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fourth, it contained announcements of what men and institu- 

 tions were doing in America ; and, fifth, it contained a summary 

 of the scientific progress of the world. In these five departments 

 the two volumes of the first year contained a well-digested sum- 

 mary of the current scientific thought and accomplishment in 

 America and throughout the world. This journal was called 

 Science ; and.it had engaged in the labor of it's preparation many 

 men in the different departments of research employed in the 

 preparation of materials for publication relating to all branches 

 of work. It inaugurated the new era in America. Hitherto 

 men had worked largely in isolation, without the sympathy and 

 assistance of their fellowmen ; few of them meeting once or twice 

 a year for conference as the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science and the National Academy ; but in the 

 general isolation diversities of opinion sprang up and grew to 

 unnecessary proportions, so that the infrequent meetings of scien- 

 tific bodies were characterized by bitter discussion which often 

 led to lifelong antagonism. Under the segis of this journal there 

 sprang into existence many more organizations, and the meet- 

 ings of scientific men were multiplied and the differences of scien- 

 tific men were harmonized ; ultimate differences of opinion were 

 modified and mollified and the whole spirit of research as exhib- 

 ited on this continent was transformed; jealousies and antag- 

 onisms melted in the sunlight of publication. In the host of 

 scientific workers there has always been a few men exploiting 

 on the verge of research whose chief delight is in controversy 

 and who consider that eminence can best be acquired by attack- 

 ing their fellowmen. This modicum of malcontents were speed- 

 ily relegated to the purlieus of disputation and the real workers 

 remain to cooperate, encourage, and assist. 



Since 1883 thejournal has passed through many vicissitudes, 

 and many experiments have been made with it in order that it 

 might become self-supporting, and many efforts have been made 

 to secure an enlarged clientage, but the first three volumes estab- 

 lished the high-water mark of scientific journalism and are ideals 

 for all future enterprises in this field. In this manner the 

 founders of thejournal, led by Mr Hubbard, contributed to the 

 organiz ition of scientific research. In later years I had the honor 

 to be called into their councils, and I know how earnestly they 

 labored to make a magazine worthy of the scientific public, and 

 wherein there was failure and wherein there was success. Mr 

 Hubbard was the leading spirit in all this work and to it he gave 



