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general, the demands on a man by his institution are usually de- 

 creased with advancing years, and there is leniency and leave of 

 absence in case of illness. Some provision for retirement without 

 entire loss of salary is now available in merited cases at a large 

 proportion of the public institutions. 



And what shall be said of the opportunity for gratifying cultured 

 tastes, and for association and sympathetic relations with men of 

 similar tastes and standards and aims in life? These are very real 

 incidents to a scientific career, as are membership in scientific socie- 

 ties, the meeting with felloAv workers in all branches of science, and 

 the ability to command a place among them. 



The capital of the man of science is his education, his ability, and 

 his standing, which no financial panic can wrest from him. His 

 stock in trade is independent of business conditions or fluctuation in 

 values, and rarely fails to find a market. Competition and the strug- 

 gle for advantage and supremacy are no part of his activity. Per- 

 sonality is its dominant element. 



His work is congenial, stimulating, and inspiring to himself and 

 to others ; it is not colored by personal interest or considerations, but 

 is unselfish and public spirited. It is broadening, elevating, life- 

 giving. It enables him to live an honorable, respected, and satisfying 

 life of usefulness, among congenial associates and surroundings which 

 add much to the pleasures of his daily life. The opportunity which 

 is afforded is at once a man's duty and in a measure his reward, for 

 it is the fulfillment of his ideals. 



This is not to say that he should not be well paid — better paid 

 than is verj^ often the case considering the standards of his living, 

 what is expected of him, and his natural ambitions for his family. 

 The value of his service to the community is far out of proportion 

 to the salary he receives or can usually expect to attain. He is usu- 

 ally dependent upon it. He is completely out of touch with means 

 of " making " money. He has isolated himself from such connec- 

 tions and has devoted his life to other ends, public in their final 

 reach. 



To him money is not the aim of life — merely a means of providing 

 its necessities and advantages. He need not look to it either as a means 

 of attaining position in the community, for that is accorded him. But 

 beyond the mere necessities of life, salary is to some extent the 

 world's measure of a man's success and attainment, and to him it is 

 a very tangible evidence of appreciation. 



The aspirations of the normal man have been summed up by the 

 late President Canfield under three heads: To live, to be a man 

 among men, and to do that which will endure. His words may be 

 quoted here, 



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