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Show Three Canadians Receive Uegrees From U. S. A. C. LOGAN Three young Canadians Canadi-ans have been giving Utah valuable valu-able aid in drainage, according to Dr. O. W. Israelson, professor of irrigation ir-rigation and drainage at Utah State Agricultural College. At the same time they have been gaining knowledge for their own purposes. One is Ellaf A. Olafson of Eston, Saskatchewan. He made intensive studies near Delta, and on his findings find-ings based a thesis entitled "A Study of Land Drainage by an Experimental Ex-perimental Drainage Well in the Delta Area, Utah." He received his master degree in civil engineering at USAC this spring. Mr. Olafson served in the Canadian Can-adian army. He was graduated from the University of Saskatchewan Saskatche-wan with a degree in agricultural engineering. Another is Stanley H. Van Orman of Taber, Alberta. He is now investigating in-vestigating drainage of the Draper area, and will write his thesis on the subject. He expects to finish his project by the end of summer. Mr Van Orman served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Before coming to USAC he was employed with the Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Rehabilita-tion Assistance on the St. Mary's River project. After receiving his M. S. degree he plans to return to his Canadian position. Fredrick Bisal, Swiftcurrent, Saskatchewan, Sas-katchewan, received his master's degree in soil physics, working under un-der D. Willard Gardner, head of the physics department. He studied a novel type of "siphon drainage" developed by Dr. Gardner. Results of these studies are expected ex-pected to help USAC scientists and Utah farmers reclaim lands and increase the productivity of others. |