Word: pinchot
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Secretary of the Navy, William H. Moody '76 and Mr. Gifford Pinchot, head of the Government Bureau of Forestry, spoke in the New Lecture Hall last evening, under the auspices of the Political Club. In introducing Secretary Moody, President Eliot said that the navy was of great importance to University men because of their interest in mechanics, and because it was a work-shop...
...Pinchot in speaking of the scientific work of the government, emphasized the need for men of the highest type produced by our universities. In Washington today, the Government controls the largest and most efficient body of scientists in the world. Their work, done under the supervision of the Departments of War, Navy and Agriculture, concerns itself with science, not for science's sake, but for the practical benefit to be derived. The unequalled opportunities for valuable scientific work were, he said, the attractions which kept men in the country's service in spite of the inducement of higher salaries...
Political Club. The Administration of the Navy; Hon. W. H. Moody, Secretary of the Navy. Opportunities for College Men in the Government Scientific Departments; Mr. Gifford Pinchot, of the Bureau of Forestry. New Lecture Hall, 7.30 P. M. Open to members of the University, and after 7.20 P. M., open to the public...
Secretary of the Navy William H. Moody '76, and Mr. Gifford Pinchot, head of the government Bureau of Forestry, will speak in the New Lecture Hall on Monday evening, November 2, at 7.30 o'clock, under the auspices of the Political Club. The speakers for this occasion were suggested by President Roosevelt as the best men now in public life to address an undergraduate body on political questions...
Secretary Moody will talk on, "The Administration of the Navy," telling of the many difficulties encountered in that department; and Mr. Pinchot on, "The Opportunities in the Government Scientific Departments." The meeting will be open to members of the University and to the public. The public, however, will not be admitted until 7.20 o'clock...