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without ay prospect of practical application. If so, did not such
men prefer to emphasize projects bearing directly on conservation if
equally fundamental? Ie said yes, by all means, and gave me examples
of men whose effectiveness had shown a marked revival when given a
concrete objective.
Dr. Duggar volunteered the information that the National
Research Council had been considering the appointment of a regular
committee on game conservation research. Such a committee would
doubtless deal with the kind of questions here raised.
Dr. Doggar agreed that many of the fundamental aspects
of game research would qualify for financial help from endowment
foundatians, once they were duly defined.
The conclusion I drew from my tonference with Dr. Duggar
was that the future momentun of the game fellowships depended to a
large extent on the universities appointing the right kind of co-
ordinating officers, whose duty it would be to push the ramifications
the university was equipped to handle.