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relations, presents valuable opportu-
mites to students of diplomacy.
The Smithsonian Institution, to
which are allied the United States Ma
tional Museum, the Bureau of Amer
ican Ethnology, the Astrophysical
Laboratory, the National geological
Park and the National Gallery of Art,
scientific work in America and is dis
tinguished from all other Federal in
stitutions In that 1t stands completely
apart from politics and the admins
trative affairs of the Government" Its
Bureau of Exchanges has established
correspondence with learned men and
societies throughout the civilized world.
To enumerate the functions of this
most interesting institution. as we'll as
the work of all of the great centers Of
governmental research work. would re-
quire more space than is here avail
able
The Columbia Institution for the
Deaf is organized In two departments,
the other as Gallaudet College; the
latter is the only institution of higher
education for the deaf in the country.
The Federal Board for Vocational
Education, which was created by Act of
Congress approved February 90, 1917,
has control OF appropriations for CO.
operation with the States in the pro-
motion of vocational education and the
rehabilitation of persons disabled in i'll
dustry or otherwise. It's staff is COLI
tinually making research studies in the
field of vocational education, the results
OF which are available to the public.
Research Facilities Unsurpassed.
The Federal Government offers facil-
tiles for research work in every branch
of science and may we'll ',e compared
to colossal university. Sp pccialists and
students who come to Washington TO
prosecute their postgraduate studies
have unusual opportunities afford "a
them in the way of technical libraries.
museums and consultations with Gov
ernment scientists.
The results of the Government 5
scientific Investigations are published
as bulletins, which may be purchased
from the Government Printing Office at
nominal prices.
The scientific and educational associ-
ations, foundations, and agencies, at
tracted to Washington by the unsur-
passed activities of the Federal depart
ments and independent establishments,
are doing effective work in their re-
spective fields Among these associations
are the National Education Association
Institute for Government Research; Ma
tional Geographic Society, Brookings
Graduate School. National Research
Council, Haskn Bureau of Information
Newspaper Information Service ano
many others.
The National Education Association
with membership of more than
100000 classroom teachers, principals
supervisors, college presidents and pro-
fessors. research workers, and superln-
tendents, has it's headquarters at 1901
Sixteenth street, where 1t publishes a
monthly magazine, the Journal of the
National Education Association: re-
search bulletin bulletin for elemen-
tary school principals and year book
This association. which was founded
about 10 years ago, holds annually two
conventions. It's department Of super
intendence. which is composed OF ro-
table body of educators actively ell
gagged in public school work, studies
problems in school administration and
the like, of great value to the educa-
tional interests Of the Nation. The Ma
tional Education Association has up
ward of II departments investigating
educational problems, and its publica
tions are available to the general public
Promotes Science.
The Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington. which was endowed by the late
Andrew Carnegie, has its headquarters
at the Nations Capital, but its labora-
tories are distributed in the places
where their special Investigations may
be best carried out. The research
studies of the institution cover, almost
the entire field of science, from en-
bryology to terrestrial magnetism.
The National Academy of Sciences IS
magnificently located in a building on
the Mall, not for from the Lincoln Me-
mortal. Here the eminent scientists of
the Nation meet annually to discuss
science in all its ramiflcaticns. A
permanen. exhibition illustrating the