Show STUDENTS MEET TO FORM NEW NE GEOLOGY CLUB Organization is Termed Powell Club in Honor of First Man ManTo ManTo ManTo To Cross Colorado River Riven Recent Research Works of Dr F. F J. J Pack Will Be Delivered At First Meeting of Group Organization of the geology club was completed by the choice of a name the adoption of a constitution constitution tion and the election of or officers ers at a meeting Tuesday March 1 The new organization will be known as the Powell Society This name is of significance to students of Utah geology according to Dr Pack for lor J. J E. E Powell was the leader of the Fortieth Parallel Survey Survey Survey Sur Sur- vey which established a basis for forthe forthe forthe the geology of the intermountain region The name of Powell lives not only because of a report which h contributed generously to the worlds world's store of geological al information information information tion but also because of a series of romantic tales concerning theauthor's the theauthor's theauthor's authors author's voyage down the Colorado River Powell was the first white whiteman whiteman man who ever traversed the C Colorado Colo Colo- lorado lo- lo rado River canyon The purpose of the Powell Society Society Soci Sod ety is to treat problems of geology that do not come within the scope cope of the regular courses and to f foster ster a lively interest in geology and the allied subjects According to Armand Eardley president of the society the policy of the organization organization organization or or- is to devote a portion of each of the monthly bi meetings to the reading of scientific reports and papers The value of the purpose purpose pur pur- pose served ser by y geology clubs is widely recognized according to o Dr Jr Pack who says that many of the larg larger r colleges of the country have organizations similar to the Powell Powell Powell Pow Pow- ell Society Election of officers took place at atthe atthe the th Tuesday March 1 i meeting of the society Mr 11 Armand Eardley was elected to occupy the pre presidents president's presidents president's ident's i- i dents dent's chair for the remainder of the year The so society named J Jack ck Blades and Leland Capener vice- vice president and treasurer secretary-treasurer respectively Both elementary and advanced students of geology are eligible for membership in the Powell Society though the upperclassmen will be known as fellow members in distinction distinction distinction dis dis- dis- dis to the elementary r students who will be known as associate members Due to the crowded condition of the geol geology gJ departments department's calendar calenda the next meeting of the Powell Society Society So So- has been deferred until Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day March 29 A report of his rEcent re recent recent rE- rE cent ent research works works' by Dr F. F J. J Pack will be the outstanding feature feature feature fea fea- ture of the program of this meeting meet meet- ing |