Bureau of Science Service 
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however, that the returns to the state from research work of 
these departments have far exceeded the cost of their main- 
tenance. While the problems solved have, in the main, been 
less pretentious and far-reaching then those credited to Geol- 
ogy, they have been far more numerous. In the aggregate 
the returns may be compared favorably with those previously 
noted from the Geology Department. 
Service the Bureau Proposes to Render 
The Bureau is an organization of some of the faculty mem- 
bers of the departments of Botany, Chemistry, Geology, and 
Physics in Indiana University for the purpose of making ex- 
pert knowledge in these fields more accessible to the public, 
and of encouraging and prosecuting investigations looking 
toward the improvement in or development of new manufac- 
turing methods and products, and the application of science 
to all the affairs of life which might be benefited thereby. 
Under the heading “Botany” are listed some of the lines in 
which service may be rendered in that field. Under “Chem- 
istry,” “Geology,” and “Physics,” several specific cases are 
cited to give a concrete idea of the nature of the work that has 
been done in Indiana University in those fields in the past and 
the general trend it may be expected to take in the future. 
Owing to the lack of an organization such as has now been 
perfected, up to this time no permanent record has been kept 
of the numerous problems that have been solved and investiga- 
tions completed. The list on pages 12-20 has been compiled 
from memory and consequently is far from complete. For the 
same reason some of the dates may be in error by a year or so. 
It should be noted that, with the single exception of Geology, 
the list includes only those things that have been done in Indi- 
ana University by members of the Council of this Bureau — 
men who are still members of the faculty and who have or- 
ganized to increase their usefulness to the state in the future. 
