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 acL of July 16, 1894 



No. 453 ALBANY, N. Y. August 15, 1909 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 

 Museum bulletin 133 



FIFTH REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE 

 SCIENCE DIVISION 



INCLUDING THE 



62d REPORT OF THE STATE MUSEUM, THE 28th REPORT OF 

 THE STATE GEOLOGIST, AND THE REPORT OF THE 

 STATE PALEONTOLOGIST FOR 1908 



DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1908 



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INTRODUCTION 



This report covers all departments of scientific work under the 

 charge of the Education Department and the Regents of the Uni- 

 versity and concerns the progress made therein during the fiscal 

 year 1907-8. It constitutes the 62d 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 men- 

 tioned. 



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 : T. Guilford 

 Smith LL.D., Buffalo; Daniel Beach LL.D., Watkins ; Lucian L. 

 Shedden LL.D., Plattsburg. 



