New York State Museum Bulletin 



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provided for in section 1103, act of October 3, 1917, authorized July 19, 1918 



Published monthly by The University of the State of New York 



Nos. 227, 228 ALBANY, N, Y. November-December .1919 



The University of the State of New York 

 New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



SIXTEENTH REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF 



THE STATE MUSEUM AND SCIENCE 



DEPARTMENT 



INCLUDING THE SEVENTY-THIRD REPORT OF THE STATE MUSEUM, THE THIRTY 



NINTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST AND THE REPORT OF THE 



STATE PALEONTOLOGIST FOR 1919 



INTRODUCTION 



The work of this Department during the year past has suffered 

 giave handicap from the difficulty of adjusting the income of the 

 organization to the demands of the research divisions and the 

 proper maintenance of the Museum. Inadequacy of compensation 

 to the scientific employees has resulted in the loss of valuable men 

 who have served loyally and sacrificed bravely but have at last 

 reached the limit of resistance to the temptations of the industrial 

 world. As long as the attaches of the scientific staff are without 

 assurance of a decent living, are forced into situations where they 

 must sacrifice even their Liberty Bonds to make ends meet, there 

 must result not only a loss of the best service which can not be made 

 good, but also a serious impairment of the spirit in which the work 

 is done; a lessening of devotion and enthusiasm and a weakening of 

 the bond of respect which the emplo3^ee has toward the supreme 

 employer. This relation between the State and its servants is, for 

 this Department as doubtless for others, of the most serious concern 

 for the efficiency of the organization. 



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