The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
REGENTS SELECT
NEW PROFESSORS
Chair OF American History Given
to PaxSOn.
PROMOTIONS IN THE FACULTY
Thomas X. Urdahl Called to CHAIR OF
Political Economy-Charles Lloyd
Jones and r. Starr Butler Ap-
pointed Assistant Professors.

Madison. Five new professors were
named for the faculty of the University
of Wisconsin by the board OF regents
IN their annual business meeting.
The chair of American history was
given 10 Frederick l.. Paxson or the
faculty of the University Of Michigan.
Prof. Paxson Is a graduate OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania in '9S, ana
received his masters degree at Har-
ward in '02, followed by his doctorate
at Pennsylvania in '03. He is the
author of important works on the dip
Iomatic and western history of Amerl-
ca, notably THE Independence OF the
South American Republics" and his
new book, just published, on The
Last American Frontier
Thomas K. Urdahl Wisconsin 81,
was called to a professorship in po-
Iitical economy. AS a graduate stu
dent at Wisconsin Prof. Urdahl re-
celyed his degree of doctor Of phil
osophy in 81 Subsequently he pur-
sued his economic studies at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania and, for two
years. at the University Of Berlin. He
has since held professOrships at Colo
RADIO college and, this year, at Wash
Ingtol and Lee university.
Chester LIoyd-Jones, who was grad
uated at Wisconsin in 'O2, and re-
ceiyed his doctorate at Pennsylvania
In 'OG. after graduate study at the Uni
versity OF Berlin and the University or
Madrid, Spain has received an asso-
ciate professorship of political science
r. starr Butler, graduate of Michi-
gan in 'O3, was called to an assistant
profcssorshp in business administra-
ton I'm the extension department from
a position In the business world at
Cincinnati
Prof J. D. Phillips of the drawing
department in the college Of engineer
ing, was made assistant dean of that
college.
New instructors were appointed as
follows German-Charles NJ. Purin,
Wisconsin OF. now head Of the Ger
man department at the Milwaukee
East Division high school, and Lud-
wig Lewisohn; mathematics, S, E.
Urner; public speaking, Gertrude
Johnson; business administration in
the extension department, George f..
Frazer, University of Iowa, '0S.
The assistants named were: Ger.
man, Max Diez and Willy Jahr; Eu-
ropean history, ID, c. haley. John s.
Custer, Willy Jahr T.. + Nitte; Ameri-
can history, w. A. Robinson and f. j.
Woodhouse; Latin, Lily r. Taylor;
clinical medicine, Susanna Stearn;
German in extension, Paul f, Wercks'
hagen. extension in Oshkosh district.
+. A Jeanson.
Eric w. Miller of the United States
weather bureau, station at Madison,
was made lecturer in "teorology,
Max Mason was prom otcd to pro
lessor of mathematical physics from
an associate professorship Of mathe
MATES, and w II. Lightly was pro,
NOTED from associate professor to pro
fcssor In the extension department.
The following were promoted from
assistant professorshirs to associate
professorships: Karl Young, English
L. c. Roedder, German philology; w
J. Chase, history; Z, r. skinner, math
emaucal physics; l.. r. lngcrsoll
physics; e. Y. McCollum, agricultural
chemistry: J. G Moore, horticulture,