Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-01-11

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. s, 1918.
Dr. John A. Widtsoe, president of
the University of Utah, was unani-
mously elected president of the Utah
Educational Association at its recent
convention held in this city. DIR.
Widtsoe was elected for the ensuing
year and succeeds in this office ID. G.
Jensen, superintendent of schools in
Jordan district.
The series of earthquakes that have
demolished the city of Guatemala in
the past two weeks have been Of suf-
ficient violence to record their vibra-
tions on the seismograph located on
the campus of the University of Utah.
The length of each major tremor, the
time of its occurrence, the distance
away, and the approximate direction
from Salt Lake City, were all revealed
by this delicately adjusted instrument
several hours before the news agen-
cies could flash the dispatches over
the wires. Prof. Hyrum Schneider of
the department of geology, reports
that the Guatemala record is among
the most conspicuous and interesting
that have been received at the local
station.
The course in bacteriology of foods
that DR.. l.. l.. DANES of the depart
ment of bacteriology in the Univer-
sity of Utah is giving in Salt Lake
City by extension, it attracting nation
wide attention. He reports that he
is receiving inquiries from many and
far distant sources concerning his
outlines and methods of instruction.
The double aim Of the course is to
teach the housewife how to conserve
foods and how to detect whether or
not they are in a state of preserva-
ton that would render them unfit for
use. Just at present DR.. DANES is
working on the spoiled fruit problem,
matter that is causing alarm in
various quarters of the state.
Miss Florence +. Ware of the Art
department of the University Of Utah
training school has recently demon
strated the possibility of "Hooveriz-
ing" in art From old tin cans, wood
en- bowls and chalk boxes her boys
and girls have made fruit baskets,
jewel boxes and a number of other
useful things. Some of them would
rival in beauty of design and work
manship the same articles purchased
in art shops at from five to ten dol
lars apiece. And this has all been
accomplished, she says, with white en-
amel furnished by the school and a
bit of colored paint.
Miss Ware is emphasizing origin
atty of design, and she says that the
little folks, unhampered by conven-
ton or Inconsistencies do work
that is really artistic. The students
work is motivated by allowing them
to make costumes for their little dram
as, and various other things for dec
orative purposes.
"Our pupils are so interested in
their art work." she says, "that we
can hardly drive them from the room
when the hour is up"
Since the establishment several
weeks ago at the University of Utah
of the physical examination unit for
aviation service, one hundred appli-
cants have gone through the series
of strenuous tests. OF this number,
Dean Snow of the Medical School, re-
ports only rs per cent have demon
strated their fitness for the work
This, he thinks, is about the average
of those succeeding in meeting the
requirements the country over. The
reason for such large percentage
of failure is the fact that almost
physical perfection is demanded for
this branch of the service. Men who
could get into other branches without
question are turned down by the avi-
alton examining corps.
The men who have applied at the
local examining station thus far are
a very representative group, a num-
Der hailing from each of the inter
mountain states,
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Prof. Walter A. Kerr of the de-
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