2O2 Regulation of research at our Universities. 



have to be taken in order to exclude unsuitable 

 persons, and to secure industry in the professors. 

 The remarks also, already made respecting the limi- 

 tation of the duties of the professors to research in 

 pure science, the exclusion of invention, the publi- 

 cation of results, the class of sciences with which a 

 commencement might best be made, etc., apply 

 equally in this case. I do not however mean by these 

 remarks to suggest the disendowment of research in 

 the more complex or concrete subjects, in order to 

 make a commencement w r ith the simpler sciences. 



The existence within the Universities of offices in 

 which the faculties of scientific men might be de- 

 veloped to their fullest extent, would induce those 

 engaged in the work of scientific instruction in those 

 institutions to devote more time to research, in order 

 that they might improve their scientific talents, and 

 in their turn become fitted to occupy such posts. 



It has been suggested that discoverers should teach 

 as well as investigate ; but this would be an imperfect 

 plan, and would largely convert the position of a pro- 

 fessor into that of one at an ordinary college. Every 

 person who has had much experience in experimental 

 investigation also knows, that to carry it out effectu- 

 ally, requires the whole of his time and attention. If, 

 therefore, teaching or lecturing constitutes a part of 

 the duties, a portion of the professor's time must be 

 taken from the more important occupation of research, 

 and the fundamental object of the institution will be 

 frustrated. Research evolves new knowledge ; teach- 



