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Second The work which is carried on at Berkeley, 

 Whittier, and Davis is not primarily for the development 

 of the immediate localities, but is a part of a general scheme 

 of education and research which looks toward promoting 

 the general welfare of the commonwealth. The establish- 

 ment of the Citrus Experiment Station is not primarily for 

 the purpose of promoting the raising of oranges in River- 

 side County, but is for the purpose of studying problems 

 which are of the greatest importance wherever agriculture 

 exists under an irrigation ditch. 



Third Any additional points of operation which it may 

 hereafter be deemed wise to establish must be considered 

 from the standpoint of the general plan which has just 

 been outlined and of the public welfare and not from the 

 standpoint of local interest. I have faith that the people 

 of California will rise to this high level. 



I am not unmindful that there has been some criticism of 

 the College of Agriculture and Experiment Station of the 

 University of California. I am aware that this criticism 

 has come from widely divergent sources and represents 

 widely different view points. I am glad it has occurred. It 

 is evidence that you believe that the College of Agriculture 

 represents something that is worth while. If it is con- 

 structive criticism, I hope it will continue. What I wish 

 to make clear is that I believe you have not fully understood 

 the importance, scope, or complexity of your agricultural 

 college. I could easily demonstrate to you by facts and 

 figures its relative importance among institutions of its 

 kind. This address is already quite too long. Suffice is to 

 say that the fact is, my predecessors have not been ex- 

 ploiters. They and their associates have quietly applied 

 their talents to the solution of fundamental questions. No 

 amount of criticism could swerve them from the path which 

 to them seemed for the ultimate good. Viewpoints may 

 change, but I accept, as a sacred obligation, the responsi- 

 bility of carrying forward the motive which has been their 

 guiding star. 



