Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11

College.
Major Harry A. Leonhaeuser is the new
professor of military science and tactics
at the university. taking the position
made vacant by Captain Stuart a.
Howard who was called into the regular
service in the 61st infantry. Major
Leonhaeuser is not new to the work of
instruction in a military school. having
been for three years at the head of the
military department in the University of
Minnesota. where there were 500 students
in the battalion. Major Leonhaeuser has
also had a varied and interesting record
in the army, having served through sew
eral campaigns and spent three years in
the Philippines. Before coming to assume
his new duties at the university. Major
Leonhaeuser was the Post adjutant at
Fort Ethan Allen.
Owing to the fact that 1t was decided
to give up all intercollegiate athleletics
during the remainder of the war, DIR. w.
p. Edmunds. who was engaged last spring
as athletic director and graduate manager
of athletics. to coach football and track
at the university will not be here this
year. 1t is understood that he has entered
military service but that he is still under
contract to the university and will come
here at the close of the war to take up
the work. In the meantime, the entire
athletic department will be in charge of
Norris r. Wilcox. '16, who is also new
man in this department this year. taking
the place of DR.. Frederick w. Stone. GYM
nasium instructor and track coach. Mr..
Wilcox has had wide experience in gym
nasium work. having been engaged in 1t
during the greater part of his life. He
was active In track athletics while in
college and for the past year he has been
in charge Of the gymnasium work of the
Y. NJ. G. A. in the city He comes to the
work at the university fresh from a
course of special training in up-to-date
gymnasium work.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES.
A number of new instructors will take
up their work in the arts and science de-
partment this year. Fridolf Peterson. a
graduate of Boston University who has
been working for his masters degree in
that institution. will succeed c. F.. Robin
son as instructor in French. S. ]. Phelps,
who comes to the university highly rec
commended. will be the new professor of
secondary education. assisting In the de-
partment Of Professor Messenger.
George F. Pearson. a graduate of Elmer.
work of Max w. Andrews this year,
Professor Andrews being absent on his
sabbatical years leave. Professor An
drews occupied the chair of public speak
ing and the drama at the university.
A. X. Waltz. a graduate Of Gettysburg
College. with the degree of A. NJ. from
Yale, and who has been teaching in the
high school at Bethlehem. Pa, has been
engaged to take up the work of Professor
j. Z. Donahue. assistant professor OF
mathematics.
Arthur l.. Emo, u. v. NJ. '99. who was
an instructor in English and German al
the university directly after his grad
uation. Is to return this year to take ur
a position as assistant professor in the
English department.
In the chemistry department, E. A
Goodhue, an Amherst graduate. has beer
| engaged as an instructor.
| A new secretary has been engaged tc
/ devote all his time to the work of the
| college Y. NJ. C. A. and to take full charge
of this work. This new secretary is L. NJ
Harris formerly pastor of the Bapts
Church in Fairfax. Mr. Harris is grad
uate Of Brown University, and was active
ly engaged in Y. NJ. c. y. work while III
college. He is also a graduate OF Newton
Theological Seminary. Mr.. Harris is al
ready in the city and is beginning the or
ganization of the work.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING.
| In the college of engineering, severa
| changes have been necessitated by thu
resignation of Professor Delafield Dubois
assistant professor of electrical engineer
| ing. Two new instructors are to take VI
work In this department. They are Nilro.
C. Taplin, '16. and Luther G. Lougee, II
, The latter will take over the work o
Vernon L. Dow, instructor in civil en-
| cheering, who has gone into militar.
service There are several other position
open in the engineering department. whic
will be filed as early as possible
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
Changes in the faculty of the medica
department include the appointment O
DR.. A. +. Lambert, PHI. D., as professo
of histology and embryology. DR.. NJ. "
Hunter of Essex Junction, instructor
medicine, has resigned. DR.. f. Z. Clarl
assistant professor of pathology and In
structor in the laboratory of patholog,
has received a years leave of absence fo
military duty and he Is now with tn
troops at Fort Ethan Allen Other change
in the college of medicine will be al
nounced later.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Several additions have been made
the STAFF of the college of agriculture
II. b. Ellenberger. Phi. D.. Cornell
has become associate professor Of an
NAL and dairy husbandry and will like
wise do research work and extensio
work in dairying. w. G. Hastings. J
B., Clark NJ f.. (Michigan), has bt
como professor Of forestry In the plat
of A. F. Halves. NJ. r.. resigned. Mis-
Julia l.. Hurd, A. NJ. (Columbia). hs
/ cen made instructor In home economic
and will exercise general supervisto
of the home economics instruction
the high schools of the State. F.
? Churchill. r, S., (VermonD, will
, Instructor in dairying in the unive'
, sity, extension specialist In dairyin
! In the extension service and will ha,
charge of tho advanced registry wor
, taking the place made vacant by II
|, transfer of II. r. Johnson, b. s.. 1
. county agent of Orleans county.
In the extension service J. r. Carr
: gan, Il. s.. Wermont) for the last tw
years county agent In Addison count
has been appointed assistant count
! agent leader vice Jay Coryell, r. s., r.
signed; Miss Bertha NJ. Holden. b. {
(Middlebury), specialist in home ec
= Monies In the place of Miss Bessie
Thayer, resigned; Miss Charlotte
Pierpont B. s., CVermont), assistal
state leader In boys and girls cl,
)! work; A. c. Lewis. r. S., (VermonO, a
sistant farm management demonstr
y tor; Miss Emma Fuller. b. S.. and Mi
r. Mildred Dutton, b. S., vermont
~ nome economies demonstration agent