Show Education s Loss The announcement last month of George Thomas' intention to decline further appointment as university president was received with regret by faculty alumni and other friends of the university throughout During the two decades President Thomas has headed the seven major buildings have been added and the student enrollment has nearly The buildings which were built under Thomas' administration are the Kingsbury the Union Engineering new Mines Carlson hall and the field Under President Thomas' leadership the university has achieved high scholastic rating among colleges of the nation and the president has always been a champion of higher education in Coming of pioneer stock from a small Cache valley Thomas received no formal education until he was 11 years of But the late start he got did not hamper his future Majoring in liberal Thomas graduated from Harvard with honors in 1896 and later distinguished himself in European Having gained his education through sheer strength of will and President Thomas knows the meaning of frugality and as well as the real value of He has always been eager to extend a helping hand to students faced with the problem of financing their To the persons who have been most intimate with Thomas' projected retirement symbolizes the fulfillment of the highest possible duty to society that of devoting a life time to the advancement of culture and Thomas has ungrudgingly given himself to the promotion of Utah education and has truly distinguished himself as one of the state's outstanding He has the best will and regret of university students in his well-earned |