Show Utah Tech history tobe to tobe tobe be written by Nelson Patricia Watson Former president Jay L L. L Nelson was commissioned bythe by bythe bythe the board of education to write the history of President Nelson has been involved with the school since it was organized in 1948 He was president for 28 years Research is a big part of it said President Nelson His office located in the library is stacked with scrapbooks all board minutes pictures and records from each year at When you make a statement in history you attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to ver verify y it said President President President Pres Pres- ident Nelson He expects the book to be a volume of about pages Pictures for the book are being selected from those collected in scrapbooks throughout the years A possible possible possible pos pos- sible title for the book is t. t the First 30 Years President Nelson said He said Its difficult to tosa will be befi sa say when the book fi finished i Q d. d I hope to finish it in a year It It depends on how extensive ex- ex extensive extensive ex ex- they want to make it and whether or not I do it all I myself He He- has conferred with other members of the staff who have been here for a along along along long time tim but at the present he is working on the book alone President Nelson said he has written many speeches and articles before but never nevera a book He said Its an intriguing intriguing intriguing in in- and interesting but very time consuming project pro pro- J N h o. o P. P i f. f p po 3 o w y Y y yz z 7 R i f f Jay L L. L Nelson |