Abstract :
Without a dissenting vote the Edison Electric Institute, at its recent annual meeting in St. Louis, Mo., gave its endorsement to the “living memorial” now being established by the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation. Like other great industries that owe so much to Edison, the electrical industry will benefit from the plan of the Foundation since it is expected that many of those who are trained under the plan will make contributions to electrical development. The Foundation plans each year to select 100 exceptional young people whose aptitudes especially fit them for further education in the careers they have chosen. These Edison scholars will be known as the “living memorial” to the great inventor. In addition, the Foundation is to perpetuate Edison´s memory by preserving his library, laboratory, and shops at West Orange, N.J., where he spent so many active years developing his great inventions.
