178  Carnegie  Institution  of  Washington.     { AmAPOrii:i903arm' 
The  trust  deed  enumerates  several  aims,  all  of  which  may  be 
grouped  under  two  heads,  viz.: 
(A)  To  promote  original  research. 
(B)  To  increase  facilities  for  higher  education. 
Under  (A)  may  be  grouped  : 
(a)  The  promotion  of  original  research  "as  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant of  all  subjects." 
(b)  To  discover  the  exceptional  man  .  .  .  and  enable  him  to 
make  the  work  for  which  he  seems  specially  designed  his  life-work. 
(c)  The  prompt  publication  and  distribution  of  the  results  of 
scientific  investigation. 
Under  (B)  may  be  grouped  : 
(a  and  b)  The  increase  of  facilities  for  higher  education  by  in- 
creasing the  efficiency  of  the  universities  and  other  institutions, 
either  by  utilizing  and  adding  to  their  existing  facilities,  or  by  aid- 
ing teachers  in  various  institutions  in  experimental  and  other  work. 
(c)  To  enable  such  students  as  may  find  Washington  the  best 
point  for  their  special  studies  to  take  advantage  of  the  facilities  there 
for  higher  education  and  research. 
Principles. — It  is  the  judgment  of  the  Executive  Committee  that 
the  aims  enumerated  can  be  best  carried  into  effect  under  the  follow- 
ing principles,  which  are  to  be  departed  from  only  in  very  excep- 
tional cases. 
The  Institution  proposed  to  undertake — 
(A)  To  promote  original  research  by  systematically  sustaining — 
(a)  Projects  of  broad  scope  that  may  lead  to  the  discovery  and 
utilization  of  new  forces  for  the  benefit  of  man,  pursuing  each  with 
the  greatest  possible  thoroughness. 
(b)  Projects  of  minor  scope  that  may  fill  in  gaps  in  knowledge  of 
particular  things  or  restricted  fields  of  research. 
(c)  Administration  of  a  definite  or  stated  research  under  a  single 
direction  by  competent  individuals. 
(d)  Appointment  of  research  assistants. 
(B)  To  increase  facilities  for  higher  education  by  promoting — 
(a)  Original  research  in  universities  and  institutions  of  learning 
by  such  means  as  may  be  practicable  and  advisable. 
(b)  The  use  by  advanced  students  of  the  opportunities  offered  for 
special  study  and  research  by  the  Government  bureaus  in  Washing- 
ton. 
