of education for positions which command no high pecuniary rewards. One cannot maintain that it is essential that all the courses suggested should be pursued in order that the student may secure appointment and succeed in his work for the government. Indeed, as was said at

the beginning, men who have gained their knowledge of economic matters wholly outside of the college may often fill responsible positions with conspicuous success. In general, however, thorough economic training will surely tend to make a man more fit than his fellows for government work in economic and allied fields. And it is perhaps well to set up an ideal toward which to strive in such training, however far short of attaining it we may at first fall.

DISCUSSION

DEAN DAVID KINLEY

The great difficulty in this country is, that we have not yet redeemed our position in the public service from the clutch of the politician. Now that state of affairs is becoming less prevalent from year to year. But the public of the country, not the economists, but the citizens of the country, the educated people of the country, are the only ones who can redeem us from conditions of that kind. And it will not be until that state of affairs has passed away that it will be well worth our while, generally throughout the country, to say to young men, "there is a line of activity which promises a career of great success and distinction.

I wish to express my thanks, and the thanks of the University, to the gentlemen who have so kindly helped us in making up the program, who have come so far in order to read their papers and take part in the discussions. I wish to assure you that we appreciate our very great obligation to you.

CHAIRMAN JONES

In the name of the visiting delegates I take the liberty of thanking Professor Kinley, personally, for organizing this conference, and of expressing our obligation to the University of Illinois for bringing us here and so hospitably caring for us during the conference.