Show The Records Of Our Our Newer Newer j Instructors Indicative of the Growing Eminence and Dignity of the Institution in Recent Years Since its foundation as the very first school of any kind in Utah the 1 institution now known as th the University University University sity of Utah has been the most advanced advanced advanced ad ad- school in the State In this position it is more than ever and its eminence is increasing The entrance requirements conform fairly to the entrance requirements of the great institutions of acknowledged rank The courses of study are fully equal in severity and thoroughness to similar courses in our best colleges And the people of Utah may take pleasure in knowing that their money is supporting an institution whose work is recognized wherever it has been examined and whose degrees are thoroughly reputable in the college world The progress of the institution maybe may maybe maybe be indicated by the fact that the teaching force is being constantly increased by the addition of new men of high scholastic attainments The educational of some of our younger professors and of newly engaged engaged engaged en en- instructors can not but give a notion of the character of the work being done here PROFESSOR MERRILL a Utah boy was graduated with honors in physics from the University of Michigan in 93 receiving the degree of B. B S S. for three years he pursued graduate courses one year each in three of the most noted schools for physics in America Cornell Chicago and Johns Hopkins At Johns Hopkins he held helda a fellowship and in 1899 received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy MR BECKSTRAND also a Utah boy received ved his preparation for college in the B. B Y Academy at Provo He too was graduated at Ann Arbor with the degree deg of B. B S. S in 1900 Much of his work being in electricity He spent the following year in Cornell devoting himself almost wholly to electricity and received the advanced advanced advanced ad ad- Masters Master's degree of Master in 1901 He will vill assist Professor Merrill particularly with advanced students in electricity in the Mining and Electrical courses MR I HOWELL instructor in English was graduated valedictorian of his class in Wabash College in 97 d distinguishing dis dis- distinguishing is- is himself in classics and and- English He received a fellowship and pursued graduate courses in English for a year at Wabash He then studied for a year in Columbia receiving the Masters Master's degree in 99 He was rewarded for his high excellence excellence excellence excel excel- lence and promise by a graduate scholarship in the same institution He has contributed to some of the first class literary periodicals among them Harpers Harper's Magazine PROFESSOR REYNOLDS temporarily absent doing graduate work vork in English in Harvard has been making a notable notable notable not not- able record He is a native of Utah and received the degree of B. B S. S from our University in 95 He was instructor tor in English here for four years He received the degree of A. A B. B from Harvard in 1900 where his work was so meritorious that he was made madea a partial instructor in English there In 1901 he completed all work for the Masters Master's degree and was made a full instructor He resigned this instructorship instructorship to accept a fello fellowship ship for forth forthcoming the coming year PROFESSOR BRADFORD was gradated here herein in 95 having specialized himself in geology mineralogy and like studies He was successively made instructor and assistant professor in iQ mineralogy and metallurgy He ha has done one year of graduate work on these lines in the Chicago University Since 1900 he has been a graduate student in Columbia School of Mines holding one fellowship last year and another and better one this year He will receive the degree of Ph D. D in 1902 PROF PROFESSOR ACREE AGREE our new nev professor profess profess- or of chemistry was valedictorian of his class at the McGregor Texas High School In 96 he was graduated ed an honor man at the University of Texas He continued for a year longer in graduate study of chemistry in Texas earning the Masters Master's degree degree degree de de- gree in 97 He then taught for a year in the San Antonio Texas High School For the following three yea years s she he was vas engaged in graduate study in inthe inthe inthe the University of Chicago His record record record re re- cord as a chemist has been brilliant He was vas chemist for the physiological department in Chicago o University and has been particularly devoted to original research work He has made many discoveries He has read important important important im im- papers before learn learned d scientific scientific scientific societies and has published articles articles articles arti arti- cles in American French and German German German Ger Ger- man technical journals MR WILCOX the new instructor in chemistry is also a by birth He was graduated likewise from the University of Texas with distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- record in chemistry For two years he was vas a member of the government geological survey MR Yi THOMSEN came to the United Stites States f from om N Norway in 1893 and went directly to Col Parkers Parker's Parkers Parker's Parl Par Par- l kers ker's er Cook County N Normal School where he did postgraduate work Heat He Heat Heat at once became an instructor in that institution and taught there for eight years Last summer he taught in the summer school of the Chicago sity The securing of a man who has been trained under the most approved approved approved ap ap- proved systems in the world world the the Swedish and Swedish and wh who by long travel and much study has become familiar with all that is best in the educational methods methods' of Germany and other parts of Europe Europe to to say nothing of America Amer Amer- ica is ica-is is indeed a rare bit of fortune Such men as Talmage Marshall Roylance Kingsbury Toronto Cummings Cummings Cummings Cum- Cum Stewart Howard Cory Lyman Lyman Lyman Ly- Ly man Allen Babock and all the older professors are t too o well known to mention their scholastic scholas ic accomplish accomplish- ments j j. j |