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Show "j pjjjjjjjmmf wit1',1. tpjjjjjB fjjjjBrom,j.'V sf llpppb pjho . ,ru y-pjUHllM pHfVL '-'. a8N 'flPPLfLfJ H-- 'M mx j&ppiiH vPE&ZflPvi2!iAiBMP'B'PJJJJ HH tpppppp PROF. W. S. LANGTON Prof. Williard S. Langton Passes Away in New York FollowingAn Operation When tho word reached Logan yesterday yes-terday morning that Professor WU-lard WU-lard Langton was doad, It was a great shock, oven to his closest friends, as encouraging word had been received from time Jo tlnio that it looked that ho was improving nicely from his operation op-eration wlilch ho submitted to about threo weeks ago. He had been troubled trou-bled with a Hvor derangement and gallstones and whllo under tho operation op-eration complications of long stand-lug stand-lug woro found. Every uopa was given giv-en until Sunday when ho suffered a relapse, and tho end camo about 2 o'clock Monday morning. During tho past two years Prof. Langton has been in Now York City, head of tho mathematics department of tho Cooper Institute. Ho took this position following his work nt Columbia Co-lumbia University, where ho took his Master's degreo; After leaving tho grado school!) nt Smlthlleld, ho entered tho Unlvorslty or Utah and graduated from tho Normal Nor-mal school about tho year 1890. Ho has tho distinction of being tho first local man to bo engaged on tho U. A. C. faculty from which institution ho took his degreo in 189G. Ho has boon tho senior member of tho facul ty for n number of years, known first ns instructor and later as professor. During his years at tho Agricultural Collego, he spent his summers nt the Unlvorslty of Chicago, doing his mosl work In mathematics. Ho taught biology bi-ology uptlltho took tho chair In mathematics math-ematics which position ho held until ho was called on a mission about four years ago. During the time he was serving" his church ho availed himself of the opportunity or studying study-ing at Columbia University. Ho was accorded a favor by tho Agricultural Collego authorities that Is seldom given to a faculty membor. During tho entire tlmo ho has been away from Logan, ho has been on a leave of absence and his closest associates havo always folt that ho. would somo tlmo In tho not far distant futuro Join tho local faculty again. Thoro perhaps Is no man who has over boon with tho U. A. C. who is moro popular with his students than was Professor Langton. It was ho who took tho inltiatlvo in introducing introduc-ing nthletlcs In tho school. Ho always al-ways took on aotlvo Part in athletics In his school work ho hnd a way of presenting the subject matter that It wus Impressed upon tho students. -No bettor story toller ovor conducted class work at tho collego than ho. Many relatives survive tho deceased including tho following sisters; Mrs. O. C. Ormsby of Ilexburg; Mrs. A. Q. Barber of Logan; James A. Lang ton of Salt Lako and Seth A. Langton Lang-ton of Los Angeles, nro brothers. Ho was the sou of Seth Langton and Sarah Cain Langton of Smlthlleld. Ho was born at Smlthilold, February 26, 1872 and would theroforo havo been 43 years of ago had ho lived until Friday of thU week. A wife, Mrs. Nellie Bullen Langton and a son, fourteen years of nge, also survive. sur-vive. Herschol Bullen loft yesterday afternoon for Chicago to meet his ' sister with tho remains which will bo brought hero for Interment. Tho tlmo of tho services could not bo determined nt this writing. |
