| Show Dr Fre Frederick I eri l k James names Pack Dies Won Fame as U. U of U. U Geologist Illness Proves Troves Fa Fatal tal talf f for r Well-Known Well Educator His work will live after him hi him Friends edu educators scientists who vho mourned him were of th that t opinion Saturday as funeral arrangements went forward for Dr Frederick James Pack Deseret professor of geology at the University of Utah who died Friday at p. p m m. ina in ina ina a local hospital after a lingering ill ill ill- ness Dr Pack was one of ot Utah's foremost foremost foremost fore fore- most educators and nationally known as an authority on underground underground underground under under- ground water analysis of earthquakes earthquakes earthquakes earth earth- quakes in west western rn America and for possession of one of the reportedly finest dinosaurian collections in the world Besides his geological and teachIng teaching teaching teach teach- ing work Dr Pack was a member of the L L. D D. S. S Deseret Deser t Sunday School union general board and the author of numerous books books' The flag at the University of or Continued on Page Three Column Out Oue p pt g gL L a aJ J Jt Js s t. t ta p r rI I I DK DR FREDERICK JAMES PACK PAC Ills His Work Will lave he After him himi Him i WED NOTED EDUCATOR at 4 I T U U. U SUCCUMBS I Continued from Page One rl tah was ws flown at half mast as the 4 mourned loss oss of one of its noted educators and Dr ost ihl-ost I 1 George Thomas president said r P I I have offered the services of tl tI the university as a whole and my myown Vown own also to Dr Packs Pack's family The Thet t milY will be consulted before the does anything formally la his honor Chair Endowed President Heber J. J Grant of the L. L D D. S. S church a close friend a and d relative by marriage of Dr Pack said that funds to endow the chair at athe the University of Utah known as the Deseret professorship of geology geol- geol ogy were derived from property J by the L. L D. D S. S church to the university when it occupied th the present site of West high school s J a result the church was given give the privilege of naming the first firs occupant J of the chair who was th the rate Dr James E. E Talmage who wh Hater ter became a member of the coun coun- eil ii of twelve apostles of the L. L D D. ij church i Was Vas Almost a Son Dr Pack had been almost a son me President Grant said He married a daughter of my brother Hyrum I had perfect confidence in shim hm His devotion to the the church V was s absolutely perfect He was a afine fine 1 exponent of the gospel and tood high as a mining engineer S Dr Dr Pack was born at Bountiful tF February 2 1875 a son of John and andl Iary l ary Jane Walker Pack Utah pio- pio beers Dr Packs Pack's father died when Fred- Fred was still a boy and at the sage ege of 15 he was placed in charge the family farm at Bountiful Eyen ven after he became a a. student in inS S lt Lake City he worked on the ISalt farm before and after school each i flay pedaling a bicycle to and from Illie city l l At t 17 Dr Pack was summoned from the roof of his mothers mother's kitch- kitch which he was shingling to teach I four o r grades of an elementary school rt b west Bountiful Later attending the University of tah he received a B. B S. S degree in 1 baine t ine engineering in 1904 and was Graduated I with a masters master's degree I from m Columbia university in 1905 H He received his Ph D. D degree in Beginning his career as a geologist gist in 1907 as professor of geology I lug lIthe L the University of Utah he had Served at the institution since that lime In 1908 he acquired a large largel l act of land in Wyoming and later laterI I t it into an outstanding gas gasI I nd oil field Department Grows I When he assumed his position at ic university Dr Pack succeeded he late Dr James E. E Talmage At the time he was the only in- in and end had approximately 50 but through his efforts the has now developed into i of seven instructors and 1500 students Interested principally in underground under under- ground round water and earthquakes Dr Dack ck gave valuable service in Salt ake City and Utah in developing JI in i underground water supply for fort t pie he city and aiding in development the Deer creek reservoir project ie e was nationally known for his Analysis of earthquakes in western l America erica Well known as an author his included Geology of Pioche frev V eV 1906 Gas Fields at Byron Wyo yo 1912 Tobacco and Human r Efficiency 1918 Wonders of Utah 1919 Tea and Coffee as l in Health Maintenance 1920 o Natural Bridges in Utah 2 Outstanding Geological Fea- Fea ures of the Colorado River Basin 23 Science and Belief Bellef in God New Discoveries Relating to to toilie ilie 1 Wasatch Fault 1926 ure of Thermal Springs on the Wat Wa- Wa t h Fault 1927 Dinosaurs in inN f N stern estern America Ten Lessons in geology logy and numerous radio lec- lec J and contributions to maga- maga nes W i Elected to Sigma XI He was elected to membership in honorary scientific society of Sigma 1906 and the following year aught Caught geology at the Brigham r toung ung academy at Logan He was Ilso a member of the Royal Scot- Scot Ish L sn Geographical society of Edin- Edin J h the Geological Society of merica and the Geological Society s the names of some of his writ- writ pg signify he was religious leader specially crusading for abstinence rom Tom tea coffee and tobacco He 1 lIed ll d a mission for the L. L D. D S. S i lurch and was a member of the seret eret Sunday School union genTal genral genral gen- gen ral Tal ral board Surviving Dr Pack are his widow Irs Sadie Grant Pack two sons f gene Grant Pack and Alvin Grai Grau Gra- Gra i U Pack all of Salt Lake City two Daughters Mrs Dean A. A Harvey t Lake City and Mrs Lawrence h haw w w Washington D. D C. C who was dh to arrive here by alra air air- jlane a e Saturday five grandchildren Two O brothers Quince R. R Pack and I Farold arold Pack both of Grace Idaho J ve sisters Mrs Flora Kohler and Hattie Howard both of Malad aho Mrs A. A U. U Eldredge and andrs andI andrs I rs rs Annie Roberts Woods Cross nd n Mrs Loatie Brown Salt Lake ty Dr Pack had resided at Thir- Thir J th East street |
