Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-09-27
STATE COLLEGE
STAFF CHANGES

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DIRECTORS OF ENGINEERING, PHYSI-
CAL EDUCATION, AND PSYCHOL-
OGY HAVE GONE ELSEWHERE
Several Members OF Faculty Have Been
Granted Leave Of Absence for Special
Duty and Some New Appointments
Have Been Made to ELI Vacancies
As a result OF designations and leaves
OF absence, a number Of new faces Will
appear among the faculty of Montana
State college when students return for
the opening of the fall quarter Sept.
"a. Among the major changes an
nOunced by DR.. Alfred Atkinson, presi-
dent of the college, are the resigna-
lions of L. b. Norris as dean OF h
college Of engineering, G. o. Romney
as director of physical education, and
j. II. Hoist as professor OF psychology
and education; the transfer of Col. c.
II. w. Morrison, head of the department
OF military science, and the leaves of
Frank w. Ham, professor of physics;
Ray b. BOwden, director of publica-
tions, and Prof. +. Is. COtner of the
department OF botany and bacteriology.
Changes in the Montana State college
faculty as announced by President At
kinson follow:
In the agricultural engineering depart
ment, Ralph Kenck, q 1924 graduate of
Montana State college, will be instructor.
O. w. Monson, a 1926 graduate of Utah
Agricultural college, will do part time
instruction and part time experiment
station work. S. S. Sutherland. graduate
IF Mnntono Gfata r01IaCa in tho rlacc Df
1922, also will teach and do experimental
work. The appointments of MIR. Mon
son and MIR. Kenck are to fill vacancies
left by the designations of r. M. Merrill
and ". d. Young.
In the botany-bacteriology department,
F.. B. Cotner has been granted a sabbat-
ical leave to complete his studies for a
doctors degree at the University of Mich
igan. Miss Edith Swingle has been ap-
pointed as a temporary assistant for one
year to assist with the work formerly car
ried on by Mr.. Cotner.
0. E. Sheppard also has been granted
sabbatical leave to study at Chicago uni
versity and Donald Jackson has gone to
the University of Pittsburgh for graduate
work. leaving two vacancies in the chem
istry department which AVE resulted In
the appointment of Vance Erickson, 1924
graduate of Leland Stanford university,
and Edward C. Fuller, graduate Of Mon
tana State college in 1928.
Library Appointments
Two appointments have been made to
the college library staff, Mrs. Lois B. Pay
son, graduate of the University of Wyo-
ming in 1918. and of the University OF
Illinois In 1928, to be assistant librarian
and Miss Genie Preston. graduate OF
Northwestern university in 1914, and
ct,Ianf Of tha TIniuarcifu ~ Wtcrpncip
and the University of Illinois, to be head
cataloger.
Joseph Livers, State college graduate of
the class of 1923, has been appointed as
part time assistant in the mathematics
department.
In the physics department, Prof. F. w
Ham will be absent to complete his grad
uate work and j. A. Wiefer, who has been
assistant professor in the department,
will be the acting head. Miss Amy AM
brose, graduate of Montana State college
in 1908, and Clarence Rockwell, graduate
of the University of Pittsburgh in 1928,
have been appointed to assisted with the
work In this department.
Schubert Dyche is the new head Of the
department of physical education, sue
ceeding G. O. Romney who has gone to
Brigham Young university. Robert G
Adams, Jr. graduate of Knox college
will be an instructor in the department
Miss Mary l.. Stewart, graduate of the
University of Utah and a former play
groun director at Salt Lake City and
Oakland, Calf, has been appointed in
structor in physical education for wom-
en- to fill the vacancy left by the death
of Miss Eva Peck last winter.
Ray B. Bowden, director of the depart
ment of publications, will be on leave
for the year to carry on special studies
at the State university, and John Dexter
assistant director, will be acting head OF
the department. Louis G. u has beer
appointed to assist with the work In this
structor in the secretarial department tc
department during Mr.. Bowden's absence
Miss Doris c. Nelson, graduate of Mon
tana State college in 1928, will be in
carry on the work of Miss Della A. Young
who is on leave for the year.
New Military STAFF
Capt. Luke Zeck, formerly assistant IL
the department of military science, sue
ceeds Col. G. r. w. Morrison as head Of
the department. Colonel Morrison was
transferred to Virginia by the wal de-
partment. Capt. George Butler of For
Smelling, MINI, will succeed Captain
Zeck as assistant.
Dean E. B. Norris, who for the last yea
has been lear of the college Of engineer
ing and director of the engineering eX'
pertinent station, resigned during the
summer to become dean OF engineering
at Virginia Polytechnic institute a
Blackburg, Va. While on the faculty
Dean Norris has dom much to develop
high standards In the college OF engineer
ing, which are recognized throughout thu
country, says DR.. Atkinson. His successo
has not been appointed.
Prof. j. H. Hoist, who for eight year
has been professor of psychology ant
education, will not return to Montan'
State college as he had accepted an ap
pointment with the federal government
at a salary that the college was unabl
to meet. Professor Hoist was an efficien
worker and was we'll known by educator
In Montana and the northwest. Reor
ganization of work In this department
has not been completed.