It must also be admitted that the task is more serious
now than it was then, because, from the constantly increasing
specialization of science, it has become difficult for a
specialist in one line to ascertain the soundness of work in
another. With all the risks that may be involved in the
proceeding, it will be quite possible to select an effective body
of leaders, young and old, with whom an institution can begin. The
wants of these men will be of the most varied kind. One needs
scarcely more than a study and library; another must have small
pieces of apparatus which he can perhaps design and make for
himself. Another may need apparatus and appliances so expensive
that only an institution at least as wealthy as an ordinary
university would be able to supply them. The apparatus required by
others will be very largely human--assistants of every grade, from
university graduates of the highest standing down to routine
drudges and day-laborers. Workrooms there must be; but it is
hardly probable that buildings and laboratories of a highly
specialized character will be required at the outset. The best
counsel will be necessary at every step, and in this respect the
institution must start from simple beginnings and grow slowly.
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