...endowment of about four and a half million pounds. Its aim, as defined in the articles of incorporation, is to encourage, in the broadest and most liberal manner,...application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind. Is it too much to hope that the magnificent founder of this institute may establish a similar organisation...

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...annual interest of 220,000?. The articles of incorporation of the institution declare in general " that the objects of the corporation shall be to encourage,...application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind." Three principal agencies to forward these objects have been developed, (a) The first of these involves...

...Carnegie Institution has entered is virtually without limitation, for the purpose of its founder was " to encourage in the broadest and most liberal manner investigation, research, and discovery." No subject which admits of research is beyond the scope of the Institution. But since the physical...

...purpose and methods, but the Founder, in comprehensive phrase, has stated his aim, by the endowment, " to encourage, in the broadest and most liberal manner, investigation, research, and discovery, to show the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind, and to afford instruction of an...

...Institution at Washington took form in 1907 and is a corporation "to encourage in the broadest aae most liberal manner, investigation, research and discovery,...application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind." It has a fund of $22.000,000 for that purpose. In the year 190C Mr. Carnegie created a Foundation for...

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...emphasized in the "aims" is but a single and by no means the most important feature. "To encourage investigation, research, and discovery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind in the broadest and most liberal manner" means the employment of resources far exceeding those embraced...

...D. White, Charles D. Walcott, Carroll D. Wright, their associates and successors, duly chosen, are hereby incorporated and declared to be a body corporate...to the improvement of mankind ; and in particular — (b) To appoint committees of experts to direct special lines of research. (c) To publish and distribute...