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the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science, held at Pasadena, Calif., in June, 1919. The author, Mr. 

 Rowell, aptly says "For our most grievous lack, as a people, is our 

 ignoring of experts, and our fiction that 'any man is fit for any job.' 

 The one German lesson which we must not permit the war to unteach 

 us, but which it must rather emphasize a thousand fold, is the lesson 

 of valuing and trusting the expert." The author explains succinctly 

 what is news, how scientific facts can be made into news, and the duty 

 of scientists (and therefore foresters) toward the press. It is a most 

 readable and instructive address. J. D. G. 



The Press as an Intermediary Between the Investigator and the Public. Ches- 

 ter H. Rowell. Symposium ; Scientific Education in a Democracy. Throop 

 College Bulletin. Vol. XXVIII, No. 84. July, 1919. 



