Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-28 | Page 19 | State School for Deaf Gets New Director

1 I 1ST STATE A TE SCHOOL FOR DEAF GETS I NEW DIRECTOR i Ohio Educator to Take TakeOver TakeOver TakeOver Over Ogden Duties In Immediate Future Dr George Ceorge Oscar Russell has been appointed to succeed Dr Frank Driggs as superintendent of the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind at Ogden It was announced Friday Appointment of Dr Russell who served as an associate professor at t the University of Utah from 1919 to 1923 and who now now is di director director director di- di rector of speech voice science and hearing research laboratories at Ohio State university was announced announced announced an an- by Rabbi Samuel II U. Gordon Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don member of the school board of trustees following a meeting Thursday night at his residence 29 South State street streeL Dr Russell will take over his new duties as soon as he can t take ke care of personal affairs at Columbus Columbus Columbus Colum Colum- bus Ohio Rabbi Gordon said Me Meanwhile Dr Driggs who re retired retired retired re- re tired in November will continue to serve as acting superintendent The educator nationally known In voice olce and speech fields was born at Conejos Colo November 1 1891 He received his bachelors bachelor's degree at Brigham Young university university university sity in 1914 and his doctorate of philosophy from Columbia university university sity in 1927 He also has studied In Berlin BerUn Paris and Madrid Dr Russell also is noted as the Inventor of several surgical and scientific devices to aid hearing