  Based on the earlier work of Gunn and McCrea we model the formation of
globular clusters in merging galaxies. Neutral hydrogen observations of dwarf
irregular galaxies as well as more luminous systems are used to provide the key
parameters of the model. The observations indicate that clusters with the mass
of globular clusters should still be forming today. The model is incorporated
into a phenomenological picture of galaxy evolution making use of a simple
chemical evolution model. These results are compared to recent observations of
the metallicity distributions of F and G stars from a recent large SDSS survey.
The comparisons are consistent with an anisotropic collapse and merging of a
large number of dwarf irregular galaxies for the formation of the Galaxy.
