EDITORIAL, 7 



opportunity for advanced work freed from the distraction of other 

 duties is making the field more attractive. The man of faulty prep- 

 aration will soon find his limitations, and the discovery may and 

 often will come too late to be rectified. A requirement of broad and 

 thorough preparation is in the ultimate interest of the man as well as 

 of the station. 



The eti'ect of the Graduate School of Agriculture the past summer 

 in opening up the field of agricultural investigation and broaden- 

 ing the view of those in attendance regarding the problems and 

 methods of investigation, was perhaps its most important influence. 

 The opportunity for coming into intimate contact with so many 

 leading men in that work was a rare one. It was especially beneficial 

 to young men preparing to enter the experiment stations. It not 

 only served to familiarize them with the present status of knowledge 

 on special subjects, but it inculcated higher ideals as to the character 

 of work to be done and the preparation necessarj^ to undertake it. 



The real nature of many intricate problems in agriculture and their 

 relation to the fundamental sciences Avere brought home with a new 

 force. To many a man this school presented the first real concep- 

 tion of the true scope of the field in which he was working. To some 

 the discovery was. well-nigh overwhelming, while to others it was 

 stinudating to a high degree, and inspired them with a desire for 

 further study. To all it was broadening and imparted something 

 more of the spirit of investigation. 

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