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sumptive, whethe1 living together, or dead. It also is intended to obtain 
whatever collateral information is possible relating to other members of 
the family. 
It is the purpose to extend this investigation, eventually, so that it will 
include the names of the inmates of all institutions coming under the 
supervision of the Board of State Charities. The information obtained is 
being registered upon cards, which are arranged after the manner of a 
library catalogue, so that everything known about each individual will be 
readily available in concise form. The purpose of this work is to learn, 
so far as possible, the causes of dependence and crime and the conditions 
under which they exist. The value of such statistics, either when one 
considers the case of the individual or of his descendants, can not be cal- 
culated. When fully covering the whole field and extending over a series 
of years, it will give the State the data from which to arrive at the most 
important conclusions regarding the treatment of its unfortunates and 
delinquents. 
Arps IN ‘TEACHING PuysIcAL GEOGRAPHY. 
By V. F. MARSTERS. 
For a number of years physical geagraphy has barely received recog- 
nition in the high schools of this State. From the standpoint of accumu- 
lating useful knowledge, as well as achieving mental discipline, it is to 
be regretted that the subject has received so little attention. It would 
seem that it has been tolerated or simply permitted to exist, while the 
sister sciences have been fostered and developed in a manner commen- 
surate with the means at hand. The past few years, however, have wit- 
nessed pot only a remarkable advancement in geographical science, but 
also the introduction of new and rationalized methods in teaching the sub- 
ject. The large accumulation of geographical facts accompanied by an 
increasing demand for rational explanation or interpretation furnishes the 
key to the recent interest in this subject. 
The importance of geography as an educative science must be con- 
ceeded when it is known that the most progressive universities have 
