Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-08-19
10 SOUTH AMERICA
Paul T. DeIevan Gets Appoint
ment From the Carnegie
Institution.

Paul I. Delavan, OF this city, has
been appointed member OF the ex-
pedition that goes from the Carnegie
institution next December to South
America to take up astronomical re-
search from a position on the South
ern Hemisphere.
Mr.. Delevan receives the appoint
ment through a recognition obtained
by his own efforts while a student at
the University of Michigan. When it
was definitely decided by the directors
OF the Carnegie institution to take up
this special line of investigation, DIR.
Lewis Boss, OF the Dudley institute
at Albany, N. Y, was placed IN
charge of the expedition. One OF the
first things he had TO do was to find
suitable men to accompany him. lie
applied to the University OF Mich
gan, asking for recommendations Tor
three students at the university. The
faculty at the university were only
able to recommend one man, and Mr.
Delevan was the man. The recogni-
tion is doubly creditable when one
considers that Mr.. Deleyan is only
FL years OF age, graduated from the
Alma High school in 1905, and had
been at the university only one year
After receiving Mr.. Delevan's
name, Dr. Boss sent Prof. Tucker,
who will be in charge OF the expedi-
ton, to see Mr.. Delevan. The latter
explained the proposed expedition in
detail to Mr.. Delevan, and also in
vestigated the latter's record. He
then reported back to DIR. Boss, and
on July IL DR.. Boss wrote Mr. Dele
van definitely rendering him the ap-
pointment. Mr.. Delevan Immediately
accepted.
The expedition will sail about De-
cember goth 1t will be gone three
years. An observatory will be built
at San Luis, Argentine Republic, and
there the work will be carried on. The
work involves the measurement and
determining the position OF the stars
in the heavens. Most of this work has
heretofore been performed from OBJ
servatories on the Northern Hemi-
sphere. 1t is now proposed TO make
such measurements from the South
ern Hemisphere.
Prof. Tucker, Of the Dudley OBJ
servatorv. will have charge of the
expedition Prof. Tucker has, at the
Dudley observatory. been at the head
of the department of meridian astron-
omy His long service in. this posi-
tion, and his deep research into the
subject, fit him well for the new work
he is 10 undertake. He will use in
the new observatory the same tele-
scope or, rather, meridian instrument,
he has used at Albany, and whose
characteristics are so well known TO
observers.
Mr.. Delevan will receive $1,000 a
year and expenses while with the ex-
pedition. To fit himself for the work
he goes next week to Albany, where,
at the Dudley observatory, he will
receive special instruction along the
line OF work he will have to do under
DIR. Boss and Prof Tucker.
Paul T. Delevan was born in Alma,
and is the son of {. l.. Delevan, of
this city He attended the local High
school and graduated in 1905 high up
in his class. After working a year
he went to Alma college for one
year, and last year entered the Uni
versity of Michigan, going into the
engineering department. He has al
ways been an industrious student and
stood high in his studies. This is well
borne out by the fact that at III years
of age he has won such recognition
He has many friends here and al
ways was quite POPULAR While re-
GREETING TO see him go, all join in
wishing him success in his new work
Three years is a long time to enlist
in any cause, but in such a cause as
he takes up it is time we'll spent, and
his friends are sure he will profit well
bv it, The Record hopes from time
to time TO keep his friends and its
readers informed OF the progress he is
making.