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life of our inland waters be studied in a similar comprehen- 

 sive and connected manner, by the several aquatic biological 

 stations working under the general direction of the Bureau of 

 Fisheries? Or is our American science so sectarian in char- 

 acter that co-ordinated effort is impossible? 



Today American biology is preeminent. Its growth and 

 achievement in the past have been phenomenal. But yet 

 greater possibilities lie before it, in the coming reconstruction 

 of the world. 



