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
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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