12 THE NEW WORLD OF SCIENCE 



This illustration of a national organization of science, includ- 

 ing representatives of the army, navy, and civil branches of 

 the Government, cooperating closely with the men of science in 

 civil life, recalls the similar organization in France under Na- 

 poleon. Since the Civil War the National Academy has been 

 called upon by the President, by Congress, and by the heads of 

 Government departments to deal with many scientific problems, 

 of the most diverse nature. A new opportunity for national 

 service, which arose with the German menace, was recognized 

 and acted upon nearly a year before the United States entered 

 the present war. 



V 



