Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Entered as second-class matter June 24, 1908, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under 



the act of July 16, 1894 



No. 538 ALBANY, N. Y. March i, 1913 



New York State 



John M. Clarke, Direct 

 Museum Bulletin 164' 



NINTH REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 

 SCIENCE DIVISION 



INCLUDING THE 



66th REPORT OF THE STATE MUSEUM, THE 326 REPORT OF THE 

 STATE GEOLOGIST, AND THE REPORT OF THE STATE 

 PALEONTOLOGIST FOR 1912 



INTRODUCTION 



This report covers all divisions of the scientific work under the 

 charge of the Education Department and concerns the progrer.s 

 made therein during the fiscal year 1911-12. It constitutes the 

 66th annual report of the State Museum and is introductory to all 

 the scientific memoirs, bulletins and other publications issued from 

 this office during the year mentioned. 



Under the action of the Regents of the University (April 26, 

 1904) the work of the Science Division is "under the immediate 

 supervision of the Commissioner of Education," and the advisory 

 committee of the Board of Regents of the University having the 

 affairs of this division in charge are the Honorables : Daniel Beach 

 LL.D., Watkins ; Lucius N. Littauer B.A., Gloversville ; Adelbert 

 Moot, Buffalo. 



The subjects to be presented in this report are considered under 

 the following chapters : 



I State Museum Law 

 II The Educational Function of the State Museum of Science 

 III Condition of the Scientific Collections 

 I\' Report on the Geological Survey 

 V Report of the State Botanist 



