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scientific interest as well as the democratic spirit of our President, 
for which we are sincerely grateful. 
“Secondly, I must thank the donators to our building fund. With¬ 
out their generous help we would be still without a library. Further 
more they have come here today in spite of this very hot weather, so 
that we may have an opportunity to thank them publicly, and to show 
them what we have done with their money. It proves the real in¬ 
terest they take in our institution. I may add that this is also the 
first time that private generosity has helped a scientific institution 
belonging to the Government. 
“Thirdly, I must thank my official superiors in the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Commerce, In spite of the political changes that 
have taken place, they have always given us their support. They have 
not only provided us with sufficient funds in the time of great 
financial stringency, but they have also left to their responsible 
subordinate a great deal of freedom in administration, and in the 
appointment of the staff. Thus, with the exception of three men in 
charge of the business part of the institution, practically all the mem¬ 
bers are technical men. Again there is not a single extra man ap¬ 
pointed beside the regular members, whose number is determined 
by the rules of the organization Whatever result we have been able 
to achieve, is entirely due to the confidence and guidance of our 
superiors. 
“Fourthly, I take this occasion to thank the members of my staff 
for their loyal cooperation. Because of the smallness of the staff, we 
are not able to put men solely in charge of the library and the 
museum. Practically every member has done his part, in order to 
render this opening possible. During this summer all 'have worked, 
through all the day, instead of only half a day, as in most of the 
government bureaus, and recently they have even worked on the 
national holidays and on Sundays. I therefore tender to both my 
foreign and Chinese colleagues my personal gratitude, and desire to 
tell our guests frankly that the results of the Survey, such as they 
are, have been the work, not of one or two men, but of all the mem¬ 
bers of the organization. 
“For a summary of the history and the functions of the Geological 
Survey I refer you to the printed pamphlets. I wish only to tender 
to you once more our sincere thanks, before I respectfully request 
the President to deliver his address.” 
Following Dr. Ting’s welcoming remarks, H. E. The President 
of China declared the Geological Survey Library and Museum 
opened to the public in the following words: 
“Geology is by no means a new science in China; indeed, it 
originated here in very ancient times. In the book of Yu, the nature 
and color of soils were carefully discriminated. In the Chow 
