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The Highest Old Shore Line on Mackinac Island, 9 pp.—Am. Jour. Sci., Vol. 
XLIII., March, 1892. 
The Ancient Strait at Nipissing, 1 plate, 7 pp.—Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., Vol. V., 
1893. S. 
—WESTGATE, LEwIs G.,. The Age of the Crystalline Limestones of Warren County, 
New Jersey, 11 pp.—Am. Geologist, Vol. XIV., December, 1894. 
NOES: 
THE Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters is making a systematic and 
vigorous effort to establish a geological and natural history survey of the state. A 
strong statement of the need of such survey to extend the work of the last one, which 
was closed about fifteen years ago, has been printed and widely distributed, and the 
importance of the subject personally brought to the attention of educators, leading 
citizens and members of the legislature. A bill has been drawn carrying an annual 
appropriation of $15,000 to be expended under the direction of a wisely constituted 
commission. The plan for the proposed survey is broad and comprehensive, and yet 
confined to legitimate and practical lines of investigation. It is to be hoped that the 
effort will be successful. 
AT the recent meeting at the Academy, Professor C. R. Van Hise read a paper on 
“The Relation of Bedding to Secondary Structures of Rocks,” and Professor G. E. 
Culver discussed ‘*The Abrasive Action of Ice.” 
A MOVEMENT is being made to secure the establishment of a geological survey of 
the state of Washington, and an appropriation will be sought from the legislature for 
that purpose. It is proposed, we understand, to connect the survey with a mining 
department of the state university, to be simultaneously established. 
A VERY commendable effort is being made by Director Walcott of the U. S, Geo- 
logical Survey, supported by Prof. Harris, U. S. Commissioner of Education, to secure 
provision for the printing and distribution, to the higher schools of the country, of a 
set of ten topographic atlas sheets, selected so as to represent types of surface con- 
figuration. ‘The distribution is to embrace Grammar, High and Normal Schools, 
Academies, Colleges and Universities. The maps, it is claimed, can be printed at a 
cost not exceeding 2-06 cents per sheet. It is estimated that there are about 15,000 
schools of the grade that would be entitled to the maps, and that the total cost includ- 
ing distribution would be $5,000, or one-third of a dollar per school. There has 
already been a considerable demand on the part of teachers for the topographic sheets, 
and during the past year 300 sets have been distributed in response to such requests, | 
but present provisions are inadequate to a general distribution. With the rejuvena- 
tion of the study of geography which is taking place under the influence of modern 
methods in surface geology, the use of such maps will be very great, indeed they will 
become indispensable. There should be no hesitancy on the part of Congress in 
making the desired provision. 
Dr. A. R. C. SELWYN, after a long term of service as director of the Geological 
Survey of Canada, marked by large and important results, has retired from its admin- 
istration and will, we understand, spend some years abroad. Dr. G. M. Dawson 
succeeds to the directorship. 
