Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-09-17 | Page 2 | Christensen is Named Utah State Chemist

CHRISTENSEN IS NAMED a UTAH STATE CHEMIST Harms' Harms Assistant for Ten len Years cars Appointed to Post Ten years elUS of lo loyal service to a B men mentor tor who taught him much of his profession Monday had won appoint appoint- ment as state chemist for M. M Elmer Christensen Mr Christensen was named by Governor Henry H. H Blood lo to succeed Herman lerman Harms state chemist since 1903 who died Tuesday after a heart attack The new official worked as assistant assist ant to Mr Harms and in his new post will have invaluable research data ata left by his late chieftain Mr Christensen said that because o of f a low appropriation he will not appoint an assistant It was understood understood under- under stood tood that Mr Harms paid some o of ofus his us staff from his 0 own wn pocket The new chemist who is married and nd has two children lives at Scott cott avenue He was graduated from the University Uni- Uni varsity o of Utah alL in 1923 with a bachelor bache- bache lor br or of science degree later taking postgraduate postgraduate post- post graduate work He is a member of the 10 American Chemical society and of f the executive committee of the local local local lo lo- lo- lo cal section of the organization Except for 1926 to 10 1928 when he be served an L. L D. D S. S church mission in inGerman Germany German he has been connected with the llie 10 state chemists chemist's office He is active in Boy Scout work It was learned that Mr Harms left his is equipment valued at thousands of 01 f dollars his chemical library and h c 4 pM AM n M. M Elmer Christensen data covering man many researches with th he the office Mr Christensen confirmed this and members of Mr Harms' Harms family family fam fam- iJ ily told Governor Blood that such was his wish