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attained. The object of pure science in any branch 

 is to arrive at the truth as far as it is humanly 

 possible, to study phenomena as objectively as we 

 can without any thought of the applications to 

 which the knowledge gained can be put. It is 

 difficult to convince the narrow-minded "practical 

 man," so happily self-confident is he, that a know- 

 ledge of useful things after all represents but a 

 limited amount of knowledge. He jogs along the 

 road of life like a horse with blinkers, with a view 

 limited to what he sees in front of him the prac- 

 tical result only. The function of the worker in 

 pure science may be likened to that of a scout in 

 the army who goes out to gather all the informa- 

 tion he can, and to do this effectively he must keep 

 his mind, his eyes, and every sense open. The 

 "practical man" tries to be a scout, but the blinkers 

 which he wears confine his field of observation and 

 lead him frequently into absurd errors. It is un- 

 fortunate for this country that these blinker- 

 wearers, who persistently deny that they wear 

 blinkers, have so much to say in educational 

 matters. It is hoped that with time the public 

 will realize the difference between pure science and 

 applied science and do their duty in furthering the 

 former which leads the way to discovery and pro- 

 gress. 



Although scientific minds have influenced 

 human thought in the past and led to important 

 discoveries it is only in modern times that science 



