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silently thinking — silently working, whom no morning newspaper makes 

 mention of — they are. the salt of the earth. A country that has none, or 

 few of thein, is in a bad. way." 



I am glad we have many in this country, and that this State is so 

 well represented in the "silent men" — although perhaps they will not be 

 so silent in the ensuing two days. 



Gentlemen. I am pleased and honored in extending to you the greeting 

 and good wishes of a brother society which appreciates its debt to science. 

 The Indiana Society of Engineers greets you and wishes you a successful 

 meeting. 



FROM THE INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE AND MATHE- 

 MATICS TEACHERS. 



By W. W. Hart. 



Mr. Chairman : As I have sat here listening to the expressions of 

 greeting on this occasion. I had the great pleasure of hearing the other 

 gentlemen say the things I expected to say. 



I feel that it is especially proper that our society should join with 

 the other organizations today in expressing their interest in your Academy. 

 In some respects, while not a child of the Academy, as is the Physics 

 Teachers' Association, yet we might call ourselves a younger brother. 

 Our interests are somewhat similar. We are interested in the sciences 

 and mathematics, and I think that on that account we can appreciate 

 better than others, possibly, the feeling of need which led to the organi- 

 zation of tbe Indiana Academy of Science twenty-five years ago. We are 

 all of us working in a field in which we must look for sympathy, for en- 

 couragement, for inspiration, not to the public at large, because they fre- 

 quently misunderstand us, but to our colleagues and fellow-workers. 

 That, as I understand it, was one of the reasons for the organization of 

 this society. 



Also many of our number are directly indebted to some of you for 

 the instruction and inspiration that led them to take up their life work. 

 And we are all indebted to you for the standin- you have given to scien- 

 tific pursuits in the country at large. 



