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aration, including State geologists and highway engineers. In some States 

 much original work in the field was necessary. The Chief of Engineers 

 has recently expressed his high appreciation of the assistance officers of 

 his corps have derived from consultation of the report. Special recog- 

 nition has been given of assistance derived from this report in certain 

 States. On the recommendation of Chairman Mathews a copy of this 

 report has been deposited, for the present, with the United States Geo- 

 logical Survey, where it is open to representatives of any Government 

 agencies desiring to consult it. Special use of the report has been made 

 in connection with concrete work, particularly ship construction. 



On a request referred to the division, an examination was made of the 

 resources of the country in clear quartz crystals suitable for use in certain 

 instruments. This work was undertaken for the division by G. P. Mer- 

 rill. One phase of the investigation was a survey of and report on quartz 

 occurrences of California by Austin F. Eogers. The expense of the entire 

 investigation was met from the Eesearch Council funds allotted to the 

 division. 



The important problems of the reconstruction of college and university 

 courses in geology and geography after the war have been referred to the 

 Geology and Geography Committees for study and report, with the recom- 

 mendation that particular attention be paid to plans for securing: a, 

 closer relations between the scientific and engineering courses ; h, an ade- 

 quate provision for pure research. It is evident that the lessons of the 

 past four 3'ears contain much of great value in the development of courses 

 of instruction in the sciences, while they also point to the necessity of 

 increasing the research facilities of our imiversities and colleges. 



Th% division has made a point of gathering data concerning geologists 

 and geographers of the country, showing the special lines of work in which 

 they are interested or engaged ; their desire to enter into war work in the 

 army or elsewhere ; their fitness for possible field service and the positions 

 occupied by those in service of any kind. The Census data obtained by 

 the Geological Survey, the Eesearch Council questionnaire for educational 

 institutions, and that of the Committee on Geology and other information 

 have been combined. These data have been used to some extent in making 

 recommendations of men for certain work, but they have not been called 

 on so much as was anticipated. 



Geology after the War 



It is an inevitable result of ^^the war of the age of the natural sciences'' 

 that the normal progress of those sciences through research and instruc- 



