Excerpt from An Experiment in Industrial Research The scheme for the organisation and development Of scientific and industrial research, which was outlined in the recently published parliamentary paper [cd 8005] and the establishment of a Committee Of the Privy Council appointed to direct the application of any sums provided by Parliament for the purpose, make 'it opportune in the Opinion Of the Board to publish an account Of the attempt made by certain Universities in the, United States to provide for the necessary co - operation between the Universities and Manufacturers in the promotion of research. The following Report on the scheme for Industrial Fellowships, inaugurated by Professor Kennedy Duncan, has been prepared by Mr. T. Ll. Humberstone, Mitchell Student of the University Of London, and is issued with the consent Of the Mitchell Trustees. The Report is based mainly On Observations made at the time Of Mr. Hum berstone's visit to the Universities Of Kansas and Pittsburgh, in 1913, but has been supplemented by later information Obtained from America. It will be understood that the Board do not necessarily endorse the Opinions expressed in the Report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.