Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-29
THREE UNIVERSITY
PROFESSORS RESIGN

The designations OF Miss Louise
Fargo Brown, dean OF women at the
University of Nevada. Miss Kate Bard
enwerper, professor OF home economics
and domestic science and Miss Laura
De Laguna, professor of modern Ian
guages were accepted today by the re-
gents. They become effective on July
1st. says the Gazette.
The withdrawal OF Miss De Laguna
and Miss Bardenwerper from the in.
stitution comes as a surprise, although
they have been considering resIgning
for several months. Early last fall
! they made their plans known TO Presi.
dent Hendrick and the regents and
| asked that their designations take ef-
feet on January l. The regents re.
quested them TO reconsider, and the
two then extended the time until July
| lst.
Relations Friendly.
I'VE expect to engage in literary
work." said Miss De Laguna," and our
property interests in Reno demand all
OF our time. Our relations at the uni
versity and with President Hendrick
have been of the most pleasant kind
! and we have been asked TO assist him
and the regents In selecting our sue.
cessors. We expect to live in Reno"
To Take Up Literary Work.
|
there is no calling that brings the re
wards that teaching does" said Miss
De Laguna for herself and for Miss
| Bardenwerper, nevertheless there are
| other lines of the profession which
also have great attraction for the stu.
| dent, and yet TO which~he-is unable 10
devote himself on account of lack of
time while actively engaged in the
| class-room-we refer more especially
to the literary side. II Is In order to
| take up such work that we must give
up teaching.
| Miss Brown Going to Vassar.
Miss Brown came to the university
two years ago intending TO stay only
| A year. but remained another year at
the request of the institution. 4 posi-
ton at Vassar has been waiting for
her for some time and sLe will take
il up after July. She was graduated
from Cornell as a bachelor of arts anG
was awarded the Andrew d. White
travelling fellowship IN 1906 and again
in 1907. studying at Geneva. Zurici
and Basel. In 1909 she was given hel
degree of master of arts from Cornell
and from that time until 1911 she was
instructor in history at Wellesley. In
1914 she was awarded the Alice Free.
man Palmer fellowship of the Associa.
ton OF Collegiate Alumnae, but as con.
| iitions were unfavorable to travel In
| Europe, owing to the war, she spent
that year in research work at Cornell
| and in 1915 she came TO the University
of Nevada.
Miss De Laguna's Work.
Miss De Laguna has been head OF
! the department of modern languages
| since 1907 at the university. She was
an instructor in English at Mills Col.
Iege in 1883 and taught French at Oak.
land Seminary. California, then enter
ing tSanford University, whence she
was graduated as bachelor of arts.
Later she went TO Europe, where she
! studied Romance languages at Rome
- 4 Paris. In 1897 she came to the
University OF Nevada az instructor In
modern languages. after becoming as.
sistant professor, associate professor
and finally head OF the department.
Miss Bardenwerper from Chicago.
! Miss BardenweIper Is a graduate OF
the Armour Institute of Technology al
Chicago. She came to the University
of Nevada IN 1904 as instructor In do
nestle science and has been here ever
since. She was made associate pro-
fessor two years ago and has been Il
\ frequent writer for the Gazette and
other papers.
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