104 MATHEMATICS 



formerly are prepared to spend the whole time 

 during their course upon the study of the subject; 

 but this change has been more than compensated 

 for by the large increase in the number of those 

 who, after spending part of their time on Mathe- 

 matics, proceed to the study of the Physical or 

 Engineering Sciences or to other studies. There 

 is good hope that this tendency to combine the 

 study of Mathematics with that of other subjects 

 in which the training and skill so obtained may be 

 made available will go considerably further than 

 at present. The divorce in many places prevalent 

 between mathematical and physical studies has 

 been productive of much injury to the mental 

 development and ultimate efficiency of many of 

 our students. 



In order that our country may contribute its 

 due share to the advance of Science, and that a 

 progressive spirit may be maintained in the ranks 

 of those engaged in the teaching of Mathematics, 

 it is essential that ample provision for Mathematical 

 Research be made in the Universities and other 

 higher institutions where scientific studies are 

 pursued. To this end there must exist in all such 

 places a sufficient number of posts in which the 

 teaching work expected from the holders is suffi- 

 ciently restricted to leave ample leisure for inde- 

 pendent work. The mathematical research to 

 be thus encouraged should be various in kind, 

 ranging from abstract Pure Mathematics, through 



