The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-22
FIFTH ESTATE 7
TO HUNAN|ZE
SCIENCE
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Science ii 10 be hslmahized.
The Fifth Estate that tiny
Rroup Of scientific men and women
enslrouded IN what Is ven Of
mystery to tne lay-massea--is pre-
pairing to draw aside the curtain
that new standings may be
created.
10 further this purpose an In.
Mtltllte OF Chemistry has been or
aanlxed by the American Chemical
Society and plans are being laid
by the washington headquarters
Tor an initial meeting to be held at
Northwestern University. at Evan.
ston, H., in July
Chemists, In fact, the entire
body Of scientific men and women
who are coming to be known AZ
The fifth Estate, compose 20 small
fraction OF the worlds popula-
tl0n and are wrapped in so much Of
anpArent mystery, that the masses
of the people have relatively little
accurate knowledge Of their mis-
sion. = said DR.. Frank @. Whitmore,
chairman Of the chemistry division
ee the National Research Council.
-
director OF the new institute He
exulained tllat even workers in the
different fields Of chemistry possess
Eo0 little information about their
SCIENCE aa q whole. He pointed
to the fact that the science has
become highly organized and that
- thoroughly has systematic re-
search displaced the garnet genius
Better Understanding
several agencfes have contri-
buted In recent years toward q
better understanding by the lay
man Of the problems ana the Re.
suits Of the chemist. Whitmore
said. This understanding. how.
ever Is still far from ideal there
fore, the Institute of Chemistry,
accepts this phase Of work as one
Of les chief problems.
The Institute has been organ
lied both to make chemists better
known to themselves and to the
public. It IS not designed to direct
chemical opinion. nor to compete
with colleges In the work OF edu.
cation"
Whitmore compared the new In
sfituEa to the Institute Of. Politics
Rt VVillfannAtown. Mass He said it
would constitute 4 national sum
Faer center of science, bringing to.
zether scientists and Iaymen from
al over the country for study and
recreation.
According to DR.. Arthur d. Little, |
81 Cambridge, Mass. past presi |
dent OF the American Chemical
Society. the total membership OF the
ruth Estate" could at any time
he housed comfortably iii third /
rate city.
No politician makes promise
Or invents 4 phrase to attract its
Little sid. Rarely do members |
OF the Fifth Estate sit in congress:I
when they do sit thev sit In the
gallery.
No Political influence
Little described the FIFTH Els.
tate 40 with less political infIu-
ence than the spare population Of |
Nevada despite the fact that 1t |!
has recast civilization through it's
study and application Of the great |
and fundamental facts of Nature
and the laws OF her operation"
The Fifth Estate has opened out /
the heavens to depth beyond imagi. |
Ate1l01ss u~MclBiAeu ISAhO@S suns anu /
analyzed them BY light which left |
them before the dawn OF history, =
Little said. 1T has moved the
earth from the center OF the uni. |
verse to its proper place within the |
cosmos.
It has extended the horizon of /
tbs mind until its sweep includes |
80. 900 suns within the wiSp OF |
smoke IN the constellation Hercules
ana the eIectrons in their orbits |
within the atom. It has read SER
mons on the rocks, revealed mans |
place In nature, disclosed the stu
pendous complexity OF simple things /
and limited at the underlying unity /
Of all