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A t H i.has. .. t,.,s wo... is the .tud. of the p.oblen. in those recoMs 

 -'-•I'l^ave IKM.„ se-uivd in unlev to detennino those conditions which nro 

 Pn'ventive of dependency. delin,uency .uul d<.;.enc,.acy. The chan.nhU. 

 .nst,tut,ons of on. Stnte have h.n, been the adnnn.ti.u. of ,hc whoh- conn- 

 tO-. Ihe great work of the State Board of Charities looUin,- to the pre- 

 vention of crin,e .vill perhaps hrin, nu-re lasting benetU to onr people than 

 the institutions themselves over which this board has control. The snc- 

 c-essfnl efforts of this board in bettering the condition of onr people has 

 been seen especially in the enactment of the Child Labor Law. the Child 

 Saving Law. the Poor Relief Law. the Indeterminate Sentence and Parole 

 i-w. the Conipnlsory Edncation Law and the law for the cnstodlal care 

 of feeble-minded women. It is evident, theivfore. that in enacth.- ,h. 

 nws providing for the State Board of Cha.ities by the Legislatnre, inlNSO 

 -l-.a took a great step forward, both in a sc-ientihc direction and also 

 "■"■" -' — -ni.- sfand,:oin,. There is no institution of o„r State more 

 worthy ot support and encouragement than the State Board of Charities 

 ^ml no one. if properly supported, will do more for the honor and welf-.re 

 ol oui- people. 



As a direct efiVcl of the establishment of this Acadcnv wc n.av point 



to the law regarding the protection of i.irds and gan,c. Birds n.av be 



^'l-H r.r scicniili.. p„,.p„s.s only by p.„.s„ns having p.^nits thnni.i: the 



ln.!.a..a Acadcn.y of Science. The bird law is .ell supplcucntcd bv the 



f"'" ''" "'^'"■'"" "^- ''"■ '-^ r-o^islatu,-c. There still ..e,...in. however 



;' '""'■" ^•""" "'■^'■•"'''" '••-'-■- "'• <•-. or these laws. a,.d that is" 



;- -'■ae„..e.,t of a p,•o^ ishm for the taking of ,ish. The ( •on.,uissio..er of 

 l-sh a,.d (;an.e has the oversight of hsh an I ga.ne p.-oteetio... buf it 



nn.h, i.e well to have the law cha..ged so as ,0 have this otiieialiu o.-.anic 

 comieclK.n with tji,. .\c;i(leiiiy. 



^^ ' """■ '"'•"""^- """"'"l '" -'■"- -'■ '1- -.-vi.-es of chemisti-v to the 

 Mate ot Indiana in co..nec,io., with the develupn.ent of its geological re- 

 -.u.-ces and also in its services to the State Board of Health. The chief 

 value, h.nveve,-, ..f the science of chemistry to the State of I..dia..a has 

 ^«-n „. ,ts applieation ,., our agrie,.ltu,-al i..dus.,.ies. The ena<-tment of the 

 ^Inrrill Law. ah-ea<ly ,-efer.-ed to. in 18(^2. .-esult..! in th. establish.nent <.f 

 lur,lue University, an institution devoted to the- study of a^.-icultu.-al and 

 mechanical a.-ts ami n.ilita.-y sc-ience. The foundation thus provided was 

 ^one.-o,.sly increased by a gift of Mr. Purdue, and with the assistance of 

 ^•.t.zens ol Lafayette, a commodious home was secured for the institu- 



