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looking to the training and developing of 

 men. It is most unusual that in a country in 

 which education is said to amount to a reli- 

 gion, there should be so little centralization 

 of educational control and coordination at 

 Washington. There is continual agitation for 

 the establishment of new executive depart- 

 ments of government to represent special 

 public interests. This agitation will likely 

 increase. Much of the growth in governmen- 

 tal functions can be taken care of by enlarg- 

 ing the present departments, but there are 

 certain great classes of progress and work 

 that cannot be so accommodated ; there are 

 still great series of questions that lie outside 

 the ordinary political region, of which pub- 

 lic health is one. On the other hand, the 

 President's cabinet is in danger of becoming 

 too large. It occurs to me that there should 

 be just one more department represented in 

 the cabinet, and it should be of such nature 

 that it can contain within itself all questions 

 that will have to do with the general public 

 welfare outside the field of regular govern- 



