49 



gone to Dr. Howard. If the government support of this kind 

 of work were to cease it would make a great difference in the 

 chances for getting good positions." 



Dr. Mark writes : ''Have been surprised that the demand has 

 increased so rapidly. This has been more noticeable in the field 

 of comparative anatomy than in other lines during the past five 

 or ten years." 



According to Dr. Minot, "There is great difficulty in getting 

 any men for positions in anatomical and zoological laboratories, 

 and I believe that for a few years the opportunities will be un- 

 usually good. But for heaven's sake, do not encourage any 

 mediocrities to go into science. If you can, have them Os- 

 lerized at sixteen." 



Dr. Conklin thinks that the chances of a young man's going 

 at once from his graduation to the headship of a department are 

 probably not so great now "as they were a decade ago." 



Dr. Jennings says that "it is difficult to get the men needed 

 for positions in zoology, and this is true all along the line from 

 assistantships up to full professorships." 



2. Is is ever necessary for a man zvith a doctor's degree to 

 rest on his oars for a year because no desirable college or uni- 

 versity position is open to himf 



The reply of Dr. Lillie is typical of the answers given to this 

 question : "In the course of a good many years several of our 

 doctors of philosophy have accepted positions in high schools and 

 normal schools; in such cases it has usually been a matter of 

 preference with them. So far as I know, there has never been a 

 case of one of our doctors of philosophy being obliged to go 

 without a position for even a year." 



According to Dr. Jennings, "many excellent positions have 

 gone to men without the doctorate." 



