EDITORIAL. 5 



or more accessible material than is to be found elsewhere. (2) Stu- 

 dents not yet wholly established in their profession, who desire not 

 only material for study, but also a certaiji amount of guidance and 

 help from their superiors, and who wish to use their studies as a 

 means of winning position for themselves as well as knowledge for 

 the world.'' 



Those of the first class he believes could be accommodated, as the 

 number is' evidently small and men of such ability and definite pur- 

 pose Avould be welcomed. The second class is the one which people 

 have generally had in mind, and their case is quite different. '^ They 

 can not as a rule take care of themselves. Tliey want suggestions 

 concerning the ends to be pursued, no less than concerning the 

 means to be employed. They are men who need education instead 

 of simply needing opportunity." With respect to their real needs 

 it is felt that the facilities at present afforded are not as great as 

 they have been thought to be. 



The obstacles to student work in the Government departments are 

 ])resented by Dr. Hadley under three heads: The S2:>ace difficulty, the 

 administrative difficulty, and the educational difficulty. The gen-, 

 erally crowded condition of the Government departments is apparent 

 to anyone at all familiar with the subject, and the view is expressed 

 that this difficulty is likely to continue. " There is a tendenc}^ on 

 the part of every large Government undertaking to outgrow its 

 quarters. Give it more room, and it will undertake more objects. 

 This sort of vitality is the very best thing to have in a Government 

 l)ureau, but it makes it harder for the officials in charge to find room 

 for students." 



The administrative difficulty turns upon the lack of funds and the 

 advantage of trained v. untrained men. The bureau chiefs are under 

 the necessit}^ of studying ways and means quite carefully. They are 

 anxious to accomplish as much as they can with the money placed at 

 their disposal. The presence of students interferes with the chance 

 of obtaining this maximum of efficiency, for " the labor of student 

 assistants is, as a rule, neither very effi.cient nor very easy to handle." 

 It is explained that under certain conditions the bureaus must of ne- 

 cessity train men for their work, and that under such circumstances 

 the expenditure of money and time involved in their training is a 

 necessary means to an end. " But Avhere the educational object is an 

 independent one — Avhere it is not undertaken as a necessary prelimi- 

 naiT to getting the work done, but as a means of outside public service 

 in connection with the work that is already progressing — then it rep- 

 resents a costly diversion of time, strength and money. . . . 



"• In the majority of cases the educational work is no integral part 

 of the administrative work. If one side must be sacrificed, it is the 

 educational side. This is necessary and right. The main work of 



