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relating to the geologic conditions in the Canal 

 Zone and, especially, in the Culebra Cut. A 

 report by him on the causes of the landslides 

 and other failures in the sides of the cut, and 

 of means for their prevention, submitted to 

 the Secretary of "War, was, in summary form, 

 included in the President's message to Con- 

 gress. Hayes's recommendation, which led to 

 the appointment of a geologist to serve reg- 

 ularly with the Canal Commission, was a wise 

 provision and it would appear to be no fault of 

 these geologists that some of the subsequent 

 disasters were not averted. 



In 1901, Hayes began the study of the prob- 

 lems of oil and gas geology, his first investiga- 

 tions being in the Coastal Plain of Texas and 

 Louisiana. Largely as a result of this work, 

 and the growing appreciation of the enormous 

 value of the study of geologic structure in 

 the search for oil and gas, Hayes's services 

 were persistently sought by private interests 

 engaged in the development of oil pools. 

 Finally, in recognition of his ability in oil 

 geology and his success in the Geological Sur- 

 vey as organizer and administrator, he was 

 irresistibly solicited to become vice-president 

 and manager of the " Compania Mexicana de 

 Petroleo ' El Aguila,' " a position which, in 

 October, 1911, he resigned from the survey to 

 accept and which he held until the time of his 

 death. In the new service, he recruited a staff 

 of young geologists, with which he was able, 

 with most brilliant economic results, to accom- 

 plish, in effect, a geological reconnaissance of 

 about one half of the Province of Vera Cruz, 

 before the abandonment by the United States 

 of Tampico and Vera Cruz, combined with ill- 

 ness and other circumstances, made it neces- 

 sary for him to leave Mexico and his work un- 

 finished. From this illness he never recovered. 



During his career of twenty-four years in 

 the U. S. Geological Survey, Hayes's geologic 

 work, whether as assistant or as chief geol- 

 ogist, was comprehensive, original, efficient and 

 constructive. He examined in detail and 

 mapped the geology of sixteen quadrangles in 

 the southern Appalachian region, for nine of 

 which the results were published in folios of 

 the Geologic Atlas. He made examinations of 



non-metalliferous deposits, iron ores, and fea- 

 tures of geologic importance in many parts of 

 the country. He was the author, alone or in 

 conjunction with other geologists, of seven 

 papers, published in the annual reports, and of 

 thirteen in bulletins of the Geological Survey. 

 A large number of papers were printed in the 

 publications of various learned and profes- 

 sional societies of which he was a hard-work- 

 ing, helpful and productive member. In 1908 

 the honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on 

 him by Oberlin. 



It was a privilege to be associated with 

 Hayes. With a master mind, he was genial, 

 philosophical and stimulating. With a pene- 

 trative insight of men and things, he sym- 

 pathetically encouraged, steadied, strengthened 

 and put on a higher level the work of his 

 assistants, while to his colleagues he gave 

 friendly criticism, wise counsel, and unstinted 

 and unselfish assistance. 



David White 



A SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH 



AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 



CINCINNATI 



The University of Cincinnati has taken over 

 the school of nursing and health of the Cin- 

 cinnati General Hospital and has put it under 

 the immediate direction of the dean and fac- 

 ulty of its college of medicine. The univer- 

 sity has already been given control of the lab- 

 oratories of the hospital and, through its med- 

 ical faculty, of doing all the medical, surgical 

 and research work at the hospital. Apprecia- 

 ting the service rendered to the people of Cin- 

 cinnati by the medical faculty, the city au- 

 thorities requested the university to undertake 

 the direction of the school of nursing and 

 health also. The university will thus be re- 

 sponsible for all of the educational and scien- 

 tific work of the entire hospital and its various 

 branches. When the new medical college 

 building is completed, as it is expected it will 

 be early next year, the work of the medical 

 college, the pathologic institute and the school 

 of nursing and health will be assembled in one 

 place, as they already are in one organization. 



Nursing will become a skilled and learned 



