Virtual Landscapes of Texas

Table of Contents

1. Newsletter (University of Texas at Austin. Department of Geological Sciences) ; no. 17, 1968
   1. The Hal P. Bybee Building in Midland
   
   
   2. Hoover Mackin Dies
   
   
   3. Geology Faculty News
   
   
   4. Notes from the Bureau of Economic Geology
   
   
   5. Geothermal Survey of North America
   
   
   6. One Last Word!
   
   
   7. Deaths
   
   
   8. Enrollment and Degrees
   
   
   9. Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards
   
   
   10. New Scholarship Fund Established
   
   
   11. Beulah Does Some Good!
   
   
   12. The Geology Foundation
   
   
   13. ALUMNI NEWS
   
   
   14. Note for Alumni
   
   
2. Illustrations
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   3. The late Hal P. Bybee
   
   
   4. Left to right: James B. Zimmerman, Geologist in Charge, University Lands; Berte R. Haigh, Consultant, University Lands; and Laddies F. Long, Supervising Geologist, University Lands.
   
   
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   6. Top right: Bill Muehlberger, Sam Ellison and Carey Croneis "inspect" Sam's picture held by Pete Flawn. Middle right: Stewart Udall and (underneath) Dick Jahns. Bottom right: Musicians entertain the banquet guests. Ron DeFord can be seen in foreground at left.
   
   
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   9. Sam Ellison accepts a check for $1600 from Robert A. Matteson, Sun Oil Company's Director of College Relations from Philadelphia. Looking on is Cecil J. Dearman, Senior Industrial Relations Supervisor for Sun's Gulf Coast Production Division in Baytown. UT was the recipient of 14 scholarships and one grant, totaling $12,400, from Sun Oil Company. Four of these scholarships, each for $400, went to our department for the academic year 1968—69.
   
   
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   11. New Council member William B. Heroy, Jr.
   
   
   12. The conquest of Alidade Hill! Graduate students Rod Haulenbeek, Rod Harwood, John Fisher and Richard Finch erect the rod in the Marathon area on the anniversary of the flag-raising at Two Jima.
   
   
   13. Left: The entire Geology 660 class ready for a three-day tour (by auto and by foot) of Big Bend National Park. The hikes included Dog Canyon, Boquillas Canyon, Santa Elena Canyon and the South Rim. Right: Filling canteens from the "faucet" at the rear of Leary's ranch house.
   
   
   14. Mrs. Hal P. Bybee accepts a photograph of the new Hal P. Bybee Building from James Zimmerman, Geologist in Charge of University Lands, at the banquet honoring the Bybee family and others.
   
   
   15. Bernard Schwab (BS '40) sent us this photo of Dr. Bullard taken in 1939 during summer field camp. Dr. Bullard was about to get into the Geology Department station wagon when he hesitated abruptly because someone had put a dead snake in the driver's seat!
   
   
   16. This picture of the Geology 60 class (first term) was taken at the summer field station in Brady, Texas in 1940, and was sent to us by Bernard Schwab (BS '40). We have been unable to identify all of the students and we'd be mighty grateful if you'd "clue us in" on anyone whose name does not appear below. First row (kneeling) : Junius Morrill, unknown, unknown, Robert Eaton, unknown, Jack Daugherty, Leo Gravis, and Bert Timm. Second row: Dr. Bullard, Ted Diaz, unknown, unknown, Charles Delancey, Bill Camp, unknown, Lee Sexton, Milton Nurick, Gordon McNutt, and Dr. Cuyler. Third row: Bernard Schwab, John Loftis, unknown, Leslie Franz, William Hawn, Steve Clabaugh, and vmknown. Back row: Unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, camp cook, Irving Anderson, camp cook, and unknown. To help you out a bit, we do know that the following were enrolled in the course (other than those listed above) : Albert W. White, Don Choate, Emmett Ellett, Finley Hare, Edward Karper, Norbert Mestayer, Raymond Ming, James Muslow, Harrell Rule, Bob Smith, J. E. Vines, Joseph Watzlavick, August L. Wolff and Thomas J. Wood.