. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 553 a fixed revenue for the State University was provided by a two-fifths mill fraction has been changed by later enactments, but it still serves its originalpurpose. By legislative act approved February 26, 1895, the State University was giventhe duty of making a geological and natural history survey of the state. Theprofessor of geology was named as ex-ofhcio state geologist. Prof. E. J. Babcockhad joined the faculty ip 1889 as instructor in chemistry and English, and theyear following was made
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 553 a fixed revenue for the State University was provided by a two-fifths mill fraction has been changed by later enactments, but it still serves its originalpurpose. By legislative act approved February 26, 1895, the State University was giventhe duty of making a geological and natural history survey of the state. Theprofessor of geology was named as ex-ofhcio state geologist. Prof. E. J. Babcockhad joined the faculty ip 1889 as instructor in chemistry and English, and theyear following was made professor of chemistry and geology, and became, there-fore, in 1895, the state geologist. This position he held until 1901, when thedepartment of geology was separated from the School of Mines. This hasresulted in the appearance of some excellent reports, five in number, dealingwith the general geological features of the state. Some of the volumes containspecial reports on the valuable natural resources of the state, such as lignite coal,clay, cement and gas,
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