| Show Utah Begins Year With New George Jeorge Thomas Fills Position Left V Vacant cant By John A. A Widstoe The University of Utah begins its 22 1921 session with with a new president at its Head e d. d George Thomas former state superintendent of ot public ino In- In o str was c chosen osen June 27 last by bythe bythe bythe the Board of Regents of the institution institution tion to fill the vacancy caused by tko the re resignation tl n of John A A. Widstoe who was called to fill an apostleship In the L. L I D D. S S. S church President Thomas has since taken over the duties of ot his office and will have complete completo direction direction direction tion of the activities activities' of the the University University University sity under the guidance of the Board of Regents President President- Thomas- Thomas is Is' first of all all a student and a scholar He was born in Hyde Park Utah December 29 1866 After attending the Brigham I Young College he attended Harvard where he took out his Bachelor of ot Ats degree in 1896 His Master of Arts degree in 1901 He then attended attend attend- ed for foreign ign schools and obtained his Phi hj from the Fredrich Wilhelm Uni Uni- He student was a at the University Uni- Uni of Ber Berlin ln In 1902 and 1903 and 1 attended the University of Paris during dur duro in ing the spring of 1903 He was then professor of economics at the Agricultural College from 1898 until he came to the University as acting head of the school of commerce and finance In 1918 Metr the return of ot Dean Thomas Beal he was professor of ot economics until his election as asU U Of ent 0 last fall President Th Thomas m s is the author of a number of of books on n economics and government and has been associated associated as- as with a number of industrial enterprises in state He JIe was a director director director tor of the tho Federal Land Bank in Berkeley California and has long Jong been regarded as as-an as an authority within the state on economic questions and problems President Thomas takes over the reins of the institution when it Is in Its greatest growth and development The way In which he Is going about to raise the scholastic standards of the school augurs well for his success as head of the University of Utah I Plans have not as yet been made J for the official installation of President J dent Thomas Thom s but it Is exp expected that I 1 Ian an Inauguration will be held later inthe in I Ithe j the year yeat I I |
