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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



reprinted in separate form, viz, " Les diffe rentes formes de halo et 

 ieur observation " (Paris, 1911). 



The psychological ell'ects of weather and climate are discussed at 

 length in W. Hellpach's " Die geopsychischen Erscheinungen " 

 (Leipzig, 1911). 



That meteorology is being widely introduced into the curricula of 

 German schools is indicated by the fact that a work on the teaching 

 of this science, " Der wetterkundliche Unterricht," by F. Linke & 

 J. C'loossner (Frankfurt a. M., 1912), went through three editions 

 during the year. 



The following climatological and climatographical publications 

 may be noted : L. C. W. Bonacina, " Climatic Control " (London, 

 1911); F. Eredia, "II clima di Homa " (Kome, 1911) and " Clima- 

 tologia di Tripoli e Bengasi " (Eome, 1912) ; E. Grohmann, " Das 

 Klima im Kiinigreich Sachsen (Dresden, 1911); M. Hall, "The 

 Rainfall of Jamaica" (Kingston, 1911); H. E. Hamberg, "Les 

 pluies en Suede" (Upsala, 1911); A. Knox, "The Climate of the 

 Continent of Africa" (London, 1911) ; and O. Rubel, "Das Klima 

 von Baden-Baden" (Strassburg, 1911). 



Arrangements were made during the 5^ear with the Library of 

 Congress to take over " second copies " of copyright deposits in cer- 

 tain cases, in accordance with a general scheme recently inaugurated 

 for the transfer of such material to Government libraries. HoweAer, 

 very little of the available material has thus far been found to be of 

 value to this bureau. 



The policy noted last year of strengthening the libraries at 

 Weather Bureau stations has been continued. A new undertaking 

 in this connection was an arrangement made to supply the stations 

 with the current files of important meteorological journals. A sys- 

 tem of routes has been worked out, so that the Quarterly Journal 

 of the Royal Meteorological Society is now seen regularly at all 

 stations of the bureau and permanently deposited at the more im- 

 portant stations. Similarly, the Meteorok^gische Zeitschrift is now 

 routed regidarly to a number of stations where it can be used to 



advantage. 



EXAMINATIONS FOE PROMOTION. 



The total number of examination papers received and rated during 

 the year was 352, as compared with 295 during the preceding year. 

 Following is the record in detail : 



Subject. 



EnRlish grammar 



Arithmetic 



Elementary meteorology 



Essay writing 



Algebra 



Ph ysics 



Trigonometry 



Astronomy 



Plant physiology 



Advanced meteorology . . 



Total 



1911 



Aug- 

 ust. 



n 



9 



7 

 11 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 3 

 3 

 1 



69 



Novem- 

 ber. 



16 



10 



16 



11 



10 



6 



6 



3 



5 



5 



88 



1912 



Febru- 

 ary. 



13 

 11 



10 



9 



13 



78 



May. 



18 

 19 

 10 

 14 

 12 



7 

 11 



6 



117 



Total. 



58 

 49 

 49 

 45 

 42 

 27 

 32 

 15 

 16 

 19 



352 



Passed. 



39 

 39 

 42 

 30 

 32 

 27 

 29 

 14 

 15 

 17 



284 



Failed. 



19 



10 



7 



15 



10 







3 



1 



1 



2 



68 



