30 PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. 
I do not refer to what has already been done for technical 
education to stay the hands of any one, because a vast amount 
more requires to be done, but merely to draw attention to the 
presence of existing educational agencies in this direction. 
Professor Huxley, in his Anniversary Address to the Royal 
Society, in November last, speaking of the Fellowship, says :— 
“Since this Society was founded, English-speaking communities 
have been planted, and are increasing and multiplying in all 
quarters of the globe ; to use a naturalist’s phrase, their geographical 
distribution is ‘ world-wide.’ Wherever these communities have 
had time to develop, the instinct which led our forefathers to come 
together for the promotion of natural knowledge has worked in 
them and produced most notable results. The quantity and quality 
of the scientific work now being done in the United States moves 
us all to hearty admiration ; the Dominion of Canada, and our 
Colonies in South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, show that 
they do not mean to be left behind in the race ; and the scientific 
activity of our countrymen in India needs no comment. 
“ Whatever may be the practicability of political federation for 
more or fewer of the rapidly growing English-speaking peoples of 
the globe, some sort of scientific federation should surel y be possible. 
“ Nothing is baser than scientific Chauvinism, but still, blood is 
thicker than water.” And he further ee I — often ventured 
to dream that the Royal Society might If i cial 
way with all English-speaking men of science; that it caigit 
recognize their work in other ways than by the rare opportunities 
at present offered by election to our Foreign Fellowship, while 
they must needs be deprived of a large part of its privileges. 
“ How far this aspiration of mine may be reciprocated by our 
scientitic brethren in the United States and in our Colonies I do 
not know ; I make it public on my own responsibility, for your 
and their consideration.” 
Doubtless all agree with Prof. Huxley that it is desirable to 
have closer bonds of union between the Royal Society and the 
