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faculty have been too much occupied with the teaching function 

 and too poorly supplied with space, equipment and money to war- 

 rant much development in this way. It is to be hoped that in the 

 immediate future the state colleges of Kansas may be properly 

 equipped to do systematic research work on economic engineering 

 lines. 



This movement is an exceedingly healthful one, for it adds 

 strength and vitality to the teaching side of college life on the one 

 hand, and furnishes scientific results of a high order on the other. 

 College men are better adapted to study, investigate and draw un- 

 prejudiced conclusions concerning questions of this kind than any 

 other class. They can have — indeed, are likely to have — a better 

 equipment in the way of literature, laboratories, apparatus and 

 other facilities as a basis for work ; they are in close touch with 

 workers in all scientific lines ; only they must have both time for 

 the work and available funds. 



In conclusion, the writer believes that the trend of American 

 youth toward colleges of applied science is a healthful movement, 

 fully justified by the conditions of life as they now exist and will 

 exist for many years to come ; that applied-science college work 

 furnishes a pretty severe training, leading to habits of industry, 

 honesty in forming opinions, respect for truth, and a knowledge of 

 how to attack and master real problems ; that this training results 

 in a class of men who bring things to pass ; that it possesses a defi- 

 nite cultural value, though limited in its scope. 



He further believes that applied-science colleges are but begin- 

 ning their career of usefulness, not only as places for the higher 

 education of youth, but also as centers of applied science, where in- 

 vestigations of utilitarian questions go on side by side with those 

 of pure science — not simply side by side, rather with hand in hand; 

 for no new truth of science is discovered but that, sooner or later, 

 it is found to have its practical application somehow or somewhere. 



He still further believes that every college of engineering, to 

 rightfully fulfil its mission to both pupil and public, should in- 

 clude both functions, that of teaching and that of doing research 

 work. 



And finally, he believes that the spirit underlying the work of 

 these colleges is such that they will not be content with present 

 attainments and present standards of efficiency. Recognizing de- 

 fects and limitations, they must and will struggle and work for bet- 

 ter and higher results. 



