Trends in American Geology

Abstract

IN an address delivered to Section E (Geology and Geography) at the recent meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dr. W. C. Mendenhall dealt with “Some Recent Trends in American Geology,” indicating the lines along which, according to his view of the matter, effective progress in the science of geology is being made. Modern science, said Dr. Mendenhall in his opening remarks, is too broad and too complex to be comprehended by any individual, and any one of the sciences is beyond the grasp of One man. “Progress is made by the specialist or group of specialists who devote themselves to a limited field. Presently there comes out of their endeavours a generalisation which can be used by other groups. Thus the advances in different fields are linked together and a united front is maintained.”