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volcanoes, by Mr. E. W. Schmitgen. After completing the studies 

 in the Auvergne, Messrs. dishing and Buchanan devoted a portion 

 of the summer to studies of glacial erosion in Switzerland, northern 

 Italy, and Scotland; while Mr. Reed investigated the physiographic 

 features of the Maloja Pass region in Switzerland. Professor 

 Johnson spent the remainder of the summer in physiographic 

 studies in Switzerland, Northern Italy, western Germany, Scotland, 

 and England. He attended the Ninth International Congress 

 of Geography held at Geneva July 27-August 6. 



The geographical laboratory equipment has been increased by 

 the purchase of six new desks, a number of large wall maps and 

 charts, ten eight-inch globes, besides a number of smaller maps, 

 photographs, and lantern slides. Several large railroad maps of 

 the United States were presented by the Boston representatives of 

 different railroad companies. 



Dr. Mansfield reports that he conducted Geology 12, Mining 28 

 and Geology S5, and rendered assistance in Geology 5 and 8. 

 In course 12 during the first half-year the students made geological 

 surveys of assigned areas and submitted reports in prescribed form. 

 In the second half-year the time was spent in field-study of some of 

 the broader geological problems afforded by the Boston Basin. 

 In Mining 28 a study of a part of the Middlesex Fells district was 

 made, on a scale of 300 feet to 1 inch. Each student was assigned 

 a definite portion of the area, and the results were embodied in a 

 single large map. Course S5 was conducted in Montana for five 

 weeks in July and August. The party outfitted at Bozeman, 

 Mont., and made a circuit of about 400 miles through the moun- 

 tain district to the southwest and south, including the regions of 

 Alder Gulch, Ruby River, Red Rock, and Henry's Lakes, and 

 the Upper Madison Valley. Specimens and photographs were 

 collected which will be available for the teaching collections of 

 Course 5, and materials for brief publications were obtained. 

 The course was taken by six students. 



Publications. August 1, 1907-July 31, 1908. 



D. W. Johnson. 



[Review of Fairbank's] Practical physiography. Science, 7 February, 

 1908, new ser., vol. 27, p. 216-220. 



