822 The Smithsonian Institution 



considerations, and it has also been an important factor in the 

 higher education in this country. It has created a demand for 

 skilled observers and for scientific teachers and writers, and 

 the knowledge that good work would be published and brought 

 to the notice of those competent to appreciate it in all parts 

 of the world has had quite as much to do with the meeting 

 of this demand as has the mere pecuniary compensation 

 offered for the work. 



