The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist.

A record, if it is to be useful to science, must be continuously extended, it must be stored, and above all it must be consulted.

Science can give mankind a better standard of living, better health and a better mental life, if mankind in turn gives science the sympathy and support so essential to its progress.

Thus science may implement the ways in which man produces, stores, and consults the record of the race.

Publication has been extended far beyond our present ability to make real use of the record.

As long as scientists are free to pursue the truth wherever it may lead, there will be a flow of new scientific knowledge to those who can apply it to practical problems.

Scientific progress on a broad front results from the free play of free intellects, working on subjects of their own choice, in the manner dictated by their curiosity for exploration of the unknown.