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By every means in our power, therefore, 

 let us show our appreciation of pure sci- 

 ence and let us forward the work of the 

 pure scientists, for they are the advance 

 guard of civilization. They point the way 

 which we must follow. Let us arouse the 

 people of our country to the wonderful 

 possibilities of scientific discovery and to 

 the responsibility to support it which rests 

 upon them and I am sure that they will 

 respond generously and effectively. Then 

 I am confident that in the future the mem- 

 bers of this institute, together with their 

 colleagues in all of the other branches of 

 engineering and applied science, as well as 

 the physician and surgeon, by utilizing the 

 discoveries of pure science yet to be made, 

 will develop without number marvelous new 

 agencies for the comfort and convenience 

 of man and for the alleviation of human 

 suffering. These, gentlemen, are some of 

 the considerations which have led me here 

 in my presidential address to urge upon 

 you the importance of a proper under- 

 standing of the relations between pure sci- 

 ence and industrial research. 



J. J. CABTY 



