mittee of the National Geographic Society will select the best 

 essay for each state and for the United States. 



One of the most important aims of the National Geographic 

 Society is to stimulate and make more practical the study of 

 geography, j)articulaiiy with reference to America. The Society 

 therefore seeks the cooperation of all educational workers 

 in making its labors more efficient and general. To this end, 

 gifts for medals and scholarships are solicited, and identification 

 with the Society by active membership and personal effort is 

 suggested. 



The Society already comprises among its active workers a 

 considerable number of geographic scientists, who have given 

 liberally of their time and efforts with a view of stimulating 

 public interest in geographic education. The Society is a work- 

 ing one, and in its efforts to exercise an educational influence 

 over the whole of the United States feels justified in asking lib- 

 eral support from public-spirited citizens. The Society numbers 

 over seven liundred members, and has active representatives in 

 every state and territory. 



General A. W. Greely, United States Army, Professor T. C. 

 Mendenhall, Superintendent of the United States Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey, and Professor W. B. Powell, Superintendent of 

 Public Schools of the District of Columbia, constitute the com- 

 mittee charged with the award of the prizes for 1893. 



