InFranceandGermanyIhadobservedabettersystem，and，especiallyattheCollegedeFrance，hadbeeninterestedinthecoursesofLaboulayeon\"ComparativeLegislation。\"Thelattersubject，aboveall，seemedlikelytoprovefruitfulintheUnitedStates，wherenotonlythenationalCongressbutoverfortyStatelegislaturesaretryinginvariousways，yearafteryear，tosolvethemanifoldproblemspresentedtothem。Thereforeitwasthat，whiledischargingmydutiesasacommissionerattheParisExpositionof1878，Itookpainstosecureinformationregardinginstruction，invariousEuropeancountries，havingasitsobjectthepreparationofyoungmenforthecivilanddiplomaticservice。EspeciallywasIstruckbythethoroughequipmentforthediplomaticandconsularservicesgivenatthenewlyestablishedecoleLibredesSciencesPolitiquesatParis;consequentlymyreportascommissionerwasdevotedtothisgeneralsubject。Onmyreturnthiswaspublishedunderthetitleof\"TheProvisionforHigherInstructioninSubjectsbearingdirectlyonPublicAffairs，\"andaportionofmymaterialwasthrown，atalaterday，intoanappealfortheestablishmentofpropercoursesinhistoryandpoliticalscience，whichtookthefinalformofacommencementaddressatJohnsHopkinsUniversity。
Itisagreatsatisfactiontomethatthispublication，actingwithotherforcesinthesamedirection，hasbeenevidentlyusefulNothinginthegreatdevelopmentofouruniversitiesduringthelastquarterofacenturyhasbeenmoregratifyingandfullofpromiseforthecountrythantheincreasedprovisionforinstructionbearingonpublicquestions，andtheincreasedinterestinsuchinstructionshownbystudents，and，indeed，bythecommunityatlargeImayaddthatofallthekindnessesshownmebythetrusteesofCornellUniversityatmyresignationofitspresidency，therewasnonewhichpleasedmemorethantheattachmentofmynametotheirnewlyestablishedCollegeofHistoryandPoliticalScience。
Duringthissameperiodanotherimmediatelypracticalsubjectwhichinterestedmewasthereformofthecivilservice;and，havingspokenuponthisatvariouspublicmeetingsaswellaswrittenprivateletterstovariouspublicmeninordertokeepthemthinkinguponit，Ipublishedin1882，inthe\"NorthAmericanReview，\"anarticlegivinghistoricalfactsregardingtheorigin，evolution，andresultsofthespoilssystem，entitled，\"DotheSpoilsBelongtotheVictor？\"ThisbroughtuponmeabitterpersonalattackfrommyoldfriendMr。ThurlowWeed，who，far—sightedandshrewdashewas，couldneverseehowrepublicaninstitutionscouldbemadetoworkwithouttheanticipationofspoils;butforthisIwasmorethancompensatedbythefriendshipofyoungermenwhoarelikelytohavefarmoretodowithourfuturepoliticaldevelopmentthanwilltheoldraceofpoliticians，and，chiefamongtheseyoungmen，Mr。
TheodoreRoosevelt。Iwasalsodrawnofftoothersubjects，makingaddressesatvariousuniversitiesonpointswhichseemedtomeofimportance，themostsuccessfulofallbeingonegivenatYale，uponthethirtiethanniversaryofmyclass，entitled，\"TheMessageoftheNineteenthCenturytotheTwentieth。\"Itwasanendeavortostrengthenthehandsofthosewhowerelaboringtomaintaintheproperbalancebetweenthehumanitiesandtechnicalstudies。TothelatterIhadindeeddevotedmanyyearsofmylife，butthetimehadarrivedwhentheothersideseemedtodemandattention。Thisaddress，thoughtheresultofmuchpreliminarymeditation，wasdictatedinallthehurryandworryofaCornellcommencementweekandgivenintheYalechapeltheweekfollowing。ProbablynothingwhichIhaveeverdone，saveperhapsthetractateon\"PaperMoneyInflationinFrance，\"
receivedsuchimmediateandwide—spreadrecognition:itwascirculatedveryextensivelyintheNewYork\"Independent，\"thenintheformofapamphlet，forwhichtherewaslargedemand，andfinally，stillmorewidely，inacheapform。