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WE published a fortnight ago (Sept. 2, p. 13) some observations made by Dr. R. V. Stanford, our local correspondent for the recent meeting of the British Association at Cardiff, upon “the apathy of local people of the educated classes to the presence of the Association” in the city, and the neglect of the opportunity which such a meeting may afford of stimulating public interest in scientific achievements and their applications. There is, we believe, a feeling among many members of the Association that efforts should be made to increase its usefulness by bringing it into closer contact with thoughtful members of all classes of the community and encouraging a fuller representation of the new generation of scientific workers. Institutions, like organisms, must be adapted to their circumstances, or suffer eventual extinction. The British Association is still in a state of strong vitality, but it is not making progress; and not to be in touch with advancing times signifies retrogression.
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The British Association and National Life. Nature 106, 69–72 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/106069a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/106069a0