. Complimentary banquet in honor of Luther Burbank. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Plant breeding. Gjmplimentary Banquet to Lwthcr Burbank cation in original research in Nature's laboratory. The In- stitution was founded on January 28, 1902, with the liberal endowment of ten millions of dollars. After a year of in- vestigation by the savants of this country, and consultation with the learned men of Europe, the principal features of the Institution were declared to be, in the words of Mr. Carnegie, "the promotion of original research as one of the most im- portant of all subjects, and the dis
. Complimentary banquet in honor of Luther Burbank. Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926; Plant breeding. Gjmplimentary Banquet to Lwthcr Burbank cation in original research in Nature's laboratory. The In- stitution was founded on January 28, 1902, with the liberal endowment of ten millions of dollars. After a year of in- vestigation by the savants of this country, and consultation with the learned men of Europe, the principal features of the Institution were declared to be, in the words of Mr. Carnegie, "the promotion of original research as one of the most im- portant of all subjects, and the discovery of the exceptional man, to enable him to make his life work that work for which he seems especially ; It was in the carrying out of this purpose that the Carnegie Institution came into touch with Mr. Burbank, and proposed to assist him to the fullest extent in his investigations, and to publish and distribute the results of such investigation. The Trustees of the Carnegie Institution arc in a measure under Carlylc's admonition, to let results speak for the In- stitution, and "forbear to babble of what it is creating and projecting"; and although the Institution has only been in practical working operation for a little over two years, it has already issued over forty important scientific publications, in- cluding contributions to nearly all branches of science. It may be interesting to know that a very considerable part of the work of the Institution is being carried on in California at this time. It may be found at our two universities and at the Lick Observatorj^, solving minor problems in astronomy, bibliography, engineering, mathematics, physics, and zoology. In addition to investigations of this character, some projects of a broader scope are in progress. The bark "Gralilee" was recently dispatched from this port by the Carnegie Institu- tion, on the preliminary work of a magnetic survey of the Pacific ocean, which for the present wi
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