Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-11-24 | Page 2 | U. S. Scientist to Become Professor

U. S. SCIENTIST TO BECOME PROFESSOR Washington. Nov 24 Entrance on a new field of experiment In educational educa-tional work was made public today by Secretary Lano of the Interior dt partment. who announced the temporary tempo-rary withdrawal from the geological 6urvey of Dr. L. W Stephenson to occupy a chair in the University of California. The government scientist U to become professor of paleontol-gy paleontol-gy and both the government and the university are expected to benefit through the arrangement "By reason of Dr. Stephenson's new line of work In California and the added experience," said Secretary Lane, "the gain to the geological survey sur-vey upon his return In the spring will be more than the organization will lose through the postpontment for a short time of the government work on which he is now engaged." The scientist will lay down his government duties January l and will take up the labors of the pedagogue almost immediately thereafter, demoting de-moting about four months to the class room. He ha been making extensive exten-sive and Important geological investigations investi-gations in the Atlantic and Gulf coast states. oo