found it necessary to fight against the tendency to do too many things at once"; and that to some extent he "has lost prestige by not doing a few essential things eminently well." The guiding principle of his career, he suggests in his advice to those who are beginning life, has been: "Consider yourself and your ideal inseparable. Learn to be severe to yourself in sacrificing what does not contribute to that end. Be open-minded, pure-hearted, and cherish peace." He is a member of the Cosmos and University clubs, Washington. In politics he is an independent Republican. In religious views he is a Christian Scientist.