Show HEART A IT ACK TAKES R OR I. I fORMER FURMER XA MAN Dr James H. H Linford 77 form form- formerly formerly formerly erly of Kaysville but for many years yeats a prominent educator in the colleges at Logan Utah died ed of f heart attack at his h hOme me in in Logan Thursday night of last week weck The Th writer was well acquainted with ith the deceased as we were stu stu- students students dents at the old Deseret university mow v o University of Utah and nd were an in n debates dc t s on opposite sides in thc Delta Phi Ph Debating society Dr Linford was director emeri emeri- emeritus emeritus of the summer session and su- su superintendent of correspondence co Study tudy at the Utah ural c l- l lege at the time of his big death Dr Linford who was as recognized as one one of Utah's leading progressive sive ive educators was ns immediate past resident president of Utah Federation bf f Garden clubs and a former president president pres- pres dent ilent of the old Brigham Young college in Logan Dr Linford was born August 27 7 1863 in Centerville Davis county c a a son on of f James Henry Sr and Zillah Crockett Linford He spent early life in Kaysville and ob ob- obtained ob- ob his his first college training at University of now Uni- Uni University University University of Utah from which he was graduated in 1890 From 1890 to 1892 he served as principal of Kaysville school He served also alo as assessor and collect collect- collector or of f taxes in Davis c cOunty In 1892 he became instructor of na na- natural natural na- na tural sciences at Brigham Young c college in Logan and in 1900 he became president of the B Y C C. CIn In J n 1913 Dr Linford accepted the positions of superintendent of cor- cor study and director of the summer session of Utah State Agricultural college c He was made directOr r emeritus of the summer 3 s sio Sion Jast last year and continued as superintendent of correspondence tudy study f He carried out graduate study at T-cland T Stanford university and University of Chicag Chicago during var var- various various ious ous summers after he accepted the h Mary Hooper looper Blood February 24 1902 in Logan L D S Stemple Stemple Stemple temple Mrs Linford LinE rd is a sister of former Governor Henry 1 H. H Blood Dr Linford was ahi hj h priest of Logan L D S stake at the time of his tiis death He had been an active t. t Sunday school worker since he lie was as 14 years of age having haying served as I superintendent Af f both ward and stake organizations and in other Sunday sch ol positions He also was vas an active worker in the Young Mens Men's Mutual Improvement asso asso- association I Dr and Mrs Linford are arc feC- feC ec- ec throughout the intermountain tain tam area for their achievements in inthe the culture o of flowers and for their efforts toward community cati aHon n. n I He was the founder lounder of Logan Flower Garden club and was chair- chair chairman chairman man wan of of the committee for beautification of Logan L D S tabernacle grounds I 1 Dr Elmer G. G Peterson resident president of Utah State St te Agricultural college said Dr Linford L leaves the college colte e and his h hOst st of friends with the love and nd respect of bf all aU who knew him A leader over aver many years in inthe the tie educational field he could count c former students who came under his instruction or supervision t by y the many thousands I t He ne c was the father of a distin I family of scholars six o of whom were graduated fr from m th the college four lour later receiving from the greater graduate schools o of America the degree of doctor o of PJ a sophy a record without par par- so nl far as my knowledge ex ex- extends tends in n Utah It is significant that tha this family has contributed three thre of f its members who ho are arc now mak mak- making making making ing brilliant contributions to the national defense in the field of in three major American in in- in All have ha established records which tell the story of a great gr t he he- heredity heredity heredity and a trul trul tru great family life He Ire with his beloved belo wife exercised over ohr more than a quarter of a cen- cen century century tury as as' as leaders in the college an in- in influence influence fluence beyond measure and an in- in influence fluence always ahva's for go goOd d the true t and the beautiful Of such is the 4 citizenship of the kingdom of 3 heaven J besides b sides his widow arc are the the following sons and and daughters J Blood Bloot and William Blood 1 Linford of Oakland Calif Dr Maurice B B. B Linford of Hon lolu T. T S 11 II D Dr Dj Leon iB IJ Linford Lford of Ma Massa- Massa Massar sa- sa r It I Institute of Technology at rJ Iv Cambridge Mass Dr Hooper Lin Linford 5 ford of Torrance Cal ClI Mrs L. L A A. A Richards of Riverside Cal Cat and Dr t Henry B. B Linford of Columbia uni uni- in New Y YO rk k City three one brother Mrs Sarah I M. M Criddle and md Mrs Mary II It Lay Lay- Layton uyton Layton ton of Clearfield Mrs Zillah Red Red- 0 dish of bf Lund Idaho and E. E L L. Lin Un- Linford Lin-I Lin ford of Kaysville i The speakers at the services which were held in the Logan tab tab- tabernacle tab tab-I tabernacle Tuesday afternoon included ed Dr E. E G. G Peterson president of the college Herschel Bullen Buhlen Lo Lo- Logan Logan Lo- Lo Logan gan business busin ss man mm Elder A. A E E. Bowen of the council of f the twelve and Bishop Dishop Baugh The grave in Layton Kaysville-Layton cemetery was dedicated by Charles CottrelL I 1 have always regarded it great and good fortune of mine to have been associated with such noble men as Dr Linford declared red El El- Elder Elder der Bowen I cam to Logan as I EI-I a ay y yOuth uth to gain an education and looked with a degree of oE reverence re that was almost worship upon those fine men who wha were leaders of the theold theold theold old Brigham Young college including ing Dr Linford No better I character-building character has even been I evidenced ev than at the B. B Y U. U Elder Bowen pointed out that I present devastation de in the w wOrld rl could not be fostered by men o ohe of the he oble character possessed by bythe bythe bythe the educational leaders of Mormon school I have revered Dr Ir r. r Linford since the day I met him he con con- I him as he lie I sat alert and eager I f gained from him day by day those thoughts thought which go ito into the making of rea real men President Peterson expressed appreciation for the character o of Dr Linford We Ve knew v him as a Christian gentleman he lie stated He represented with an admirable degree of unpretentiousness pretentiousness un th the fundamental precept of Christianity I His family tried to incorporate int into their the great gr t fundamental virtues Dr Lin Linford's fords ford's influence at th the college for a quarter of a century has always alws s 's been for or the good an and beautiful I Mr DutJen Bullen briefly traced exper- exper experience jence with ith Dr Linford back to th the thet theS S t t time that both graduated from th the theold theold old University of Deseret in iq ir 1890 Bishop Baugh praised the Lin Lin- Linford Linford Linford ford family and cited the parents parent for the spirituality they instilled in into in- in into into to each member He lie stated that tha every Sunday night Dr Linford was at the sacrament service of the Sixth ward He came cam there to worship And he had the power of drawing men to him i |