Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-02-02

Henry HOFFMAN Awarded Highest
Priced Fellowship.

vereity. A fetloWShip puyinG RS.'V'
a year for two years With bonus Of
$4,000 II valuable Tesd'ts fo''ow
the laboratory experiments to be
made by Kansas student, has been
offered Henry A. Holman Of Dillon,
Kansas, and at present fellow In
Industrial chemistry at Lawrence.
THIS announcement which gives
X. u. the distinction Of receiving
the most valuable fellowship ever
offered for industrial experiments
| purposes, was made by Robert Ken
nedy Duncan, Of Pittsburg Univer-
sity, formerly head Of the industrial
| laboratories at Lawrence.
ION my next few trips to Law
renee l expect to fill this chemistry
| building with fellowships," the emf
nent chemist announced enthusiastic
cally recently. why ] already
have more than our magnificent new
building at Pittsburg will accommo-
date, when 1t is finished. ! have
three multiple fellowships paying
Is4,75O, $4,000 and 81 500 respect
lively which expect to announce on
my next visit here. The value OF
all of these are enhanced by $4,000
bonus which the fellow who makes
i good in a scientific and commercial
sense, will receive"
| The full Importance Of this schol-
arship may be realized when It Is
known that the highest paid fellow
ship heretofore obtainable at X. U.
paid but $3.50, and that those at
Yale, Harvard, and other eastern In
stitutions net the possessor a mea-
gre $500 or $500 year. The Rhodes
scholarships which are eagerly con-
tested for yearly in the United
States pay but $500 year.
OF this multiple scholarship OF $4,-
$50 all but $3.50 will coma to two
romising X. u. students. The schol-
arship is offered through Or Dun
can, by the Mckay Baking Co., Of
Pittsburg, the largest wholesale bak-
ers In the country. The concern has
simmence plants in all the leading
cities Of the east, and is seeking for
scientific perfection in the simple
art Of baking. The fellows will be
expected to conduct their research
into the chemistry Of baking" and
the discovery Of a single element
which will perfect the present pro-
cess Of cooking pastry and bread,
noticeably improve the quality, or
economic production, will entitle the
fellow to the immense bonus offer
ed by the company.
Henry Holman announced his &C.
ceptance of the new fellowship.
He will leave the laboratory at Law.
renee about April /, and begin his
research under the direct supervision
of DR.. Duncan. Holman will in
turn supervise the investigations Of
the other two fellows, who are to re-
ceive the smaller paid fellowships
end work along the same line with
him. Who these will be, DR.. Dun
can is not ready to state. He ad-
mitted that the $500 fellowship
would come to a X. U. man, for
mer graduate who is now doing post
graduate work in Yale. The $3.50
Fellowship may come to X. U. and
1t may go to some other institution.
4 Henry Holman. who Is honored
by being selected for the most val
uahle fellowship ever offered any in
, dividual, has already demonstrated
his fitness to conduct the research
work desired by the baking concern.
He is one of the most brilliant stu
dents X. U. has ever produced and
has already perfected baking pro-
cess which promies to yield him a
fortune in royalties. Through the
efforts Of DR.. Duncan. the student
was granted a fellowship two years
ago by the National Master Bakers
association. He discovered a pro-
duction containing bacteria for max
ing salt rising bread uniform in
quality. The method was so valu.
able commercially that 1t met with
imenldiate acclaim by wholesale bak.
ers. and is now being installed in var
.ous cities Of the east. The associa-
ton was so pleased with Kohman'i
discovery and other valuable services
he had rendered them during his in
,estieations, that they conferred the
proprietary rights to the process up
on him, thus insuring him royalties
from every plant installed. The pres
emit fellowship will not interfere II
any way with his work along thii
lire, and he will be permitted to con
duct both lines Of research slmil
taneously in Pittsburg.