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and of a broad and comprehensive manner of doing things of uni- 

 versal interest. 



If fifty per cent of Iowa's "starred" men of science are geolo- 

 gists it is equally noteworthy that one-half of them do not happen 

 to be connected with public bureaus or universities at all. The 

 honor of becoming a "starred" man in any department of intellectual 

 activity is certainly great. That all of Iowa's leading men of science 

 are active members of this Academy is a matter of considerable 

 state pride. It is surely a distinct personal achievement for any one 

 of us to win a place for himself among the one thousand leading 

 men of science in a covmtry of a hundred million people, to attain 

 during his generation especial eminence, to maintain himself as a 

 commanding figure in the advanced thought of the nation, and to 

 acquire something of a reputation throughout the world. 



Iowa's geological century seems unusually replete with achieve- 

 ments of large moment. 



