The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-07-25
CALIFORNIA Man
Law SCHOOL dean
r. M. DAVIS SUCCEEDS DEAN o. P.
0CKERILL-OTHER u. FACULTY
MEMBERS CHOSEN

Robert McNair Davis, who comes to
| Idaho from the University of Califor-
mia, has been appointed dean of the
University Of Idaho law school, sue
ceeding Dean o. P. Cockerill, who
has resigned to become dean of the
law school at the University of North
Dakota.
Claude c.. Crawford, coming from
Chicago, has been appointed profess
sor of secondary education, succeed
ing Prof James M. O'Gorman, who
becomes head of the department of
education at Marquette university.
Howard M. Gano has been appointed
professor of mechanical engineering,
taking the place of Prof. William V.
Dunkin, who resigned soon after COM
mencement.
Miss Florence Richardson has been
engaged as part-time instructor in
physical educatiols for women.
Law Dean is Harvard Man
Selection of Dean Davis as head of
the law school results from the re
cent eastern visit of President A. HI.
Upham, who personally interviewed
prospective appointees, not only for
the law position, but for others. Dean
Davis was graduated from Harvard in
1905, receiving the A. B. degree. He
then studied for two years in the Har-
ward law school, after which he went
to the University of Chicago, where
he completed his law work, receiving
the degree, doctor of Jurisprudence.
Dean Davis was in the active prac-
tice of law in Portland, Ore, for four
years; he has practiced law also in
Kansas City, Mo-, and Tucson, Ariz.
His teaching experience began with
public school work in Montana in
1889, and has included an assistants
duties in the department of govern
ment in Harvard university, profess
sorship in law in the University of
from 1916 until the present,
and an acting professorship in the
University of California during the
last year. He has lectured on legal
in various law schools
and was appointed dean of men at
the University of Arizona in 1921. |
Some years ago he travelled widely |
through the south and west repre- |
senting the West Publishing company,
special publishers of law books, and !
he has a wide acquaintance both IN
and out of his profession.
Crawford Well Known Educator
Professor Crawford, whom Presi-
dent Upham interviewed in Chicago,
is a graduate of the University OF
Texas, class of 1918. He is this sum-
ner completing his graduate studies
1T the University of Chicago, leading
to the doctors degree in education,
and is strongly recommended by the
leading professors of the school of
education there. During the last two
years he has been member OF the
department of education at Carnegie
Technical institute at Pittsburg.
Professor Gano has been connected
with the college Of engineering of the
of Cincinnati, where he
vas highly recommended. President
Jpham interviewed him personally in
Cincinnati His title there has been
assistant professor of industrial en-
cheering and he has been actively
in the promotion of the uni
engineering work and its CO.
operative relationships with indus
rial plants in Cincinnati and neigh
boring cities.
Miss Richardson, who was gradu
tied from the University of Idaho in
-917, studied for an additional year at
Stanford university, giving special at
Lention to physical education, and
since that time has been at the head
If the department of physical educa-
ion in Boise high school. 1t was
possible to engage her for part-time
work in the university because she
Wished to spend the winter at her
lome in Moscow.