4 BULLETIN OF THE LABORATORIES 



been founded and fostered by private means. This is not more 

 marked in any department than that of science. 



The founding and maintainance of scientific laboratories and ex- 

 periment stations as government institutions, at large expense, marks a 

 later stage in the development of scientific work ; when the majority of 

 the people have been so educated that they recognize the benefits, to 

 the commonwealth, to be derived from the encouragement of research 

 laboratories then they are willing to vote a tax on themselves for their 

 construction and support. 



The development of these public laboratories under governmental 

 patronage has in no way checked the investment of private wealth 

 for the still larger growth of science and scientific instruction. It will 

 probably always be true that the advance steps will be taken in the 

 future as in the past through the patronage of liberal minded men and 

 women of large fortune. 



In the growth of the scientific laboratories of this country there 

 are then two factors present the scientific student, worker, investi- 

 gator or teacher and the patron of science. While we are remember- 

 ing the one we can not forget the other. 



It is the plan therefore to include in this volume an outline of the 

 development of the scientific work in Denison University, a brief 

 sketch of the lives of those who have been connected with the work, 

 the patron who has so generously placed science here on its present 

 basis, the present condition of scientific instruction and the present in- 

 structors, with a short description of the scientific equipment as found 

 in Barney Memorial Science Hall. 



The papers thus far published in the Bulletins are largely of a tech- 

 nical character and our excuse (if such is necessary) for introducing 

 this volume in the series is found in the words of Professor C. L. Her- 

 rick, the founder of the Bulletin, in his editorial statement to the first 

 volume, where he says, "The Bulletin is intended to represent the life 

 of the college in its scientific departments and may incidentally serve 

 to illustrate to distant friends the facilities for work afforded, as well as 

 needs unsupplied." It is hoped that the matter contained herein will 

 be of interest to our distant friends and that perhaps others may get 

 some new ideas from our equipment as described and illustrated, as we 

 received many from similar volumes furnished us by our distant co- 

 workers. 



