﻿New 
  York 
  State 
  Education 
  Department 
  

  

  Science 
  Division, 
  February 
  13, 
  1913 
  

  

  Hon. 
  Andrew 
  S. 
  Draper 
  LL.D. 
  

  

  Commissioner 
  of 
  Education 
  

  

  Sir: 
  I 
  have 
  the 
  honor 
  to 
  transmit 
  herewith 
  the 
  manuscript 
  and 
  

   accompanying 
  illustrations 
  of 
  the 
  annual 
  report 
  of 
  the 
  Director 
  of 
  

   the 
  Science 
  Division, 
  for 
  the 
  fiscal 
  year 
  ending 
  September 
  30, 
  1912, 
  

   and 
  I 
  recommend 
  the 
  same 
  for 
  publication 
  as 
  a 
  bulletin 
  of 
  the 
  

   State 
  Museum. 
  

  

  Very 
  respectfully 
  

  

  John 
  M. 
  Clarke 
  

  

  Director 
  

  

  STATE 
  OF 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  

  

  EDUCATION 
  DEPARTMENT 
  

  

  commissioner's 
  room 
  

  

  Approved 
  for 
  publication 
  this 
  ipth 
  day 
  of 
  February 
  1913 
  

  

  Commissioner 
  of 
  Education 
  

  

  