Evening star., 1921-05-14
'SEES SPECIALIZING
A BOON TO SCIENCE
Prof. Shearer Tells Doctors
Too Much Education Ham,
perS Research Work.

Professional men who desire to en-.
ter the field of scientific research work
should not be hampered by too much
! routine education. Prof John s. Shear.
er' instructor in physics at Cornell
CnlVersity. declared. addressing tn.
annual banquet of the Washington
Medical and Surgical Society at Ward
ran Park Hotel last night
i fear. said the professor. tina,
universities and colleges are becom
Ing obstacles to the development OF
research men. Just look over the cur.
ficulum OF medical schoolS-they arr
Sran'neu and crowded with subject ;
Inc result is the same as if YOU wen,
INTO hotel and tried to eat every
thlng on the bill of fare in one even
ing"
The professor advocated cutting ou,
Hluch or the routine. Some men. he
saiu' VINO were not bright in medica
schooi nave become leaders in re.
search work. He advocated relieving
the rising generation, upon whom the
country Will depend for further ad
'ahcement in science. from too much
education.
Would Outline Problems.
frol Shearer told the medical mer
they could render no better service
'han TO outline clearly what are tn.
proolens science should take up for
soiulion and use great care in select.
ing the men to carry on the research
work for each Question.
Ut. Shearer said that while he did
not wish to discourage the appropria-
ton of state or municipal funds FOR
research work. he does not believe
that elaborate. cumbersome research
portion TO the amount invested In
them. Men go into these movements
with enthusiasm. he said, but after
awhiie they are content to become
time servers.
On motion Of DR.. Noble p. Barnes
fro1 Shearer was elected an honor
AIRY member of the society. He wa.
introduced by DR.. A. C. Christie, pres.
ident.
Following the address DR.. Frank E
Gioson, chairman of the banque
, committee. staged an hour of enter.
talnment. Those who took part were
NJ. b. Atkinson, stories; Edward p
Fitzgerald. mechanical man, assisted
by Louis p. Stumph; b Brooke Johns
songs, accompanied by Dick Leibert
! Burton and Nall. university duo: DR.
Cannon. solo, and Arthur S Witcomb
cornet solo.
Those at the Banquet.
Those present We're: Drs r. D
Adams. S. A. Alexander. F.. V. Atkin
son. w. II. Atkinson. E. S. Avery. Z,
A. Balloch. \. p. Barnes. w r
ton: c. T. Bassett, Lewis Battle, S. L
; Battles. Charles Beal. j. w. Bird
Frank Braden. W. Bradenburg. ]. c
Brady. Il. NJ. Brady. f. s. Breeding, J
=. Brlscoe, J. F. Broschart. G. w
Boswell. J. w. Bovee, Coryl Burbank
sob
cajisas, r. Carlo. X. 3. Car
tie. NJ. II. Christie. George C. Clark
Coursen Conklin. X. g. Conlin. f. +
Copeland. c. Corley. H. J. Crosson. l.
NJ. Cuviilier. +. Y. Davidson. j. Diggs
T. Il. Dixon. c. NJ DolIman. F. Y. Dom
Harry Donnally. H. y. Dorman. Ro
laub Henry Elliott. T NJ. Foley. Johl
Foote. Harry Fowler. w. j. French. ]
! A. Cannon. f. f. Gibson. A. c. GRAY
/ Thomas Groover. William p. Gwynn. {
/ l.. Hall. II. II. Hazen. G. E. Heinecke
/ G. Henning. d. w Higgins. r. H. Hig
| gins, J. +. Hitler. Joseph Hooker. F.. A
! Hornaday, William p Hough, Osca
/ William A. Jack. jr.. J. A. .Jeffries
! George b. Jenkins. q. s. Johnson. How
; ward Kane. Harry Kaufman J. Thoma
, Kelley. Sothoron Key. J. J. kilroy. Ar
: thur Kmbali. Adam kemble. Charlie
1 koon-s. Patrick I-arkin. T. r. Latino,
! q. W. I-atimer. H. F.. Lawson. r. N
! LeComte, Frank Ieech, William {
! Lewis. Thomas Linville. Thomas Low.
/ =. J. Lowry. Fleet Luckett. A. N
! Macdonald. II. G. MacAtee. George II
| Magee. William ]. Mallory Jessie MaHr
| c. e. Marbury. G. Marshall Herbe:r
Martyn. G. w Maxon, s. r Mead. f.. A
Merritt. II. T. Miller. j. +. Mitchell. .
, f. Moran. William c. Morgan. G. n
Monroe. w. c. Moore. J. j. Mundel F
f: Myers, Lester Neuman. J r. Newt
John =. Nichols. Upton Nours". C. +
OConnor. W. O. Owen. S. l.. Owens.
, +. Pagan. William F. Patten. F. {
Perry. Charles Pfender, ]. 3. Piggot
Il C. Pilsbury. w. T Pratt, Pa,
Putzski Fred Repetti. Joseph Roger.
, Phillip Roy. j. E. Sansbury. l.. S Savag,
II. J. Sawyer. r. c. Sexton. John
Shearer. Jesse Shoup. John Smallwoot
Clark Sparks. r L. Spire. r. Y. Sullivan
Lewis Taylor. Lawn Thompson. A. I
Tibbetts. T.. W. Titus. II. w Tobia
Robert $. Trimble. c. c. Tumbleson, 4
r Ttz. J. r. V-rbryche. j. Van REESE
Iae-. X. X. Walker. Joseph Wall. Joh
Walsh. &. r.. Weaver. o. II. Wendt. y
T. Webb. W. Webb, John Wharton
Charles S White. f. K Wh:tmore. Prer
tiss Wilson. W. T.. Wingood. VIII
Wood, Henry Yeager. William g. Youn,
Arthur Zinkhan. Maj O. r Collende
and Lieut.. Col. K. w. Patterson
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