CONTRIBUTORS

THE AMERICAN YEAR BOOK is arranged in thirty-seven departments, under each of which are grouped sections and subsections, treating of related subjects. There is a complete index to the volume, where references to a particular topic will be found grouped together. This index should be consulted freely.

In departments contributed by one author, the name of the contributor appears under the department title.

In departments contributed by two or more authors, the contributor's name appears under the first title of the sections contributed.

A finding list of the contributors to the YEAR BOOK follows:

Adams, Cyrus C.: CARTOGRAPHY.

Editor Bulletin American Geographical Society. Author of “Textbook of Commercial Geography."

Allen, Edwin West, Ph.D.: AGRICULTURE.

Assistant Director, Office of Experiment Stations, United States Department of Agriculture; Editor of Experiment Station Record; Executive Secretary, Federal Commission on Country Life; Secretary, Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science. Author of reports on agricultural experiment stations in the United States and of the world.

Alsberg, Carl Lucas, A.M., M.D.: BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY.

Chemical Biologist, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture. Author of many technical articles reporting the results of researches in biochemistry and pharmacology.

Andrews, Irene Osgood, A.B.: LABOR LEGISLATION.

Assistant Secretary, American Association for Labor Legislation.
Author of "Women Workers in Milwaukee Tanneries." Contribu-
tor to American Political Science Review; The Survey; and
American Labor Legislation Review.

Appleton, William Worthen: COPYRIGHT.

President American Publishers' Copyright League.

Austin, L. S., Ph.B.: COPPER.

Late Professor of Metallurgy and Ore Dressing, Michigan College
of Mines; now Consulting Mining and Metallurgical Engineer.
Author of "Metallurgy of the Common Metals," "The Fire Assay."
Special contributor to the Mining and Scientific Press and "The
Mineral Industry."

Baldwin, James Mark, Ph.D., Sc.D., LL.D.: PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY. Foreign Correspondent Institute of France; Professor of Philosophy, National University of Mexico; formerly Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University. Author of "Mental Development," "Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology," "Genetic Logic," etc. Contributor to various journals.

Bates, William N., Ph.D.: CLASSICAL ARCHEOLOGY.

Professor of Greek, University of Pennsylvania.

Editor of the department of "News and Discussions" in American Journal of Archæology; author of numerous papers in archæological and philological periodicals.

Benjamin, Marcus, F.C.S., Ph.D., Sc.D., LL.D.: NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENTS. Editor, United States National Museum. Editor of "Appleton's New Practical Cyclopædia," etc.

Berg, Charles I.: PHOTOGRAPHY.

Architect. Former President, The Camera Club of New York.

Bien, Morris, Ph.B., LL.B., LL.M.: PUBLIC LANDS.

Supervising Engineer, United States Reclamation Service, in charge of land and legal matters. Author of draft of Irrigation Code, adopted in several states. Contributor to North American Review. Blakeslee, George H., Ph.D.: AMERICAN HISTORY.

Professor of History, Clark University, Worcester, Mass. Editor of The Journal of Race Development and China and the Far East. Bostwick, Arthur E., Ph.D.: PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

Librarian St. Louis Public Library; President, American Library Institute since 1909. Author of "The American Public Library." Contributor to periodicals on physics, science, literature, etc. Browne, Arthur Wesley, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.: INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL CHEM

ISTRY.

Professor of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Cornell University. Contributor to American and European chemical journals. Burdick, Francis M., LL.B., LL D.: LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE.

Dwight Professor of Law, Columbia University; Commissioner on
Uniform State Laws for New York. Author of "The Law of
Sales," "The Law of Partnership," "The Law of Torts," "Es-
sentials of Business Law," "Cases on Partnership," "Cases on
Torts," etc. Contributor to legal and other periodicals.

Burgess, Charles Frederick, LL.D.: ELECTROCHEMISTRY.

Professor of Applied Electrochemistry and Chemical Engineering,
University of Wisconsin.

Calkins, Carlos Gilman: THE NAVY.

Captain, United States Navy (retired). Contributor to the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, 1881-1911.

Cameron, Frank K., Ph.D.: AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY.

In charge of Physical and Chemical Investigations, Bureau of Soils, Department of Agriculture, Author of "The Soil Solution," etc., and scientific communications to technical periodicals.

