Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-11-04
aA|SE FARMERS
j OF WISCONSIN
OF HUNGARY
AND JAPAN VISIT EXPERT
MENTAL STATION.
UNIVERSITY REGENTS MAKE APP.
PoINTMENTs TO FACULTY
POSITIONS.
Madison. Oct q

Madison, Oct. 29
4 III. l. Tolegdi of Hungary and G.
Suto of Japan visited the University
of Wisconsin and the agricultural ex.
pertinent station recently. Mr.. Toll
eegdi. who is touring the United
States AID Canada In the interests
of the agricultural department of the
Hungarian government, expressed ad-
lmiration of the high standard of
farming found in Wisconsin, and said
that conditions here are very SINH
lar 10 those in Hungary. Mr.. Suto.
who is professor of veterinary sci
ence in the agricultural college at
Tokyo. Japan, is returning to his
work from a visit in Germany. Hav-
ing time for but one visit of inspec-
ton in America. on his hurried jour
ney, he selected the University of
Wisconsin as the most profitable.
D. Shono and Professor Gamoh of
lTokyo were. also visitors at the uni
lversity, having been appointed by the
lemperor of Japan to investigate in
1dustrial conditions in America, par.
iticularly in connection with industrial
Education in the secondary schools
land colleges of this country.
4 Make Appointments.
1 AT the meeting of the executive
committee of the board of regents of
The University of Wisconsin this
Iweek, humber of appointments to
Faculty positions in the various de-
Soartments were made. In the univer,
Isity extension department, Annie H.
lPitman, 81, who took the degree of
Hector of philosophy in '03, was APP
pointed instructor in ancient Ian
Syuages and English. G.. r. Wescott
Twas appointed research assistant in
The hydraulic laboratory of the col
Aege of engineering, and Martin Pey-
ION was made Instructor in foundry
work. NJ. r. Hammer, instructor in
mechanical drawing in the college of
Engineering has been transferred to
he faculty of the university exteh
sion division. In the college of let
sers and science w. ]. Kent of Ann
krbor was made assistant in zool-
by.
II The teams which will represent the
University of Wisconsin in the inter
! collegiate debate with Nebraska and
: iowa in December have just been
chosen. Gustav Buchen, '09, Sheboy-
Han; Monte Appel, 10, Huron, S. D.;
d md George Blanchard, law II, Colby,
n ill meet the debaters of the Univer-
( lity of Nebraska at Madison on De-
3ember II, arguing the affirmative
2ide of the question: Resolved, That
The Cities of the United States
Ehould Adopt a Commission Form of
Government. On the same day al
Team consisting of Gerhard Gesell,
: N09, Madison; Marion Atwood, phar-
macy IL, Madison; and Hal r. Mar
lin, 90, Madison, will go to Iowa City
10 meet the Iowa team, taking the
Negative side of the debate. George
T.. Mathews, Burlington, assistant in
public speaking, who. was leader of
The team which defeated Minnesota
last year, and of the team which was
Victorious over Iowa the year previ-I
bus. is coaching the debaters.
This is the third year since the or
sanization of the quintan gular league,
Ind Wisconsin ranks first in the num-
per of victories won, having the adj
: Vantage of Minnesota in that the VIC
+ DRY, in the contest between the two,
vent to Wisconsin. The five uDiver-
titles in the league stand as follows:
7 WISCONSIN and Minnesota each won
Three and lost one debate; Illinois
oaiyon two and lost two; and Iowa and
Nebraska each lost three and won
! Ine.
cams this year are winners of lau-I
S fels in former contests. Gustav Blu
Then won the freshman blowout de-
bate last year, and was a member of
!. The team which debated with Illinois
last year. Monte Appel was leader
bf the victorious team of the semi
bubble debate last year, and is a.
cInember of the Philomathian literary
Aociety. George Blanchard belongs
i, 10 the same society, and has taken
bart in all of its class debates, as
! well as in the joint debate between
athena and Philomathia in 06. Ger
ybard Gesell and Hal Martin are both
Graduates of Whitewater normal,
where they participated in the inter
! bcr4nal debates. Gesell is a member
bf Athena. and was on the winning
: toint-debate team last year, Marion
atwood won the Steensland prize de-
pate year ago. and has been prom
Hent otherwise in oratorical work