Show SHOULD WORK I II I FOR RESULTS Discussion of Policy That Should Prevail in Expenditure of Public Money Washington April 7 The nature and scope of or the work of the commission re recently recently appointed to inquire into and re report report port as to Vi the organization and policy that should prevail in the tho expenditure ex of pub public lie lic moneys mones provided for scientific exper experimentation experImentation and research in the Interest of agriculture are arc discussed Jn bt a letter I from L H Bailey Ban Of or to President David Starr Jodi Jo of ot Le Leland Leland land Stanford university a copy of which was received by b Gifford clifford Pinchot chief of the forestry service Mr lr Bailey is I president of o the Association of Agricultural Agricultural tural Colleges and Experiment Stations which the commission represents and Dr Jordan is chairman of the commission Several Meetings Held Hc J This commission has held several lIes ses sessions In Washington Washinton In the past few days d s during which the tile work of or the various arlous members was laid out The members have discussed the proposed work with Pres i Roosevelt anti and It is said that thatTie thatTie Tie TIC is much Interested in what it Is ex cx expected expected to accomplish President Baileys Balleys letter says sa The rhe occasion sl n for fat the tile creating of or the commission lies In the fact that In the very en rapid evolution of oC experimentation and research search re in agriculture in the United States there has not hot yet t arisen a clear understanding of oC mutual limits and aDd rela relationships relationships or a settled policy In relation to toman many man large public questions question We e need ascii to work wad out principles of action a Uon I System Is Necessary There undoubtedly undoubted needs to be m a correl correlation correlation correlation and harmonizing of subjects and methods an understanding of the proper scope function and limitations of na us national national and state agencies a conception of oC the relation of oC Institutions Im in the states to appropriations ap ro und and control of the most effective distribution of investigation Ine investigation tl gation efforts among the different state and national institutions consideration of the tho Influence exerted in research in ag ng agriculture agriculture by hy the current methods of or ap appropriations appropriations by b legislature of oC the th rela reIR relation tion of the Individual worker to Institutional organization or discussion of what constitutes research that shall produce useful and worthy worth results the relation of this research to the teaching and pub publicity ItcHy functions of oC the institutions eon con consideration on of the tile relation of research in agriculture to the general body of fOCI science I ence once and the coordination of them and andi anding i ing g such h a directing of experiment I in the tho interest of o tufe tur as fis shall shaH compact and nd economize the work render it more fertile and effee effective I tire tive and Integrate it 11 with wise policies In Inthe Inthe inthe the interest of the public welfare I Should Be Well Done Pone DoneIt Donel It lies with the tile commission to cover l much or little of or this field but It will wilt willbo bo be essential to consider the best methods of or organizing research work the mutual relations of or experiment stations and md fed federal federal eral oral agencies and the tile general character of or each report that may mar Issue from institutions founded on public money The two members representing the th association are familiar with the questions qU that need most mot to be discussed President Bailey Dailey Balle says rays la fI that the commis commission commission sion ma may consider any an other research work wok supported by b public money mone that promotes agricultural efficiency It can not dot he hI h says sas neglect direct questions in so 50 far as cs the in Iii of experiment and teaching In the institutions and particularly as they relate to the training of men to un research e b |