The Washington herald., 1920-10-01
In the Limelight
BY George Perry Morris.

G. l. Prosssr 10 happier In Min
peapolis managing Dunweody Insti-
tue than he was in Washington
steering the rehsbilitation work Of
the Federal Eeueation Board. In
Minneapolis he 10 Tt" In wash
insten he had TO cut red tape wound
round him by War Department and
Treasury Department officials. Be
sides in Minneapolis he Is managing
a child Of his own creation, one Of
the finest trade schools of the coun.
try, given to the city and the north
Mississippi Valley region by one Of
the Minneapolis hnanciers and mill
ers OF a generation now passing of
the scene.
If. after Mr.. Prosser has shown
you over the institute plant which
Is worked day and evening, you ait
down with him in his plain ~xhop"
Office, you Will find him 0yerhowins
with enthusiasm for the altered at
titude since the war OF the man
ayers Of the great basic industries
toward technical and Scientito ex-
perts and schools. When I saw him
he was Just back from Atlantic CITY.
where, with Mr.. Hoover, he hid
been addressing the annual conyen-
ton Of the American association OF
the baking industry. Ere long he
will be Speaking to similar organi-
cations of plumbers, gas filters
candy makers and tanners To them
he Will repeat the message he gave
TO the bakers, namely, that stand
ards OF Processes in all the trades
must be improved by (a) research
work such IS the American Insti
tute OF Baking supports in connec-
ton with the Dunn 1ody Institute,
b by training technical leaders,
aId 90 by educating workmen to
carry out the instructions Of these
leader. they in turn using new
knoWledE" now in the trade re
search Laboratories.
The power Of this argument by
Mr.. Prose- comes in part from its
soundness as a theory. but more
Perhaps borause he is able to show
the ccn"rete proof Of what this
policy has wrought for men sent UP
to Dunwoody Institute by the Amer
come from all parts Of the country.
drawing wages and salaries from
their employers while studying the
chemistry Of bread-making, four
and sugar, the biology OF yeasts and
ferments and the physics Of Elutens,
humidities and temperatures. They
20 back TO their employers pledged
10 specified term Of service Of a
very much enhanced sort.
Precisely this sort Of alliance be-
tween scientific research Ctradc sup
portedD and practical business is
urged by the National Research
Council: and the formal operation
Of the compact between Dunwoody
Institute and the American Bak-
ing Institute Laboratory is praised
in the Research Councils last re-
port as a model for other trades.
Mr.. ProsSer Is convinced that this
turning Of American industrial lead
ers toward the scientific and tech
nical expert has been much has
tened in this country. as in Eu-
rope. by the experiences OF war:
and he halls il as the largest and
most prophetic movement emerging
above our national educational hor-
izon. The only cloud on the sky
is the paucity of the supply Of suit
able trainers and training schools
for those who are to be expert
guides. Great industries, such as
those which made iron and steel
and chemical and textile products
already have pioneered the way in
settling up their own laboratories
and training schools. That is one
way to solve the problem. But the
State universities. the technical and
trade schools and the Y. NJ. c. A.
and other extension" agencies must
develop their several ways Of meet
ing the swelling demand. when
supply of instruction equals the ar
tisans' demands. or even approx
mates. then national wealth and in
dustrial efficiency will take a boom
never dreamed OF by the fathers.