62 The American Geologist. 
.July, 1905 
the department has grown very rapidly and during the last 
four years the number of students has nearly trebled. Dur- 
ing the present summer session the instruction in geology 
is given by Dr. Aug. F. Foerste of Dayton. 
"It was stated in the issue of Science for April 21, that 
the New Mexico legislature had appropriated $6,000 for a 
state geological survey, to be spent under the direction of 
the New Mexico school of mines at Socorro. We are in- 
formed that the only reference to such a survey occurs in 
the general appropriation bill and is as follows: 'For pub- 
lication U. S. Geological Survey reports, to be expended 
under the direction of the Socorro School of Mines, or so 
much thereof as may be necessary, $2,500.' " — Science. 
A similar misstatement was published in the Geologist 
for April (p. 262). 
The Delayed Annual Report of the Geological Survey 
of Michigan for 1903 is out. It consists of 342 pages and 
contains report of the state geologist and included papers. 
Among the noteworthy articles are those on the soils and 
vegetation of Roscommon and Crawford counties by B. E. 
Livingston, and notes on the waters both of the Upper and 
Lower Peninsulas. There are articles on the theory of 
copper deposition and the Keewenawan lodes. The report 
is sent gratis on payment of forwarding charges (13 cents) 
to teachers for professional use, editors for review and to 
libraries according to the rules of the Board whose office is 
at Lansing, Michigan. 
The late Legislature of Illinois established a state geo- 
logical survey, putting it under the immediate direction of 
the trustees of the state university, located at Champaign, 
but with an advisory board consisting of the governor, the 
president of the university and one other to be appointed 
by the governor. The annual appropriation is twenty-five 
thousand dollars. 
In addition to the above the university is to have a 
school of ceramics, supported by an appropriation of five 
thousand dollars per year. This, however, will have no 
connection with the survey except such as common inter- 
est dictates.— Rolfe. 
Congress of Applied Geology. An international con- 
gress of applied geology was called to meet at Liege from 
25 June to 1 July, 1905. It took place in connection with 
the Universal Exposition of Liege, and of the International 
Congress of mines, metallurgy, mechanics and applied geol- 
ogy, of the last of which it seems to be an offspring. The 
president and the secretary of the Committee of organiza- 
tion are respectively Max Lohest and Rene D' Andri- 
mont, both of Liege. Amongst the organizing members 
