THE INSTITUTE FOR GOVERNMENT RESEARCH 



Washington, D. C. 



The Institute for Government Research is an association of citi- 

 zens for cooperating with public officials in the scientific study of 

 administrative methods with a view to promoting efficiency in govern- 

 ment and advancing the science of administration. It aims to bring 

 into existence such information and materials as will aid in the for- 

 mation of public opinion, and will assist officials, particularly those 

 of the national government, in their efforts to put the public admin- 

 istration upon a more efficient basis. 



To this end, it seeks by the thoroughgoing study and examination 

 of the best administrative practice, public and private, American 

 and foreign, to formulate those principles which lie at the basis of 

 all sound administration, and to determine their proper adaptation 

 to the specific needs of our public administration. 



The accomplishment of specific reforms the Institute recognizes 

 to be the task of those who are charged with the responsibility of 

 legislation and administration; but it seeks to assist, by scientific 

 study and research, in laying a solid foundation of information and 

 experience upon which such reforms may be successfully built. 



While some of the Institute's studies find application only in 

 the form of practical cooperation with the administrative officers 

 directly concerned, many are of interest to other administrators 

 and of general educational value. The results of such studies the 

 Institute purposes to publish in such form as will insure for them 

 the widest possible utilization. 



Frank J. Goodnow, 



Chairman 



Edwin A. Alderman 

 Robert S. Brookings 

 James F. Curtis 

 R. Fulton Cutting 

 Raymond B. Fosdick 

 Felix Frankfurter 



Officers 

 Robert S. Brookings, 



Vice-Chairman 



Frederick Strauss, 



Treasurer 



Charles P. Neill, 



Secretary 



Trustees 

 Frank J. Goodnow 

 Jerome D. Greene 

 Arthur T. Hadley 

 Cesar Lombardi 

 A. Lawrence Lowell 

 Samuel Mather 



Director 

 W. F. Willoughby 



Editor 

 Lewis Mayers 



Charles P. Neill 

 Charles D. Norton 

 Martin A. Ryerson 

 Frederick Strauss 

 Theodore N. Vail 

 Robert S. Woodward 



