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Show U of U Honors Utahns In Building Names Two native Utahns were honored hon-ored by the University of Utah Monday when the Board of Regents Re-gents designated the new engineering engi-neering center as the Joseph F. Merrill Engineering Building, and the new education building as Milton Bennion Hall. The Joseph F. Merrill Engineering Engi-neering Bldg. will be officially named at ceremonies scheduled for the afternoon of Feb. 26. Naming of Milton Bennion Hall will be at ceremonies the afternoon after-noon of March 2. Dr. Merrill was born Aug. 24, 1868, near Richmond, in Cache County and died Feb. 3, 1952. He first joined the University of Utah faculty in- 1893 and was dean of the Utah State School of Mines and Engineering from 1897 to 1928. He was a member of Council of Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at his death. I Dr. Bennion was born in Tay-lorsville, Tay-lorsville, Saut Lake County, June , 7, 1870 and died April 5, 1953. A member of the U. faculty from 1901 he was dean of the School of Education from 1913 until his ) retirement in 1941 and also was vice president the last year. J |