Humberside Geologist no 8
published 1991
Greetings fellow geologists!
Well Humberside Geologist No. 8 is here at last; slightly later than promised, but that is one of the problems of being an amateur publication - other things sometimes have to come first in life. But in the end it all came together; in fact this has been the hardest one to produce - there was too much material and deciding which articles to leave for the next issue was not easy. But don't let that put you off writing any more, the more material there is the more frequently we will publish.
In this issue we continue to bring you a mixture of archive material, recent research, general articles, reports of Society activities and news about our members.
There is another report of an early field excursion reports of recent field excursions, and photographs of Society members at the Centenary meetings and in the field. We pay tribute to C F B Shillito, who was President of our Society during the War years. It is indirectly thanks to his bequest to the Society, that the Society reformed in the 1960's and we would not be in the healthy state we are in today without his help. We reproduce some of his notes from a lecture he gave to the Society, admittedly it's not exciting reading but it is important research and a fitting tribute to someone who did so much for our Society.
There is some current research from Felix Whitham and the Chalk Project Group, and a write up of the popular Old Town Geological Walk, so that you can now 'go solo'. There are two pieces by Cyril Dutton, one is a review of lunar geology and in the other he reminds us of the importance of measurement, one of the foundations of all science. Mr. Dutton, lives in Weybridge, Surrey, and joined the Society in 1989 after coming to Hull to hear a lecture at one of our meetings.
We must thank all our contributors for their dedication and enthusiasm. It is this dedication, such as Cyril Dutton's long journey just to hear a lecture and Felix Whitham's forty years of visiting local chalk pits, that makes amateur geology special. And it is their enthusiasm and wish to share their knowledge that makes our publications and meetings so enjoyable.
Thank you all, very much.
This edition of Humberside Geologist was prepared by Mike Horne, with the help of Judith Bryce, Jim Darmody, Cyril Dutton, Anne Horne, and Felix Whitham. The photographs were by Ann and Lynden Emery, Mike Horne, Mavis May and Sheila Rogers. We would also like to thank Hull University's Design Office and Print Room for their help.
Articles for the next Humberside Geologist should be sent to the Secretary, Mike Horne, 28 Salisbury Street, Hull, HU5 3HA.
The opinions expressed by authors in this publication do not necessarily represent the views of the Society as a whole. The Society does not accept any responsibilities for any inaccuracies.
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