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following it into those infinite ramifications which modern 

 science has discovered. Everywhere there you are welcome. 

 One of the most delightful things of science is that it knows no 

 divisions or allegiance to nationality. It is a republic in which 

 there is no passport to greatness, except service and genius, and it 

 is a republic of which everyone is a citizen, and where everyone 

 has equal rights in every part of the world. (Applause.) 



That has always been our tradition in England and in our 

 Royal Society; and I know it is your tradition here, and I know 

 what hearty welcomes you have always given to our men of 

 science when they have come over here, and how refreshed and 

 invigorated in spirit they have been when they have gone back 

 to their own country. 



Gentlemen, I can wish nothing better for any of us than that 

 these comings and goings will be frequent, and I can assure you 

 that it will always be a pleasure to the scientific men of England 

 and Scotland to welcome you to their societies and to all their 

 gatherings and universities. I hope that, more and more, these 

 meetings will take place, and I can assure you that all you have 

 achieved and all that you are achieving in so many ways on so 

 many different lines for the advancement of knowledge, for the 

 extension of human power that comes through knowledge, is 

 followed with gratitude and admiration by the scientific men of 

 Great Britain. (Applause.) 



VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL: Mr. Ambassador, your em- 

 inent services to the Republic are such that I feel that I dare 

 address you, and I want to say that if these scientists will fix the 

 status of a Vice-President and will convince the general govern- 

 ment that he has a right to live, whenever they do that, then, Mr. 

 Ambassador, I will try and do something for the scientist. 

 (Laughter and applause.) 



DR. WOODWARD: The fields of science are many, and they 

 are coming to have such numerous ramifications that the indi- 

 vidual can no longer, in general, hope to be acquainted with 

 more than his own specialty. 



