4 THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE 



edge of the Bureau of Science or the work to be performed by 

 it to annex the Bureau along with the Philippine General Hos- 

 pital to the University of the Philippines. When this plan 

 failed, an attempt was made to unite the Bureaus of Science, 

 of Forestry, and of Agriculture, and the College of Engineering 

 of the University of the Philippines with the College of Agri- 

 culture of the University of the Philippines situated at Los Baiios, 

 three hours distant from Manila by train. All of the reasons 

 which I have seen advanced for this combination are general 

 statements unsupported by figures or evidence. As far as I 

 am aware, persons most familiar with the situation have been 

 much opposed to, and have discouraged, the efforts to combine 

 activities so distinct as those of the institutions above mentioned. 

 After an investigation by the Legislature, the question of unit- 

 ing these institutions, as far as the Bureau of Science is con- 

 cerned, has now been dropped. The Honorable, the Secretary 

 of the Interior has carefully studied the operations of the Bureau 

 of Science and has expressed himself as exceedingly pleased with 

 its operations as shown by his letter of July 11, 1914, copies 

 of which were given to the press. 



THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGKICULTITRE FOLLOWS THE EXAMPLE 



OF THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE 



Previous to 1906 the Bureau of Science issued free a series 

 of 36 bulletins and many other similar publications. It was 

 recognized by the late Director of the Bureau of Science, as well 

 as by many of his colleagues and by other scientific men, that 

 a high-grade character could not be maintained in the Bureau 

 publications when issued in this way, and in 1906 the Bureau 

 ceased publishing its material in the form of bulletins and 

 started the Philippine Journal of Science. The arrangement 

 has been eminently satisfactory. A subscription price was 

 charged to prevent waste and miscellaneous distribution and to 

 effect economy, but the Journal has been sent to the leading 

 scientific institutions in exchange for their publications which 

 have become valuable additions to our library. 



An article in Science of August 8, 1913, entitled "Publications 

 of the Department of Agriculture" [Washington, U. S. A.], 

 shows that the Department of Agriculture plans to follow the 

 example of the Bureau of Science. It reads as follows : 



The Secretary of Agriculture has announced new plans of publication 

 work for that department. There has been an independent series of 

 bulletins and circulars in each of the thirteen publishing bureaus, divisions 

 and offices of the department. These have been discontinued and will be 