Carroll, Henry King, LL.D.: RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. Secretary, American Executive Committee, World Missionary Conference, 1910; Secretary, American Executive Committee, Ecumenical Methodist Conference, 1911; Author of "The Religious Forces in the United States."

Chamot, E. M., Ph.D., B. Sc. Chem.: SANITARY CHEMISTRY.

Professor of Sanitary Chemistry and Toxicology, Cornell Univer-
sity. Author of "Analysis of Water for Household and Municipal
Purposes." Contributor to "Reference Handbook of Medical
Sciences."

Child, Clarence G., Ph.D., L.H.D.: ENGLISH LITERATURE.

Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania. Author of "John Lyly and Euphuism," "Palatal Dipthongization of Stem Vowels in the Old English Dialects," "Early Plays," etc.

Clarkson, Coker Fifield: AUTOMOBILES.

General Manager Society Automobile Engineers. Editor Handbook of Gasoline Automobiles, etc.

Collier, John: SOCIAL ECONOMY AND SOCIAL QUESTIONS.

Secretary Civics Department, The People's Institute, New York;
Educational Secretary, National Board of Censorship of Motion
Pictures.

Comfort, William Wistar, A.M., Ph.D.: ROMANCE LANGUAGES.

Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Cornell University. Editor of text-books; contributor to numerous periodicals.

Coulter, John Merle, Ph.D.: PLANT MORPHOLOGY.

Professor of Botany, University of Chicago. Author of "Morphology of Gymnosperms," "Morphology of Angiosperms," "Text-book of Botany," and other volumes; also editor of the Botanical Gazette.

Cox, Daniel H.: NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND MARINE ENGINEERING.
Graduate United States Naval Academy, and of Royal Naval Col-
lege, Greenwich, England. Secretary, American Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers.

Cox, Eugene R.: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Christian Science Committee on Publication for the State of New
York.

Crampton, Henry E.: BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ZOOLOGY.

Professor of Zoology, Barnard College; Professor of Pure Science,
Columbia University; Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, American
Museum of Natural History; Research Associate of Carnegie Insti-
tution.

Davis, Arthur Powell, B.S.: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION.

Past President, Washington Society of Engineers; Chief Engineer,
United States Reclamation Service. Author of "Water Storage on
Salt River," "Hydrography of the American Isthmus," etc. Con-
tributor to technical periodicals on irrigation engineering.

Davis, William Morris, B.S., M.E., Ph.D., S.D.: GEOGRAPHY.
Professor of Geology, Harvard University; Professeur agréé at the
University of Paris, 1911-12. Author of "Elementary Meteorol-
ogy," "Physical Geography," etc. Contributor to technical periodi-
cals.

Day, David Talbot, A.B., Ph.D.:

CONSERVATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES. Geologist in charge of Petroleum, Division of Mineral Resources, United States Geological Survey. Editor of Mineral Resources of the United States, and author of many reports.

Dealey, James Quayle, A.M., Ph.D.: TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE GOVERNMENT. Professor of Social and Political Science at Brown University. Author of "Our State Constitutions," "The Development of the State," "Sociology," and in connection with Lester F. Ward, "Textbook of Sociology"; also miscellaneous pamphlets and articles.

DeWolf, Frank W., S.B.: STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS.

Geologist. Director State Geological Survey of Illinois. Secretary, Association of American State Geologists. Author of geological reports in bulletins of the United States Geological Survey, and of the State Geological Survey. Frequent contributor to technical periodicals.

Duggar, Benjamin Minge, M.S., Ph.D.: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY. Professor of Plant Physiology, Cornell University. Author of "Fungous Diseases of Plants," and "Plant Physiology.' Contributor of technical articles to periodicals.

Eastman, Charles Rochester, A.M., Ph.D.: PALEONTOLOGY.

Professor of Paleontology, University of Pittsburgh, and Associate Curator of Paleontology, Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. Author of scientific reports published by Iowa, New York, New Jersey and other state geological surveys. Translator and editor of von Zittel's "Text-book of Paleontology."

Evans, Walter H., A.M.: DISEASES OF PLANTS.

Formerly Instructor in Botany, Wabash College. Botanical Editor, Experiment Station Record. Chief of insular stations, Department of Agriculture. Author of contributions to periodicals on diseases of plants, etc.

