Show Dr A. A Ray ay To Speak Friday At Snow Dr A. A Ray president of the University of Utah will wm speak Friday March 2 at the Snow College on the subject Utah Both Provincial and Cosmopolitan The lecture is s scheduled for 11 am a.m. in the Snow College Auditorium Dr Is the fifth distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- Utahn to speak inthe in inthe inthe the Colleges College's annual lecture series The final speaker in the series series se se- se ries will be Dr J. J C. C Moffitt superintendent of Provo City Schools who will speak on Educational Needs Around the World on Friday April 13 The 16 years since Dr A. A Ray assumed the presidency presidency dency of the University of Utah have seen that institution institution tion rise to unprecedented heights in the field of learn learn- ing Son of a carpenter contractor tor and mill operator Dr was born in Pleasant Pleas ant Grove June 1 1898 In his fathers father's mill he learned woodworking which helped him earn his way through the Brigham Young University where he earned his A. A B B. degree degree degree de de- de- de gree in 1923 He took his Phd in Physics from Columbia University University Uni Uni- in 1939 He served on the research staff of the Bell Telephone Laboratories from 1925 to 1933 where he did photo photoelectric photo elec elee research leading to one of the earliest television broadcasts in April 1927 Dr made a short talk on television and was possibly the first man officially seen and heard over television in his appearance from Bell Laboratories Laboratories Lab Lab- orator oratories es between New Jersey and New York He was also Director of Research Research Re Re- search for the Kendall Mills in Charlotte NC for six years Prior to his appointment as president president-oi the of oi Utah Dr was for seven seven sev sev- en years professor and director director director tor of Industrial Research Field Director of the Engineering Engineering Engineering Engi Engi- Experiment Station and Executive Director of the Research Foundation at Ohio State University Acting Director Lee R. R Thompson of Snow College stressed this week that the lecture is open to everyone and urged that the public take advantage of this opportunity opportunity opportunity to attend this lecture He also stated that they are very educational and interest ing i Editors Editor's note As a student at the U. U of U. U I heard Dr deliver several of his speeches His lectures are indeed indeed indeed in in- deed good listening and I encourage encourage en en- courage good attendance atthe at atthe atthe the college on Friday |