388 Scientific Intelligence. 
is his moral qualities beige fill us with awe, his noble and unself- 
ish spirit.’ ea s then passed to consider the progress of 
electrical measure mi ott, aie necessity for a SO Gaon bureau 
of electric standards and the vexed question of Noes na of elec- 
tricity, closing with a few well chosen words the re station of 
scientific discoverer as a mere visionary person.’ They are both 
necessary to the world’s progress and they.are necessary to each 
other o-day our sei rnath by its liberal patent laws encourages 
applied science. We point to our inventions with pride and our 
or Our country has now obtained weal nd this wealth 
should partly go in this ‘alkeouion. We have attained an honora- 
ble position in applied science and now let us give back to the 
world what we nave received in the shape of pure science. Thus 
and irrespective of quality. But let each one be trained in theo- 
retical science, leaving most of his practical science to be learned 
afterward ; avoiding, however, overtraining. — Life is too short for 
than is taught in most of our technical schools. It is not tele- 
graph operators but electrical engineers that the future anaaasg 788 
Such a day has almost come to our country and we welcome its 
approach, Then aia not till then should our country ge proud 
and point with satisfaction to her discoveries in science pure and 
applied, while she has knowledge enough to stand in humiliation 
before that great undiscovered ocean of truth on whose shores 
Newton she he had but played.” 
Professo m. Thomson followed with a few remarks, in 
which after  dadoring the line of thought in the address just deliv- 
ered, he considered the great advantages likely to flow from the 
and an International Bureau. The necessity for exact instruments 
of measurement prompt and reliable in their indications is every 
day eee and these instruments must measure the hundred 
thousandth or the millionth of an ampére as eauifed by Langley, 
or the five thousand ampéres needed in an Edison central station. 
a closed with a cordial eulogy of Joseph Henry. 
he Conference continued in session through the entire week. 
oo bjects brought forward were: “ Work of the U. S. Signal 
Service in relation to Ainoupness Electricity and Earth Cur- 
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