10 R. GKEIG-SMITH. 



laboratory, unheard of and unseen. The nation believes 

 that he exists, but as he does not believe in posing before 

 the public, he is permitted to remain in the background and 

 is ignored. It is unfortunate that in this world a man is 

 put at his own valuation, and as the scientist cares little 

 for the opinion of the world and lives entirely in his work, 

 he is not accorded the credit that is due to him. 



This is unfortunate for science, as with its public recog- 

 nition the work would be better paid, and it is probable 

 that more and possibly better men would be attracted to 

 its services. We scientists must endeavour to alter our 

 ways. It will not do to follow the methods of the past and 

 be contented with the publication of our work in the 

 scientific journals of our societies. We have got to impress 

 the public with the results of our labours, that they may 

 be trained to acknowledge that we are working not only 

 for the scientific but also for the common good. It behoves 

 us to get into the limelight, not for our own sakes, but for 

 the advantage of the science we love. Unless we do so the 

 other professions will continue to get the plums of office, 

 and science will again be the Cinderella she was before 

 War, the fairy god-mother, brought her before the public 

 gaze. 



Science should be fostered. 



In the fierce industrial war that will follow, as an after- 

 math, the present conflict of arms, the applications of 

 science will perforce be fully developed, and it is hoped 

 that with this the status of the scientific worker will be 

 improved. He should be enabled to pursue his work with- 

 out any anxiety as to ways and means. His apparatus 

 should be of the best and his emoluments such that he is 

 on a par with professional trained men of his own mental 

 standard. It is unfortunate that the bread and butter sides 

 of our universities are always full, while the purely scientific 



