THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTION GRANT 
Andrew Carnegie and incorporated in 1902, is 
as follows: 
“To promote original research as one of the 
most important of all subjects; to discover the 
exceptional man and enable him to make the 
work for which he seems specially designed his 
lifework; to publish and distribute the results 
of scientific investigation; to increase facilities 
for higher education. In the field of research 
the function of the Institution is organization; 
—to substitute organized for unorganized 
effort; to unite scattered individuals working 
independently, where it appears that such 
combination of effort will produce the best 
results; and to endeavor to prevent needless 
duplication of work. The Institution does not 
attempt to do anything that is being well done 
by other agencies; to do that which can be 
better done by other agencies; to give aid to 
individuals or other organizations in order to 
relieye them of financial responsibilities which 
they are not able to carry; to enter into agree- 
ment with any organization for the purpose of 
conductive research unless the conditions are 
such as to reasonably assure continuation of 
the agreement through a sufficient period of 
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