members OF the
council, including leaders in all the
branches OF science. are eyincing re
markabe enthusiasm over the service
which by concerted effort we hope to
render.
Valuable Visit.
In our brief visit to England and
France. DR.. WEIGH and were Afforded
every opportunity to learn what these
two countries under pressure of war
conditions, We're doing 10 enlist the
services of their scientists. 1t is com
mon knowledge that they were much
behind Germany in this respect before
the war, and perhaps it cannot be said
they have yet caught up, but what thev
nave accomplished in two years time
under the handicap OF war is encour-
aging to us in contemplating what this
vast country might do along similar
lines in times of peace In England
all OF the well-known scientific men
are at work. not only 10 make UP for
the deficiencies that are felt on ac-
count of the war, but looking to the
laying of permanent foundation for
cooperation between science and in
dustry. and their respective govern
ments. They are beginning, in fact. at
the very root of the matter by reyIs-
ing their school curriculums.
"One striking thing is the fact that
the new movement has drawn many
scientists out OF their own sphere
drawn them out OF their shell, might
say-and brought their powerful in
tellccts to bear on common problems.
In France, the minister Of public in
struction, NJ. Painleve, a pure mathe-
matician, is one Of the ablest men Of
the French cabinet, and the scientific
men OF France are organized most ef-
fectively under his department. One
OF the French astronomers has recent
~ designed a device to detect the
presence of pieces of shrapncl in the
human body; another has invented a
range finder for getting the distance
Of Zeppelins. Thus, the men who
study the heavens. men who live, sup
posedly, in pretty rarified atmos-
phere, can, when the call is made for
them. respond to the practical needs
of their country.
"In England, Professor Jackson, OF
Kings college, Of London, has been
conducting long series OF researches
TO learn how to produce optical glasses
for telescopes. microscopes, field glas-
SEES, etc, the best of which, prior TO
the war, came almost exclusively from
the German subsidized firm of Schott
and Company in Jena. Ultimately
England will be entirely Independent
Of a foreign supply OF these glasses.
Visit DiScOverer.
We also visited. among others, Sir
Robert Hadield, president OF tho
Hadheld Steel Company. OF Sheffield.
who discovered what is known as
Manganese steel. and another product
known as Low Hysteresis steel. The
latter is used in hundreds of thou
sands of transformers throughout the
world, and in the decreased energy
losses and other advantages, it has
perhaps saved America alone in a sin
gle year tens OF millions Of dollars.
Sir Robert, VIC found. was one Of
those who believe science should not
always be directed to immediate use
full purposes. We must have he said,
the toiler in pure science, who has
not in Wow monetary gain, but Is will
ing to advance the worlds knowledge
for the sake Of knowledge and that
alone. These are often the men who
discover a little here and little there,
apparently Of no particular service at
the time, but afterwards, proving to
be the basis OF many Of our great adj
vances. It must be the aim Of those in
high authority not to destroy the pure
scientist, but to try to bring his work
Into more intimate touch with progress
sive everyday requirements"
That" concluded Dr.. Hale, SIS what
we hope to see accomplished in this
country, 1t Is certain that the ma
ton that IS dominant in the future will
be tho nation that develops science
most effectively.
1T is realized that now Is the time
for this country to go to work on that
theory. II it cannot be said that we
hayo unlisted in the National Re-
search Council every man that Is a
leader in science we are approximate
inG that. for We are adding nav men