Show I The Story of Our F acuIty BY nY J J. J T. T I Noto Note This is the first of ot a a. series of ot articles As time pass passes it will bo ho botho botho hotho I tho aim of ot tho writer to acquaint the th reader with tho more important events in the tho lives of ot the various faculty members It Is intended that tho the articles ar ar- will bp by Inspirational as aa well weH as informative 1 President George Gcorge Our president possesses above all cl chic great groat determination a n. desire for service and a n. certain amount of ot mod mod- osty It has taken a A. considerable amount of or courage and anel determination on President Thomass Thomas's part to prepare prepare pre pre- pare him for the rolo role he has played in life l Preparation must precede service Although ho is Js modest he has never Jet let modesty interfere with duty President Thomas is la a a. product of adversity I question whether any man was wag over dealt a worse hand in the tho game of ot life Ute For a decade he never attended more than three months montha of ot school In any anyone one year During that period he ho rode four tour miles horseback to and from school and struggled along in the tho typical ed pioneer school His mother died when he ho was ten years of ot ago age his ht fathers father's death occurred eight years year later His father tather was the of at a n. serious accident four tour years after atter hl his wife's death from which time on the lad Jad was tho the main support of ot tho the fam fam- ily By Dr states that as a n. lad President Thomas seemed to be blessed with no particular ability Dr Thomas modestly says as much in as many words Hero Here is where the tho determination do- do termination comes in Dr Thomas says nays that early in life Ute he formed two twe great ambitions ono was to be a scholar schol schol- ar ar the other was waa to bo bc a n. gentleman He further says sas that any success he has had in life Ute has been duo due to hara harn work hard study a desire to bo be Independent independent In in- dependent and a n. desire to make his word aa ns good as tho gold Itself Last spring President Harding called a n. conference In Washington of at the greatest experts in America to discuss economic conditions President I Thomas received a spec special lal invitation Such national nl r recognition did not come overnight the the story is a Ions long longone one I can only give part of it While in his late teens Dr Thomas Thom Thom- as as was in attendance at the tho B B. B Y College Collese for tor a three month term During During Dur Dur- ing that time his desire to become becom educated was greatly Increased so se much so that he soon completed enough work to meet entrance ro- ro requirements requirements re re- and sold tho the property hi his left him and with Dr Dl J. J M l Tanner Dr John A. A and others others others oth oth- ers entered Harvard University During During Dur ing those college collese days ho he was Just about as poor as aa could be but was ablo to find work out of or school hours and keep in Jn school although such a procedure called for tor many a n. sacrifice Kind Lind friends loaned him money during durIng during dur dur- ing his hla last Jast two years of ot undergraduate undergrad undergrad- work and for tor one year of ot post poet postgraduate graduate study lIe He graduated In Jn 1896 mn nacum laude and received his M. M r. r A in 1901 Between those dates ho was waa for tor two years an nn instructor In the B. B Y C. C and for tor the same period an In In- In at the Utah Agricultural col col- loge lege He then spent three years studying studyIng study study- Ing in Europe attend attending In tho the Ity of ot Paris find the tho Frederick William Wil Wil- liam universities at Berlin and Halle Germany From the latter Institution ho received the tho Ph D. D degree degroe and was ono one of ot tho two highest ranking schol schol- scholars ars sharing with an Armenian honor honors not given in years When ho came back to Utah no pos such as as ai ho had qualified himself for was waR vacant so he ho accepted the of the Ogden High school schoot The esteem In which he ho is held In Ogden Ogdon can well be shown by noting tho the headline in the they Standard- Standard Ogden Ogdon Examiner for tor April 6 1922 Man Dian to Head Hoad University From Ogdon Og Ogdon don clem Dr Thomas went to the Utah Agricultural college Dr c who was president o of that institution at tho the time has hns this to say of ot Dr Thomas Ho He was wa al always always nl al- ways a n. avert very useful man Ho wa was always al always always al- al ways looked upon as a man of character charac charac- ter and was respected by everyone Ills His great grent influence with his students was wag duo Clue to his hla manliness and his strength of ot character lIe Ho was ever over willing to safe saro and sound advice Very soon noon after atter his hl connection with the A A. C. C U. U ho he was made mado the thc Director Director Director tor of ot tho the school of ot commerce and placed in charge charlo of ot the tho student dis dis- After twelve years year of ot service at tho the Institution Dr Thomas accepted an appointment a ns- ns Director of ot the Federal Reserve Bank of ot San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco for which he hc was well qualified tied fled having been a director in Thatcher Thatch Thatch- er Bros bank for tor years as well as a director In Jn numerous other enterprises In 1918 1018 Dr Thomas came to the University as Professor of ot Economics and Dean of ot the School ot of Commerce and Finance In regard recard to Dr Thomass Thomas's appointment Dr 00 soo then president said I I C it ono one of ot the most valuable additions to tho the university faculty during my m administration He proved to be ot of much value and nod was soon looked upon upon upon up up- on as one ono of ot the strongest men on the tho faculty S SOn On April 5 6 1 1922 Dr Th Thomas was officially Inaugurated as ns president His professional career as well us ns his wide business experience made him the logical man for tor the tho position l lr r. r says MYS Ire He Hela Is la as title fine a n. man as ae could be found for the position 1 am nm glad the tho regents elected him He HeIs HeIs Heis Is a generous big hearted friend true to principle He stands for tor what he believes to bo be right in spite of ot opposition opposition tion and personal sacrifice Not only has he been recognized by his native state but he has a national reputation of ot note His four tour books have been widely read rend his most recent Development of ot Institutions in ir Irrigation is a a. book every very westerner should read it is now being used extensively ex ex- ely OB as a n. college reference text He Ho was the tho official U. U S S. S investigator in tho the Carson Truckee-Carson and two other reclamation projects Reference has hae been made to his recent recognition by Harding In conclusion President Thomas Thomar from an unknown orphan became a n national authority not duo due to to chance chaT but due to determination by the Spanish club for several sev sev- I eral erat years Attendance at all ajl tho the meetings exempts members from the final examinations Attendance of ot the tho meetings raises a members member's mark markin in proportion to the number of ot meetings meet- meet Ings i |