Evening journal., 1920-05-31
DEAN THOMPSON !
HAS RESIGNED.
Delaware College Chemist
Will Enter Commercial
Field in Philadelphia
TRUSTEES HOLD
MEETING TO-DAY

At meeting Of the executive COM
hittee OF the trustees Of Delaware |
lollege. being held at the Hotel du-
loni today, the resignation Of Pro
hssor Firman Thompson dean Of en-
kneering. is being considered. lie re
igned several 0ays ago To accept
osifion with a Philadelphia ilrm, as
hlef chemist To a representative OF
The Evening journal today, Pipies-
hr Thomson announced that his
psirnafion was effective the end OF
he term and that he would 50 10
Philadelphia soon atler commence
hent. which Is ihe middle Of June.
In addition 30 Professor phomp-
bn's resignation, The commitlee Is
hso considering the cases OF Proies-
pr Roy +. kegeries, head OF the elecs
kical engineering department anu anu
.oach III B. Shipley. Professor
eeer,es ,ser was elected for one year and
M lime expires next month. Coach
hiplev some days ago, had an oner
Fonn Stevens Institute, at hODoken'
n Ia coach several sports at Jnat
befii,ition and was considering tile
lfTer 10 IS Thought however, eilat
looch chiplcv. who has made such an
rceIlent record. viii remain al Dela-
Henry r Thompson. president OF
~ hoard OF trustees Is presiding de
he meeting. other trustees atlehuiillss M
ri former Governor talarleS ~ ~
kilier. Chancellor Charles Nj. GURUS ~
harles b. Evans, Dr. Sanuel u -
Uich.u president OF the colles9 ,lll eiu'
lrlhur Wilkinson, the coilese py', nt q
less administrator. The suDJecL OF
s,ecessor fo DR.. Mitchell, VINO re-
fgncd several weeks ago VIII also
lfelv he discussed this afternoon; lhe
iorrimittee spent most OF the 4ill9
bis morning going over the Dl1ses
hr the next college year; , ro
profeesor Thompson VINO mas IT,
acned is one Of the NOSE prominenl y
ftcmisfs in the State. lie states ulat
rs reason for leaving Delaware u
uiely because Of a large Increase III
n q that larger salary alone that
las induced him TO resign as tllclv
ias been no friction and ne Is attacneo
really to Delaware college anu ''io
pSSR xyhiie u the usual field OF Professor
fhompson is chemistry, when Dean
rnnimore. head OF the Engineerlnt
kenarfnent. resigned several monlhs
,co Id hecome president Of the New
III N L Technical school, professor
fhompson was selected 10 suoceee
Aim al Delaware College. ,.
Professor Thompson was norh ~
Few Carlisle, Ohio, In 1914. IN ley
l. was graduated with an 5. B. degree
\ chemistry, from the University o
Michigan. Prom 1897 to 1895, ne wa
tonneoted with the New YORK tAperil
nent station. and from 1899 70 lNO ny
Ens connected with the haW&ild
lucar planters Experiment Statloi
fr0m 1900 TO 1901 he was connecte
rith tho Queensland Governmen
hicar Experiment Station, and Ir9I
Io02 to 1901, he served Win lne ha
kaiian SUGAR Planters EXperlmel
hation From 1907 TO 1908 he was as
defant nrOfeSsor OF chemistry at ui
Forth Dakota Agricultural Cohege.
In 1908 ne became chemist at ul
AeiaUare College Experiment Slalioi
4 fQt9 he vQs professor OF Agricul
k,r-,i Chemistry. and Subsequent
- made professor Of chemistry z
kelavare College. When Dean Gun
more Of the Department OF Englnee
~ r>esi cned. Professor Ihompso
S,se ann6inted 10 succeed him, an
raj nosifion be now holds. II h9
leen Manned that next year he shoul
le IN Gull charge or chenllcal MoI WI.
1t the Delaware College hAperiiiel
itation. 49, r.
kmeea Fraternity, and or me Ainot
ian Chemical Society. ~ aaoltlesn w. Y Y
a prominent Mason anu eAceeulhsi
popular Ia Newark.