Fairchild, Fred Rogers, Ph.D.: BANKING AND CURRENCY.

Assistant Professor of Political Economy, Yale University; expert on Taxation in the United States Forest Service; member of the Connecticut State Tax Commission. Author of "The Factory Legislation of the State of New York," and "The Taxation of Timberlands" (in Report of the National Conservation Commission). Contributor to periodicals on banking, taxation, etc. Fairlie, John Archibald, A.M., Ph.D.: STATE AND COUNTY TABLES.

Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois. Author of "Municipal Administration," "National Administration of the United States," "Local Government," etc.

Faris, R. L., C.E.: TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM.

Inspector of Magnetic Work; Chief of Division, Terrestrial Magnetism; Assistant, Coast and Geodetic Survey. Author of Coast and Geodetic Survey reports on terrestrial magnetism. Contributor to Journal of Terrestrial Magnetism.

Felt, Ephraim Porter, Sc.D.: THE SEVENTEEN-YEAR LOCUST.

State Entomologist of New York. Editor Journal Economic Entomology; author of bulletins and reports on economic entomology.

Fisher, Boyd Archer, A.B.: LYNCH LAW.

President of the People's Recreation Company.

Fulton, Charles H., E.M.: GOLD AND SILVER.

President and Professor of Metallurgy, South Dakota School of
Mines. Author of "Manual of Fire Assaying" and "Principles of
Metallurgy." Contributor to Transactions of American Institute
of Mining Engineers, etc.

Gannett, Henry, B.S., M.E., LL.D.: EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY.

Chairman United States Geographic Board; Geographer United
States Geological Survey; President National Geographic Society,
Washington, D. C. Author of statistical atlases of the United
States Census, "Building of a Nation," "Commercial Geography,"
state gazetteers, etc.

Gardner, Henry B., Ph.D.: PUBLIC FINANCE.

Professor of Economics, Brown University. Author of "Statistics of Municipal Finance."

Gettemy, Charles F., A.M.: THE LABOR MOVEMENT.

Director, Bureau of Statistics of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Supervisor United States Census for Massachusetts, 1910. Author of "The True Story of Paul Revere." Compiler of various Massachusetts official reports on industrial statistics, municipal finances, etc.

Glassford, Pelham D.: THE ARMY.

First Lieutenant of Field Artillery, U. S. Army; Assistant Professor of Drawing, United States Military Academy.

Glasson, E. J., B.S.A.: HORTICULTURE.

Expert in Horticulture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of
Agriculture. Horticultural Editor, Experiment Station Record.

Godfrey, Ernest Henry: CANADA.

Editor, Census and Statistics Office, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada; Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society of London, England; member of the International Statistical Institute. Author of papers and reports on subjects of rural economy and statistics.

Going, Charles Buxton, Ph.B., M.Sc.: INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT.

Managing Editor The Engineering Magazine. Special lecturer, Harvard University, New York University School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance. Formerly associate in Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University. Author of "Principles of Industrial Engineering" and "Methods of the Santa Fe." Contributor to technical and literary magazines.

Hale, Albert, M.D.: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; LATIN AMERICA.

Special Compiler, Pan-American Union, Washington, D. C. Author of "The South Americans," "Practical Guide to Latin America," and contributions on Latin-American topics.

Harrison, Richard Compton, LL.B.: PUBLIC SERVICES.

Assistant Counsel Public Service Commission, First District of New
York. Author of "New York Corporations."

Hart, Hastings Hornell, A.M., LL.D.: PREVENTION, CORRECTION, AND CHARITY.
General Secretary National Conference of Charities and Correction,
1883-98; Director Department of Child Helping, Russell Sage
Foundation. Author of many reports and volumes.

Hofman, H. O., E.M., Met.E.: LEAD.

Professor of Metallurgy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Author of "Metallurgy of Lead," "Metallurgy of Iron and Steel," and monographs on metallurgical subjects published mainly by the American Institute of Mining Engineers.

Holcombe, Arthur Norman, Ph.D.: POPULAR GOVERNMENT.

Instructor in Government, Harvard University. Author of "Public Ownership of Telephones on the Continent of Europe." Contributor to periodicals.

Hooker, W. A., B.S.: DISEASES OF LIVE STOCK; ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. Special field agent, United States Bureau of Entomology. Editor for economic entomology and veterinary science in Experiment Station Record.