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a "credit." We need to teach the language of science so 

 that our youth may be able to read intelligently and also 

 with interest the results of research as they apply to the 

 great fundamental interests of life. The vast expendi- 

 tures of the national government and of institutions in 

 conducting experiments and research are still failing of 

 accomplishment with the majority of those who should 

 profit by their published results because they are unable 

 to read the literature of science with understanding and 

 appreciation. As one illustration, note the premium that 

 men still put upon the services of the chef who can most 

 skillfully concoct the dishes that, because of their delect- 

 able qualities that tickle men's palates, lead to a stuffing 

 and gormandizing that end in premature death or incom- 

 petency. On the other hand, men listen, how grudgingly, 

 to the trained dietician who seeks to enlighten them on 

 the relation of food elements to normal bodily function- 

 ing and consequent health. 



We hear much these days about conflicts between re- 

 ligion and science. This because we, as science teachers, 

 have failed to compare the eternal verities of science 

 with the fundamental teachings of religion. Yet what 

 more important relationship to life than this does science 

 hold for us as individuals and as a Christian nation ? 



I can do no better than to quote here from an article 

 by Professor T. E. Savage in the March number of "The 

 Open Court." Professor Savage is a Geologist of no 

 mean ability and his word may well command our atten- 

 tion. He says: 



"If God's presence permeates nature in such an inti- 

 mate way, we should expect to find nature's laws teach- 

 ing the same moral lessons as the Bible, and working 

 along lines parallel with it in bringing about righteous- 

 ness in the earth. In a very large way this is true. The 

 Bible says, 'Prove all things, hold fast to that which is 

 good. ' Science has accepted this rule as one of its funda- 

 mental principles. The Bible says, 'The Wages of sin is 

 death.' Science repeats the same warning and shows 

 us how nature works to bring about this result. When 

 a man indulges in evil practices and persistently trans- 

 gresses the laws of health, his physical vigor and power 



