Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-30

pie. Prot. X. X. Spaftord, who was
assistant professor of rural econ.
omics in the university, is now with
the office of farm management. The
department has recently been reor.
ganized.
Prof. G. o. Virtue is busy with
the federal trade commission which
would like to retain his services
Professor Virtue, however, expects
to return to Nebraska in the fall
Prof. G. A. Stephens, who was for
merry associate professor of econ
omics and commerce has been
promoted and received a fine in
crease for his services in Washing
ton. Prof. c. E. Guennls, who was
director of extension service in the
college of agriculture in Nebraska,
is winning great popularity in Wash
ington. E. G. Montgomery was in
Washington three months on leave
from Cornell, where he is head of
agronomy.
Ralph w. Garrett, II, the state
university, was recently married to
Miss Gladys Blunt, who also attend
ed the university. He holds a legal
position in a company at Fort
Worth, Texas.
Margaret Long Whisenand Of the
class of IA at the state university,
and Margaret Wooster, 10, of Sill
yer Creek, were recent visitors at
alumni headquarters on the cam
pus.
Mrs. Viola Price Franklin, grad
uate of the state university, is now
librarian in the Albany, Ore, pub
lie library. Her husband is profess
sor of economics at Willamette uni
versity. Mrs. Franklin has lately
written this appreciation of DR.. L.
A. Sherman: He did a great deal
for me and have been grateful for
his inspiring in me such a love for
Browning that the years, as they
fit by with all their events, only in
crease that love in intensity"
Capt. Henry Cook Hathaway
at the state university, has been
appointed professor Of military
science and tactics at the Heights.
N. Y. An eastern paper has lately
thus mentioned him "A thorough
soldier-he has enthusiasm-he
handled the students in a diplomatic
way" 1--WE can boast of one Of
the best units in existence and the
credit for this goes to Captain
Hathaway.
Profs. R. ]. Pool and Herbert
Brownell have articles in a leading
pedagogical magazine of recent
date.
Thomas Jean Hargrave, A. B. II
at the state university was awarded
the D. S. c. He was captain of a
company in France. He has
daughter eight months old whom
he has never seen. Relatives live
at Wymore.
Albert Damn who was graduated
from the state university in 1910,
has returned from army service to
his law practice in Kansas City.
Irving Baker, '16 at the state uni
versity, has received his discharge
from military service. He is now
employed as head engineer at a
fine salary in the civilian-army
camp called Holibird, at Colgate,
near Baltimore. At that camp
mechanical and electrical engineer
ing are combined. 1t is permanent
government camp where all wear
civilian clothes. The camp was es-
established at cost of thirty-seven
million dollars.
Director P. H. Grummann of the
fine arts school has an article on
the cultural value in modern
language instruction in late
number of the New England Jour
ma. of Education.
The permanent military records
of state university men who served
their country in the late war are
preserved in the office of the alumni
secretary, administration building.
A large amount of valuable mater
ial is being gathered with consider
able labor by Miss Annis Chaikin.
Prof. o. J. Ferguson is finishing
a book on electric lighting and will
send it to the publishers in about
two weeks. After that he will go
to Lake Vermillion, Mimi, for his
vacation.
General Wood delivered at Union
college, Schenectady, N. Y, early in
THE MISNER SCHOOL OF THE
SPOKEN WORD.