| Show dr frederick J pack U of U geologist dies salt lake city dec 3 the university of utah lost one of its best known and most ic loved ived faculty members in the death of dr frederick james pack who died december 2nd and at pm he occupied the chair of deseret professor of geology after receiving degrees from the university of utah and columbia university dr pack joined the utah faculty in 1907 and taught about fifty students under his leadership the geology department grew to include seven instructors and 1500 students the first classroom of the university of deseret later university of utah was in the home of dr packs parents john a and nd mary walker pack early utah pioneers dr pack was an ardent member of the church and a member of the general board of the sunday school union an authority in his field he authored many books on the geology of western america and played a large part in the development of the underground water resources of utah dr pack was an expert in the analysis of earthquakes of this region which were recorded on the university seismograph mo graph housed in the small cement building known to his students as dr packs woodshed |
