History of Geology at The University of Texas

GC6703. History of Geology at The University of Texas, by K. P. Young. 40 p., 4 figs., 1 plate, frontispiece, 1967. Print.



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About This Publication (excerpted)
"This history of geology at The University of Texas was prepared for the dedication of the new Geology Building, November 1967. It is a brief history; many details have been omitted. The names of most graduates and some faculty will not be found. The mission was to summarize some important landmarks in Geology at The University of Texas and to describe the personalities and personal relationships that explain many of the decisions that have brought us to the present. I propose a toast to those who have made us what we are."----- Keith Young

The frontispiece is a photograph of the Old Main Building taken in about 1901, and the plate depicts the geologic rig of W. B. Phillips, first Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, and the first car that the Bureau owned, a 1-cylinder Brush.

Keywords: geology as a discipline, University of Texas, R. T. Hill, F. W. Simonds, F. L. Whitney, F. M. Bullard, W. B. Phillips, The University of Texas Mineral Survey, Bureau of Economic Geology, University Lands


CONTENTS
Robert T. Hill and The University of Texas

The long regime of F. W. Simonds

F. L. Whitney is chairman--geology expands

F. M. Bullard builds to meet expanding classes

Restriction and expansion--the result of war

Geology in the field

The Bureau of Economic Geology in the post-war period

The long search for distinction

References

Index

Illustrations:

Frontispiece: The Old Main Building

Figures:

1. Chart showing length of service of teachers who spent four or more long terms with the Department of Geology of The University of Texas

2. Chart showing length of service of employees of The University of Texas Mineral Survey and of the Bureau of Economic Geology

3. Chart showing length of service of geologists who spent three or more years in the employ of University Lands-Geology

4. Chart showing degrees in Geology granted at The University of Texas

PLATE I. (A) Geology rig of W. B. Phillips. (B) First car of Bureau of Economic Geology.


Citation
Young, K. P., 1967, History of Geology at The University of Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Geological Circular 67-3, 40 p.