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demonstrated the great advantage gained by 

 the use of government-owned ships for scien- 

 tific exploration. Be it therefore, 



Resolved that this conference unites in in- 

 viting the attention of governments to the de- 

 sirability of providing vessels for suitably 

 planned expeditions. 



5. PROMOTION OF EDUCATION 



The results of scientific research have led to 

 extensions of human knowledge and to in- 

 creased control of the forces and resources of 

 nature the values of which can not be meas- 

 ured. All scientific work which is well done 

 is of value, and no man can predict to what 

 useful purposes tlie results of any investiga- 

 tion, no matter how recondite, may be put. It 

 is of fundamental importance that sufficient 

 numbers of young men and women of first 

 class ability shall be adequately trained, and 

 that teachers and investigators shall be prop- 

 erly compensated. This conference therefore. 

 Recommends : 



1. That in order that young men may enter 

 upon scientific careers without sacrificing all 

 hope of reasonable financial returns, the com- 

 pensation for instruction and for research in 

 science be increased so that all can at least be 

 assured of a comfortable living for themselves 

 and their families, and that men of exceptional 

 attainments may receive financial rewards 

 which shall approximate those which their 

 powers could command if directed to commer- 

 cial ends. 



2 That persistent efforts be made to inform 

 the public of the progress of science and of its 

 bearings upon the practical affairs of life. 



3. That to enlarge the experience and vision 

 of the instructors in the various colleges and 

 universities of the Pacific countries, making 

 them thereby more competent and inspiring 

 teachers, the exchange of teachers between in- 

 stitutions in different countries to be encour- 

 aged and made possible. 



4. That a clearing house of information 

 relative to opportunities for scientific study 

 and research in the Pacific area be established. 



5. That arrangements be perfected between 

 the universities and other research institutions 



whereby properly qualified students may move 

 from institution to institution carrying on 

 their work at the place or places where the best 

 facilities are available for the special kind of 

 work upon which each may be engaged. 



6. That a considerable number of fellow- 

 ships be provided, with adequate stipends 

 which shall be looked upon as compensation 

 for the faithful performance of scientific work, 

 and that especially able work by young in- 

 vestigators be rewarded by substantial prizes. 



7. That to stimulate interest in the Pacific 

 and inculcate a knowledge of its importance 

 and unity, text-books should be prepared in 

 which proper emphasis will be placed upon the 

 Pacific area, its physical features, peoples, 

 fauna, flora, resources and trade, and that the 

 schools in Pacific countries be encouraged to 

 give instruction which will stimulate the in- 

 terest and enthusiasm of young students in the 

 objects of their environment. 



SCIENTIFIC EVENTS 



DIMENSIONS AND AREA OF THE UNITED 

 STATES 



The gToss area of the United States is 

 3,026,789 square miles. The land area 

 amounts to 2,973,774 square miles, and the 

 water area — exclusive of the area in the 

 Great Lakes, the Atlantic, the Pacific, and 

 the Gulf of Mexico within the three mile 

 limit — amounts to 53,015 square miles. These 

 and other data determined or compiled by the 

 United States Geological Survey, Department 

 of the Interior, to show the limits of the 

 continental United States contain some inter- 

 esting facts. 



The southern most point of the mainland 

 is Cape Sable, Fla., which is in latitude 

 25° 07' and longitude 81° 05'. The extreme 

 southern point of Texas is in latitude 25° 

 50', and longitude 97° 24'. Cape Sable is 

 therefore 49 miles farther south than the 

 most southern point in Texas. 



A small detached land area of northern 

 Minnesota at longitude 95° 09' extends north- 

 ward to a latitude 49° 23'. 



The easternmost point of the United States 

 is West Quoddy Head, near Eastport, Maine, 



