Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-10 | Page 17 | Dr. West Appointed L. D. S. Education Commissioner

I Dr West Appointed L. L D. D S. S Education Commissioner I 1 f 1 4 4 I 1 4 c J L t r A At t I F r w i J Dr John A. A Widtsoe left replaced Tuesday as L. L D. D S. S church commissioner of education by Dr Franklin Lorenzo West Widtsoe Widtsoe Will Leave Liwe Position to Supervise Other Activities of Church Dr Franklin Lorenzo West assistant L. L D. D S. S church commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- of education Tuesday w was appo appointed commissioner succeeding succeeding succeed succeed- ing lug Dr John A. A Widtsoe The appointment effective October 1 was announced following follow follow- ol owing ow- ow ing a meeting of the church bo board rd of education and the first dency Monday afternoon Dr West Vest prior to coming to Salt Lake City last July Jul was dean of the faculty of the Utah State Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural college at Logan Dr born in Ogden February February Feb Feb- mary 1 1885 attended public and high schools in Ogden the Utah State Agricultural 1 college Stanford university at Palo Alto Cal and the University of Chicago He was professor of f physics from ion 1907 to 1921 at the state agricultural college He became dean of ot the I faculty in 1921 I Dr West married and the father of five children was made second counselor in the Young Mens Men's Mutual Mutual Mu Mu- tuat Improvement association several several sev sev- several eral months ago Dr Widtsoe former president of tho the University of ot Utah and the Utah State Agricultural college was re relieved relieved re- re of the position because of at other pressing church duties officials dais said Dr Widtsoe member of ot the council council coun coun- cil of ot 12 apostles and editor of Improvement Era recently was assigned assigned assigned as as- signed to supervise special church work to be done in California