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Show TRACY NAMED WEBER PREXY Head of College English Department Succeeds Joel E. Ricks Aaron W. Tracy is the new president presi-dent of Weber Norma! college, succeeding suc-ceeding Joel H. Ricks, who left the local school to accept the chair of history at tho Utah Agricultural college. col-lege. This wus the announcement last night of D. U McKay, president of the college board of education, who said that President Tracy will assume his new duties Immediately. A native of Weber county, he was born and raised at Marriott. Mr. Tracy has devoted his later years to education and scholastic attainments. Until his appointment as preSidi Ql of the college. Mr. Tracy was head of the English department of the college He Is also chairman of the committee on English in the L. D. S. church schools. Graduating ffOlb Weber In 1"JU7, Mr. Tracy served as principal In Weber We-ber county district schools for nlno years. During one term be was principal prin-cipal or ihe Honeyville school. He was graduated by tho llrlgham Young university, receiving bis de-: grees of A B In 1919. During 1918-1 luia Mr. Tracy was president of the Brlgham Voung University .student association. , As president ..f the s sber Normal college Alumni association Mr. Tracy called the alumni meeting on May it when the drlvo tc complete tho Weber We-ber gynnu.-'.luiii was launched. Mr. Tracy was re-elected president I of the college alumni association. I The year of his graduation from Weber be was president of the wc- ber student body. Mr. Tracy was formorly superintendent superin-tendent of tho Young Men's Mutual Improvement association of the North Weber stake and at present Is tho superintendent of the Young Men's association of the Ogden stake. He la also high councilman of the ogden stake. He is now a member ot the graduate school of the University of Chicago. nn |