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and put into an ordinary coach school in which studenta arc taught what we know, that being all that ever is to be known. Tf there are unsolved scientific problems, then

the professors in the university should bo the men who are concerned about them. I believe that every professor in an engineering school should have that amount of contact with life which will enable him to understand the practical bearing o^ every subject he is teaching, and to keen himself up in the practical applications of the same, but anything beyond that, any devotion of his time or energy to routine work outside of that is an absolute deduction from his usefulness as a member of the university staff. And this

commonwealth would find it greatly to its advantage to pay salaries to men engaged in the work of teaching in this line that would justify them in giving their entire time, and energies, to original investigation and to effective teaching, rather than compelling us to pursue the policy which we are now compelled to pursue so largely, of relying upon a man's getting additional service somewhere else, Por which he will receive money necessary to enable him to lead the ordinary, worthy human existenoo and take care of and raise a family. The problem then for a great commonwealth like this is to pay a livingealary to men engaged in this busileas of teaching and investigation, and then insist that

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