BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 



Vol. 32, pp. 227-248 JUNE 30, 1921 



GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY IN THE UNITED STATES ^ 



BY EDWARD B. MATHEWS AND HOMER P. LITTLE 



{Read before the Society December 29, 1920) 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 227 



Personnel and its training 229 



Personnel lists 229 



Training of geologists 229 



Educational advantages 229 



Average annual flow 230 



Ratio between first and higher degrees 233 



Source of students 233 



Opportunities for training 234 



Sources of information 2.34 



Educational opportunities in geology ■ 234 



Comparison with 1893-94 conditions 237 



Educational opportunities in geography 242 



Publications dealing with North American geology and geography 243 



Studies by Mr. A. H. Brooks 243 



Volume 244 



Subject-matter ' 244 



Source 245 



Organizations supporting research in geology and geography 245 



Lines of investigation now in progress 246 



Conclusions 247 



Introduction 



The collection by the Research Information Service of the National 

 Research Council of full schedules covering geologists and geographers 

 and their activities has furnished an unusual opportunity for the study 

 of the status of geology and geography in the United States at the present 

 time. In order that the work might be more complete, these schedules, 



1 Abstract of report prepared for National Research Council. This article was printed 

 as number 17 of Reprint and Circular Series of the National Research Council and 1,000 

 separates printed for the author, with pagination from 1 to 22. 



Manuscript received by the Secretarj' of the Geological Society December 30, 1021. 



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