Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-22
Biologists in Demand
in Oklahoma Oil Field
Many Wells Located by Scientists; Class OF Students at
u of O. Largest in World.

earth intervening between the surface
and the oil sand.
1t Is somewhat OF an exploit, this
finding OF oil under such circum-
stances. OF course, the oil has not al
ways been found where the geologist
has said II ought to be. Nearly always,
however. the formation OF the earth
has been as forecast by the gcologist
and II Is certainly not his fault II oil
has not been found in all the forma-
tons that are conducive to It.
SO It has followed that the geology
classes have become moro and more
plethoric OF pupils. Thsl year at the
, University Of Oklahoma four hundred
young men and probably few young
women are In the geology classes. They
are becoming familiar with aZoic ages
and all that have followed. These
students have seen the big money that
their predecessors received for finding
domes and nnticlincs and other things
that point the devious way 10 the rock
pressure and the gushcr. The class
Of geological enthusiasts in Oklahoma
schools III declared by university au-
thOritias 10 bc the largest in the world
These students spent most OF the last
summer wandering over the plains
and farms and mountains OF Okla
homa with hammers and other field
are assumed 10 cover pools more than
! half mile straight downward. II is
asserted that most or tho graduating
| class in tho university geology course
have good situations awaiting them
| against their graduation next spring.
II takes five professors and three as
sistants 10 handle the geology stu
dents this term nj the university.
Most of Tests Favorable.
incidentally It is worthy OF note
| that nearly all OF the tests for oil in
virgin territory In Oklahoma md
Kansas during tho last three months
| that have shown favorable results
have been made on geological find
the geologist, Many good wells arc
right where the scientist said they
ought TO be. or course. there have
been failures. But tho little matter
of $4,000 sunk into n dry hole Is for
gotten in the presence OF n lease that
has become worth 100000 because
OF well the geologist located has
proved the field,
While oil operators are yet 90 be
found who assert that tho geologist is
but few leaps ahead OF the water
witch with the green willow twig. the
new milliOnaires of the Oklahoma oil
fields arc pointing 20 their young
scientific friends as marVels of eff
cheney and handing them $50 or 500
a day wages out OF the small change
that comes with the big checks from
the pire line companies.
Big Demand for biologists.
For the reason that most oil opera
tors are unwilling now to proceed with
exploration in the absence OF advice
from goOogists, the demand for geol-
ogsts who have specialized in oil
formations Is brisk, Maybe there will
be n glut in tho market in Oklahoma
after several eiases Of four hundred
each shall have been turned loose with
hammers and sample bags, That IL
something for the coming glasses to
worry about, The young fellows who
ure going to graduate next spring have
their Jobs already in their pockets,
May be some Of them have drawn
against the accounts that will be
theirs after they go to work, ANA
therein Is one of the satisfactory fea-
lures of the geological attribute of the
oil business, IT has terminal facilities
in the most spectacular wealth pro-
ducing propaganda in the west-when
the forecast comes true,