The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-28
Regents of University of Wis.
consin Name Leaders for
Faculty Work
UNDERGRADUATES EXTENDED

Five new professors were named for
the faculty of the University of Wis
consin by the board of regents today
in their annual business meeting, at
which a number of other appointments
and promotions were made.
The chair Of American history was
given to Frederick l.. Paxson of the
faculty of the University of Michigan.
Prof Paxson is graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania in '9S, and
received his masters degree at Har-
ward in '02, followed by his doctorate
at Pennsylvania in '03, Since '07 he
has been professor of history at Mich
| gan. He is the author of important
works on the diplomatic and western
history Of America, notably "The In
dependence of the South American Re
publics" and his new book just pub
lished on "The Last American
Frontier. -
Thomas K. Urdahl, Wisconsin '91,
was called to professorship in politi7
cal economy. AS graduate student
at Wisconsin Prof. Urdahl received his
degree of doctor of philosophy in '97.
Subsequently he pursued his economic
studies at the University of Pennsyl-
vania and, for two years at the Uni
versity of Berlin. He has since held
professorships at Colorado College and
this year at Washington and Lee Uni
versity.
Chester Lloyd-Jones, who was grad
uated at Wisconsin in '02, and receiv-
ed his doctorate at Pennsylvania in
'06 after graduate study at the Uni
versity of Berlin and the University
of Madrid, Spain, has received an as
sociate professorship of political
science.
R. Starr Butler, graduate of Mich
gan in '03, was called to an assistant
professorship in business administra-
tion in the extension department from
position in the business world at
Cincinnati.
Professor J. D. Phillips of the draw
ing department in the college of en-
cheering was made assistant dean of
that college.
New instructors were appointed as
follows: German-Charles M. Purin.
Wisconsin '07, now head of the Ger
man department at the Milwaukee East
Division High School, and Ludwig Lew
isohn; mathematics, S. E. Urner; pub
lie speaking Gertrude e. johnson;
business administration in the extern
sion department, George E. Frazer,
University of Iowa, '0S.
The assistants named were: German,
Max Diez and Willy Jahr; European
history, D. G. Bailey, John S. Custer,
Willy Jahr, L. E. Witte; American his
tory, w. A. Robinson and E. j. Wood
house; Latin, Lily R. Taylor; clinical
medicine, Susanna Stearn; German in
extension, Paul E. Werckshagen; ex-
tension in Oshkosh district, E. A. Jean
son.
Eric w. Miller, of the United States
Weather Bureau station at Madison,
was made lecturer in meteorology.
Max Mason was promoted to profes-
sor of mathematical physics from an
associate professorshop of mathematics
and w. H. Lightly was promoted from
associate professor to professor in the
extension department.
The following were promoted from as
sistant professorships to associate pro-
fessorships: Karl Young, English; E.
c. Roedder, German philology; w. j.
Chase, history; E. B. Skinner, mathe-
NAUTICAL physics; Z. R. Ingersoll, ply
sizes; E. Y. McCollum, agricultural
chemistry; ]. G. Moore, horticulture.