Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
SCIENTISTS DIRECT
PLANS FOR CHICAGO
WORLDS FAIR IN 80
National Research Council
to Cooperate With U. S.
Savants in Project.
DAWES FAMILY BACKING
CENTENARY CELEBRATION
Industrial Development of Last
100 Years Keynote of Great
Show.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Chicago's 5000, 100000 world fair in
1888 is to be organized under the di-
rection of Americas scientists in CO.
operation with the National Research
Council here. 1t is to be glorification
of century of scientific progress.
Abandoning the original idea of cele-
brating the hundredth anniversary of
Chicago's foundation with universal
exposition" on the model of the World S
Columbian Exposition of 1893, the pro-
moters have determined to organize
instead vast speciality exhibition de-
voted exclusively to the accomplish
mentS of pure science" since the days
the Indians roamed the shores of Lake
Michigan.
General direction of the Chicago fair
has been intrusted to Frank B. Jewett,
president of the Bell Telephone Labora-
tories at New York and one of the vice
presidents of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. He is a distinguished
electrical engineer by. profession:
One of Dr. Jewett's principal CO.
adjutors will be Maurice Holland, di-
rector of the engineering and industrial
research division Of the National Re-
search Council.
dawes Famuy HeauS Move.
The prime movers in the Chicago
world fair are the American Ambassador
to Great Britain, Gen. Charles G..
Dawes, and his brothers, William r.
and Rufus c. Dawes, both bankers at
Chicago and identified with the far
flung private business interests of the
former Vice President of the United
States.
Ambassador Dawes main purpose in
visiting this country last Fall was to
consult with his brothers and other
prime movers in the Chicago fair. The
success of the enterprise was recently
described by Gen. Dawes as something
which now lies very close to his heart.
Had he not accepted President Hoover's
urgent invitation to go to the Court
intention to devote practically all of
the next three years to the world fair
plans. The raising of the big fund
which is financing it was largely due to
Gen. Dawes personal efforts. He Is
chairman of the finance committee.
The readiness of the National Re-
sarch Council to lend supervisory hand
assures the Chicago show semi-official
Federal Government support, apart
from the chartering of the fair by Con-
gress and the national funds which GUS
tomarily are appropriated for such pur-
poses The Research Council is a
branch of the National Academy of
Sciences.
Entire Direction Offered.
Direction of the 1888 exposition, as
exemplifying "a century of science, "
was offered outright to the National
Research Council, but 1t was finally de-
cided that an advisory council should
be formed, representing science in all
its branches. 1t will be this council,
rather than the National Research
Council formally which will build the
Chicago fair, but there will be a close
interlocking cooperation with the
Washington organization.
Presumably Maurice Holland will be
the liaison link between the council
and the advisory body. The latter met
recently in New York and agreed with
enthusiasm to undertake the task. 1t
was decided to enlist the interest of
distinguished scientists abroad as WELL
The general outline plan adopted for
the 1888 exposition is that it shall be
a "dramatized philosophy and pattern"
showing the major contributions of pure
and applied science in industrial devel-
opnent since 1888. In portraying this
philosophy and pattern the advisory
council may either start with science
contributions to industrial development
and trace back to their science origins
or 1t may start with the science origins
and show the resulting science contri-
buttons.
One of the keynotes of the proposed
tribute to the century of science is
Herbert Hoover's words on the subject
written last year in the preface the
then Secretary of Commerce wrote to
"A Century of Industrial Progress" He
said
1.-The triumphant utilization of
Americas virgin wealth has been the
result, in great degree, of the progress
of scientific research, discovery and in
vention-itself product of individual
initiative and the development of wide
spread education and training. When
we imported the factory, science became
buster and buster with discovery and
invention. With resultant inventions,
we took hold of all the tools they gave
,is-steam, gas, electricity-and applied
them to our natural resources. Our
standards of living and comfort have
risen with our joyous application of
every discovery"
tCopyrlght. 1929