MEMORIAL OF G. H. COX 15 



SO that colleges and universities can secure geological specimens for use 

 in teaching. A suggestion has been offered which seems feasible. 



NECROLOGY 



The Secretary announced the death during the year of five Fellows, 

 all but one of Avhom were original Fellows of the Society. Brief oral 

 tributes were then given as follows: J. C. Branner, by Bailey Willis; 

 R. D. Salisbury, by N. M. Fenneman, in the absence of T. C. Chamber- 

 lin : James E. Todd, by Frank Leverett ; Levi Holbrook, by James F. 

 Kemp. 



C. L. Dake, who had prepared a written memorial of G. H. Cox. was 

 unable to be present to give his oral tribute. 



The written memorials are given in the Proceedings. In addition to 

 the foregoing, a memorial of Joseph Barrell, held over from last year, 

 is included. 



MEMORIAL OF GUY H. COX ^ 

 BY C. I.. DAKE 



Doctor G. H. Cox, Fellow of the Geological Society, was overturned 

 in his automobile late Saturday night, August 19, 1922, while driving 

 between Bristow and Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and fatally injured. He was 

 taken to the hospital at Bristow, where he died early the following morn- 

 ing, never having recovered consciousness after the accident. 



Guy Henry Cox was born at Ijehigh, Iowa, May -t, 1881, son of Edward 

 Henry Cox and Ada Wilson. His early education was in the public 

 schools of Fort Dodge, Iowa. In 1905 he was graduated from North- 

 western University with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Following this 

 he did graduate work in the School of Mines of the University of Cali- 

 fornia in 1905-1906. 



During the years of 1906-1908 he carried on graduate work at the Uni- 

 versity of Wisconsin, holding the Fellowship in Geology in 190T-1908. 

 He received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from that institution in 

 1911. In 191-1 he was granted the degree of Engineer of Mines by the 

 Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy. 



On December 27, 1907, Doctor Cox was united in marriage to Miss 

 Kitty May Gates, of Clear Lake, Iowa, and to them were born two chil- 

 dren, Kenneth Dale and Catherine Gates. 



Doctor Cox served as instructor in geology in the L'niversity of Cali- 

 fornia during the college year of 1908-1909, coming to the Missouri 



^ Manuscript received by the Secretary of tlie Society Xoveniber 6. 1922. 



