| Show 30 30 ill Install W Women Women's om n s 's League e Today j r George Tho as I Is Elected POPULAR MAN ELECTED HEAD n OF EDUCATION TION Dr Tho Thomas as Important Member of Teaching Profession Pro Pro- H Has a S 5 Varied Career S S Others Connected With U U UWin Coveted Positions Wi Win Lady ady Alumnus 5 Honored GEORGE THOMAS S of the DR school of commerce and finance was vas elected superintendent superintendent of public instruction inthe in inthe th the recent election Dr Thonas i has Ihas been at the University of at Utah sIco since 1017 17 and und during duIng hi his whole professional pro pro- career ne he has lias been vcr prominent and act active C 1 not only In school affairs b but t- t also In the tho busness business busi bus busi business ness world I Dr Thomas was born In H Hyde dc Park Cache Cacho count county Ho iro graduated with an 1 A. A B. B degree from Crom Harvard arvard college in 1896 ls Front From 1896 to 1898 he taught English am and economics at the thc B. B Y Y U U. U From iSS' iSS to 1900 lOO he ho t taught chemistry and economics at at tho the Agricultural college of or Utah He to took le lc his M. M A from Harvard Har university l In 1901 and Ia ii STin j r t 1 m many ny While ii h l h ho tl traveled lcd ext extensively visiting many foreign schoOls choos From Tom 1903 to 1905 ho he was principal of or the O Ogden High school chool and from froin to td 1917 11 ho wa was Wu professor sor or economics at it the tho Utah Agricultural Agricultural tural college e. e He Hc was a member of the board of or education at Lo Logan an from Irom 1898 to 1900 and from flom 1906 to 1917 ACTIVE AT U UNIVERSITY Since at the University of ot Utah bri ha has b been beu equally as as' as active During Dean Beats Beat's absence e In 1918 he ho w was s acting dean of ot the school of commerce and finance and he ho heIs is Is noVo nov y no pr president of the Utah Historical society Professor ol Thomas Is Is' Is also a. a well well known author having written th the tol fol lowing v u Civil Gov Government nt pf t tUt ca ConstItution Ut Utah h 1 Traffic of 01 r. r tho the United States w which was wa WillS published in Germany n andi Development of Institutions Un Under ler irrigation He Hc is now working gi on ah Ian elaboration 1 of or t the e latter Iatter hook nook STICK WITH SCHOOL When asked how he felt about thi election li said I l n am vcr very happy happ about U It provided that thal it It- doesn't mean th that l I nus mus must sever m my connections with the thc University If this should happen I would not be so 50 happy but as IS far tar as asI I 1 know I vf wl not have to todo do this Cl Charles af 1 fl Maybe 1 UtaI Utah's n t ne t jO is also a University of ct Utah man mall having haYing gra graduated d from Cram the nor nor- s school h l in n 1896 Amo Among lg the other ather University people that n ro elected isNoaL isNoal is isNoal Noal NoaL Pratt cl cH who took tool his L L. Jd Z 3 U. In 1915 1115 C 1 among the ti first st to from J law y school Art Arthur Artir Ar Ar- t thur tir r E. E county attorney took oot law at the U. U of or U U. during 1907 and nd 1908 Annetta Kinney state senator lena 1 is isan an honorary alumnus of ot the tho t sit sity elty |
