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for exiKTinuMital rcsearcli. imictically no one except madnate assistants 

 wild are prucoeduifj to the .Master's de.irree. 



At our sister institution (Indiana Iniversity i a j,Madiiate orfijuiization is 

 maintained but examinalion of most nf the cataloiiues for a dozen years 

 bacU fails to show that an.\ one has e\er received the de.mce of Doctor of 

 riiilosophy. with major work in chemistry, from that institution. I have 

 n<it discussed Ibis mailer witii any member of the chemical faculty of 

 Indiana Tniversity but 1 haxc an idea that their story would be about the 

 same as ours, that they are unable to provide adecpiale facilities for the 

 administration of hi,t,di .1,'rade fjraduate work in eheniistry and so choose to 

 devote their enerjiies to underjiraduate ti-ainiiifr. 



The State is losiufr. incalculably. Jis a ri'sujt of this policy. Compared 

 with the important universities of otiier states, our state colle,i;es are aO- 

 comiilishin.LC a ]»ainfully small amount of chemical icsearcli. Tiie time and 

 energies of our jirofessors are consumed in routine teaching of large classes 

 of undergraduates. lOven at that, many of our more aniliitious jirofessors 

 could and would be productive researchers if they could have a reasonable 

 number of graduate students available for doing the experimental work of 

 research prol)lems under their personal direction. Every one wlio is at all 

 informed on this subject knows that the great mass of university researcli 

 work of today is done in this manner. The directing professor, through his 

 extensive knowled.ge tuid experience, originates the l)asie idea and plans tlie 

 researcli. in the main. The graduate student carries out the.se plans in the 

 experimental laboratoi\v. unikes observations and obtains necessary data. 

 Also, if he is th(> right sort and has the "stutt"' in him, he catches the in- 

 spiration of his teacher and. through intimate contact and numerous dis- 

 cussions. Iciirus his methods of reasoning, of jilaniung investi.gations and 

 of arriving at conclusions. 



As a State we therefore lose. also, the opportunity to send forth into 

 useful .service a body of young men and women, trained in the methods and 

 insi>ire(l with the puriK).ses of scientitic research. Our chemical graduates 

 ar(> a si»leiidid as.set to the State and to the nation but their work, for the 

 most part, lies elsewhere than in the lines of research. 



It is my perstmal belief that In<lian<i has not yet awakened to the needs 

 of higher education. We deal in a niggardly fashion with the only institu- 

 tions that we have legally ]iidvided for keeidng the lamp of education 

 burning. I have been reliably informed that the I'resident of the Uui- 

 vi'rslty of Michi.gan is asking liis state, this year, to furnish over eight 

 million dollars, merely to provi<le for immediate aiul pressing needs, and 

 that there is every i)rositect that this money will be given. What might 

 out two State universities do with half, or even one (piarter of this amount? 



I should like to close this brief discussion by stating it as my firm con- 

 viction that, do what we will or try what plan we may. Indiana will never 



