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souri, the Atlantic coastal plain, the Colorado canyon, the Great 
Plains, the high plateaus of Utah, the valley of California, and 
the extinct volcanoes of the West. 
If this project is successful, the idea is to extend the scope, in- 
volving the issue of monographs on the relation of geography to 
other subjects, types of weather in different parts of the country, 
rainfall, the storms of the United States; the ocean, including 
the tides and currents of our shores; the relation of geographic 
form and historical development; the relations of resources, in- 
dustries and population, ete. 
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING ESSAYS 
The subject of the Essay in competition for the Gold Medal 
and Geographic Certificates of the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Sociery, 
for the year 1895, will be the River Systems of the United States. 
The Geographic Gold. Medal of the NattonaL GEOGRAPHIC So- 
creTy will be awarded to the best essayist of the entire country, 
while the second essayist will receive a certificate of honorable 
mention. The best essayist of each state will receive a certifi- 
cate of proficiency from the Society. 
1. Essays, not exceeding 2,000 words in length, will be re- 
ceived only from such public schools as announce their inten- 
tion to compete by May 31, 1895. 
2. Essays must be entirely composed by the student, who must 
certify on honor that he has not received aid from any person. 
3. The two best essays from each school shall be passed on by 
a committee of the NationaAL GroGRAPHIC Society in order to 
select the best essay for each state and for the United States. 
4. No certificate shall be awarded unless, in the opinion of 
the judges, the essay offered possesses sufficient merit to justify 
such award. 
5. ESSAYS MUST BE WRITTEN BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR 
IN 1895, AND BE SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC So- 
CIETY NOT LATER THAN JULY 15, 1895. 
One of the most important aims of the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 
Socrery is to stimulate and make more practical the study of 
geography, particularly with reference to America. The Society 
therefore seeks the codperation of all educational workers in 
making its labors more efficient and general. To this end, gifts 
31—Nart. Groa. Maa., von. VI, 1894. 
