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Show I PARMELEE NAMED 'U' manager f . ... . . SUCCESSOR TO I MURPHY NAMED . AT UNIVERSITY ' ' ' ' Secretary to President Chosen ' for Important Post; Has Wide Experience Thsroa S. Pamelas, secretary to tha University of Utah president tor el the past fourteen yean. Is the new i general manager of student activities a Farmelee, ISIS graduate of the unl-I unl-I varsity, was named lata Wednesday 1 at a meeting of the athletic and ac-I ac-I tivlty councils In tha president's of-flee. of-flee. He succeeds SUnley J. Murphy, manager since 1929, who resigned to accept a position on the stsff of Senator-elect Elbert D. Thomas. Mr. Parmelee will officially assume his new duties Februsry 15, when Mr. ' Murphy departs for Washington, , D. C. a The new manager has been a prom-J prom-J lnent figure In university activities a and athletics since he entered the I "U" In 1914, after graduating from I the Salt Lake high schooL At present 1 Mr. Parmelee Is president of the Salt 1 Lake Tennis association and coach I of the varsity tennis team, hsving 1 served In the latter capacity since 1 1921. ACTTVI IN PUBLICATIONS Parmelee was supervisor of student stu-dent publications from 192S to 1932, and has been editor of the university alumni magszlns since 1926. He is slso "U" publicity manager and a member 1 of the U Men's club. While a student at the university, ho was editor of the Utah Chronicle I and a letterman In track, running in the quarter and half-mile events. He was a member of the freshman and sophomore debate teams, and was sophomore class president Parmelee wss appointed secretary . to Dr. John A. Widtsoe in December, If 1919, and continued In the capacity ' of secretary to tha president whsn Dr. I Thomss succeeded Dr. Widtsoe si I heed of the Institution In July. 19M. I His new duties will Include ad ' ministration of athletics, debating, dramatic productions, glee club, or chestra and band presents tlons, pub-J pub-J licstions, fraternity and sorority fill fi-ll nsncisl affairs and other student activities. ac-tivities. CONTINUES SOME DUTIES Parmelee expects to continue as I secretary of the University Stadium Trust, a position he hss held since Its foundation In 1926. He will con- 1 tinue as editor of the Utah Alumnus 4 for the present at least t The committee making the selection included Cosch Ike J. Armstrong, Professor Walter A. Kerr, Dr. H. L Msrshsll, Thomss Hull, Darwin Howard How-ard and Pete Carliton of tha athletic council, and President George Thomas, Professor J. C. Thomss, Dean of Men Herbert B. Maw, Student Body President Jaren L. Jones, and 'Student Body Secretary Jay Parkinson Parkin-son of the activity council. |