. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. The secretaryship of the Smithsonian Institution is an o
. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. The secretaryship of the Smithsonian Institution is an office that is of concern to every scientific man, the situation "being analagous to the federal presidency and the citizen. The Smithsonian is a semi-governmental institution which administers important federal appro-priations and bureaus. The functions of governnent are said to be executive, legislative and Judiciary, but the v/hole situation has changed in the course of a hundred and fifty years. Wow the most important factors in our civilization are the experts and entrepreneurs, those who do things, most of all those who advance science and its applications. The secretary of the Smithsonian most nearly represents this branch of government. Henry and Baird were ideal secretaries for their period; the last two secretaries have been men of distinction in science who continued in active research, but they appear not tg fagve ^^QU sp v^ suited to the i^ 1 ^^^ qualifications are indeed difficult to meet, for not only scientific distinction and executive ability are required, but also a certain simplicity, directness and courage, which those v^ho deal with nature and its forces might be supposed to have, but which are often lacking under the conditions of our complicated civilization. The choice must be made from among those Y/ho arc available, and there appears to be no better way to determine v/ho they are than to obtain the opinion of the most competent scientific men
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