Show y y y y y UT UTAH AH PERSONALITIES An Interview with DR DILWORTH W WALKER ALIER f By Louis Ju Judges es I One of the most scholarly of Utah professors is Dilworth Walker Walk Walk- er instructor of statistics and economic economic economic eco eco- theory in the business school Dr Walker is characterized by his quiet scholarship and thorough thor knowledge o of business principles Dr Walker Valker first became a Ute after receiving his Doctors Doctor's degree degreen in n marketing statistics and economic economic economic eco eco- theory at Cornell university in n 1926 and serving as economic analyst for the U. U S. S tariff commission commission commission com com- mission and rapidly rising lising to the rank of associate professor B. B Y U U. was the scene of his first college days Attending the Provo institution from 1912 to 1916 Dr Walker majored in mathematics mathematics mathematics math math- and physics under Dr Harvey Harvey Harvey Har Har- vey Fletcher who has since attained attained at- at international recognition for forlis his lis scientific research work in the General Electric company laboratory laboratory labora- labora tory ory at Schenectady N. N Y Y Presidency of the sophomore class lass membership on the board of control for two years a bench po- po position position in the student court editorship editorship editor- editor ship hip of the student handbook and business of the Banyan Banyan Banyan Ban Ban- yan Cougar Cougars yea yearbook bOk are a few of the student body y positions he held at B. B Y U. U Following his graduation from B. B Y U. U Dr Walker Walk Walk- er cr took out a masters master's degree in in- agricultural economics at the U. U A. A C C. in 1923 and in 1926 was was' awarded award award- ed d a PhD Ph.D. degree from Cornell CorneIL In comparing conditions at t 1 i schools as Cornell with intermountain tain colleges Dr Walker states I Whereas as eastern schools in general generI gener gener- I al have ave more money to spend and their teachers have more time for I research I believe the quality of I work among undergraduates is no better than it is here and comparing comparing comparing com com- paring student body activities at Cornell with those at the University University University sity of Utah he concludes that they are arc very similar One of the very interesting customs customs cus ens- toms at Cornell Comell is the music fes festival festival fes- fes estival es- es given every spring by members members mem mem- bers of the senior class Students work all aU year composing songs to tobe tobe tobe be given at the festival The TIle event eventis is attended by great numbers of citizens In fn addition to to- his teaching teaching- duties duties duties du du- ties Dr Walker Valker was recently chosen chosen chosen cho cho- sen a a. member of the administrative tive council and chairman of the advisory publications committee He along with Assistant Professors sors J. J R. R Mahoney fahoney and Pearce C. C Kelly also also- also of the the- school of business business business busi busi- I ness in charge of the Bureau Burean I I of Economic Research is directing research in mineral production in Utah writing weekly articles articles- forthe forthe forthe for for- the Salt alt Lake Tribune Tribune- on mineral production is is- isa a member of or the Utah Academy of Science a member member member mem mem- ber of the local Boy Scout S-cout- COuncil Council Coun Coun- cil cir and has recently been invited to give a paper before the the- Pacific ic Coast economic con conference at Corvallis Ore during the Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas holidays holidays- |