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MEMOIR OF ERNEST ROBERTSON BUCKLEY 

 BY H. A. BUEHLER 



Dr. Ernest Bobertson Buckley died at Chicago on January 19, 1912, 

 of pneumonia, contracted while examining mining properties in south- 

 east Missouri. 



Doctor Buckley was born in Millbury, Massachusetts, September 3, 

 1872. Three years later his parents moved to Tomah, Wisconsin, in 

 which place he received his early education, graduating from the Tomah 

 High School in 1890. After teaching one year he entered the Univer- 

 sity of Wisconsin, where he specialized in geology, graduating in 1895 

 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. 



During his university course Doctor Buckley was interested in many 

 of the student activities., He was an exceptionally strong debater, and 

 took part in many of the important intersociety and collegiate debates. 

 To this training may be traced his clear and concise diction and impress- 

 ive manner of public speaking. 



For two years after graduation Doctor Buckley held fellowships in 

 geology at the university, obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 

 in 1898. 



In 1897 he was appointed assistant geologist to the Wisconsin Geo- 

 logical and Natural History Survey, becoming assistant superintendent 

 in charge of geology in 1899. He also served the university for three 

 years as extension lecturer in geology, and in 1901 became instructor in 

 commercial geography. 



During this period, although actively engaged in geologic and univer- 

 sity work, Doctor Buckley was extremely interested in the civic and 

 political problems of the city of Madison, and for one term represented 

 the university quarter in the city council. 



While connected with the Wisconsin Geological Survey he devoted his 

 attention largely to economic problems pertaining to the geology of the 

 non-metallic resources of the State. His first report, entitled "Building 

 and ornamental stones of Wisconsin," stands as one of the first and 

 most complete publications of its kind. The completion of this report 

 in less than eighteen months illustrates the characteristic energy with 

 which he worked and his capacity for rapidly crystallizing field observa- 

 tions for publication. In addition to this volume, he issued reports on 

 the clay resources and highway construction in Wisconsin. A study of 

 the marl deposits of the State was also undertaken, but the results were 

 never published. 



