The Washington times., 1936-02-22
IN THE WEST WEST- THE TWAIN DO MEET IN WASHINGTON
Hundredsin
District or
Nearby

3SONHA Ss1AA4SAN S"NVA
Gty's No. / and No. 2 ranking
alumni former President Her
bert Hoover and Secretary Of
the Interior Ray Lyman VIII
bur, left the Capital City about
three years ago, the Pacific
Coast school is still well repre-
Gented in responsible Govern
ment posts, according to q
seven-page survey, "The Stan
ford Federals," published in
the current issue of the alumni
magazine, the Stanford Illus
trated Review.
Ali in all, there are three or
four hundred alumni Of Stan
ford living in and around
Washington, D. O., many Of
whom work for the Govern
ment In one capacity or an
other.
Special Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Justin Miller heads the list
In the Stanford recapitulation. DR..
Miller received his Doctor Of Juris-
prudence degree at the Palo Alto,
(CSl.), school in 1914, and has
been engaged In teaching and law
practice since. Prior to coming
to Washington DR.. Miller was
dean Of the Duke University Law
School. DR.. Miller has done q
good deal Of work in the field OF
studying means Of preventing
crime since joining the Depart
ment Of Justice.
Governor Preston Delano, OF
the Federal Home Loan Bank Sys-
tenn, also claims Stanford for his
alma mater, receiving his A. B.
degree there in 1909. During his
college years, Governor Delano
was editor Of the school paper
and captain Of the tennis team.
He is well known on the Pacific
Coast for his extensive activities
In engineering, investment bank
ing, and mortgage finance, before
coming to Washington, D. c. in
1888. He held various posts in
the HOLC In the two years prior
to being elevated to the governor
0hip.
Serving as executive assistant to
Chairman John II. Fahey OF the
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
is John M. Hager, who finished
his university work ct Stanford in
1915. Prior to assisting Chairman
Fahey in the administration OF
the gigantic enterprises under the
supervision Of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board, Hager was di-
rector Of market surveys in the
domestic commerce division Of the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce.
In Congress
In Congress, Stanford Is repre-.
sented by three distinguished men.
Senator Carl Hayden CD Of Ari-
zona and Senator Charles L. Nc.
Nary (R0 Of Oregon attended
Stanford, e. did Representative
Clarence F. Lea Cd Of the First
congressional district Of Caifor'
mia.
In the Library Of Congress,
Frederick e. Brasch, chief Of the
Smithsonian division, and DR..
Thomas P. Martin, assistant chief,
division Of manuscripts, and Mrs.
Lucille Ulery HaSeman, Of the fine
arts division, and Cedric Larson,
of the periodical division, are all
Stanfordites.
DR.. William M. Mann, who for
more than q decade has been
director Of the National Geological
Park in Washington, received his
A. B. degree from Stanford in
1911. He has directed several Scien-
tific expeditions to various parts
Of the world, notably the
Smithsonian ChrySler Expedition
to Africa In 1926.
George Washington University
Is well represented by its quota OF
Stanford alumni. The president,
Dr.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, attended
Stanford from 1909 to 1911.
Prof. William Crane Johnstone,
jr., Of the political science depart
ment and dean Of the Junior Col.
1ege, obtained a Ph.D. degree at
Stanford in 1892. His special field
Of study was the Far East. Prof.
Anna P. Cooper Of English, and
DR.. A. F. w. Schmidt, Of the Divi-
sion of Library Science, hold
degrees from the Pacific Coast
school.
Long List
Over in the Labor Departments
seventh floor as assistant to the
executive director Is Thomas Keith
Tindale, Stanford, 1888, who came
to Washington after a graduate
year at the University Of Syracuse.
And-believe it or not, STAN
ford is now represented by o
Hoover in the Department Of
Commerce! He is John Hoover,
who received his A. B. degree
at Stanford In 1881. and is q
regional tariff expert with the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic