Show Ends Long Term of Office GEORGE THOMAS VACATES HIS DESK AFTER TWO DECADES AS UNIVERSITY President Completes Active Career at U George Thomas a man who has stamped himself as one of the most active presidents in the university's history will retire leaving behind a record equalled by few men in the history of Utah Three universities have honored President Thomas with de grees since he attended Young college at Logan early in the Harvard which granted him his bachelor of arts degree in five years later bestowed upon him his master's degree in liberal German Degree From the University of Halle in Germany he received his when the German university represented the epitome in higher Early in 1940 he was presented an honorary doctor's degree in law from this Thomas started his epoch-making career in education as professor of economics at the Utah State Agricultural college in He later assumed the position of principal of Ogden high Since he has served as treasurer of the Federal Land Bank of professor of economics at the university in and superintendent of Utah public instruction in He resigned the latter post when the position of president of the university was vacated by the retirement of John A. Widtsoe and his appointment to the university was made final by the Board of Re gents in National President In 1935 Thomas was elected president of the National Association of University The following year he wag installed as head of the American Association of State President Thomas spends his spare time with work in Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa al honorary scholastic and the Rotary club and the Bonneville Knife and Fork civic He is the author of Government of and of Institutions Under which deal essentially with various aspects of his favorite field Gains Recognition The university had received but little recognition by major colleges of the nation until Thomas' installation to the office of During his 20 year tenure of the retiring president has been instrumental in constructing seven new and in having the university placed on the approved list of the Association of State where it is now recognized creditably by every major college in the Efforts of Thomas brought about the signing of a tract granting the university 61 acres of property which had previously belonged to the U. S. Born December President Thomas received no formal education of any type until he was The following 10 years he spent in attending school only three months out of every |