Bulletin of the Geological Society of America . 1897 (So. D., Honorary, 191G). Lebigh University; Ph. D., Yale University, 1900. Mar-ried Lena Hopper Bailey December 27, 1902. Teacher in public schools, 1886-87 ; in-structor in mining and metallurgy, Lehigh University, 1893-97 ; assistant mining engi-neer, Lehigh Valley Coal Company. 1894, Butte & Boston, and Boston & Montana miningcompanies, Butte, Montana, 1897-98 ; held assistant, U. S. Geological Survey, 1899-1901 ;assistant professor of geology, Lehigh University, and in charge of Department of Nat-ural Sciences, 1900-03 ; assistant profe
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America . 1897 (So. D., Honorary, 191G). Lebigh University; Ph. D., Yale University, 1900. Mar-ried Lena Hopper Bailey December 27, 1902. Teacher in public schools, 1886-87 ; in-structor in mining and metallurgy, Lehigh University, 1893-97 ; assistant mining engi-neer, Lehigh Valley Coal Company. 1894, Butte & Boston, and Boston & Montana miningcompanies, Butte, Montana, 1897-98 ; held assistant, U. S. Geological Survey, 1899-1901 ;assistant professor of geology, Lehigh University, and in charge of Department of Nat-ural Sciences, 1900-03 ; assistant professor of geology, 1903-08, professor of structuralgeology, 1908-1919, Yale University. Fellow of the American Association for tlie Ad-vancement of Science, Geological Society of America. Washington Academy of Sciences,American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Paleontological Society, National Academy ofSciences ; member of Connecticut Academy of Sciences. Died at New Haven, Connecticut,May 4, 1919. BULL. GEOL. SOC. AM. VOL. 34, 1922, PL. 2. MEMORIAL OF JOSEPH BARRELL • 19 their productive power. The loss of Irving, Pirsson, and Barrell is astaggering blow to the geological faculty; it disrupts the team and affectsfundamentally the plans for maintaining a strong, well-balanced depart-ment. To carry out the program for organized graduate instructionauthorized by the university in 1902, Barrell was the first man called,and quickly justified the choice. In the words of Professor Schuchert,He was a power among us and it was around him that our graduatecourses were built. Historical Sketch - In Professor Barrell, birth and education appear to have combined toprepare for a distinguished career. Generations of seafaring men andfarmers in jSTormandy, England, Massachusetts, JSTew York, and NewJersey may have contributed a taste for nature and disregard for refine-ments and superficial views. For Barrells father one must have thehighest admiration. He was an intellectual leader in a countr
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