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Thoma, Harry (ed.) / The Wisconsin alumni magazine
Volume 37, Number II (Nov. 1935)
This and that about the faculty, pp. 50-51
Page 51
November, 1935 51 represented, persons coming from as far as China, The National Association of Educational Broad- South Africa, Asia, and Mexico, Miss Mar- casters is the organization of broadcasting stations latt reports. owned by educational institutions and institutions One week was spent in discussion of the reports broadcasting over other stations programs of a cul- on town planning, housing finance and management tural nature. .n Europe. The week following was given to tours through the important centers in England where gov- WILLIAM A. SUMNER, of the agricultural staff of ernment, municipal, church, and private groups have the University, has just been made a member of the been replacing slums by new housing suburbs, satel- executive committee of the American Association of ite towns, and huge apartment buildings. Leeds, Agricultural College Editors. This organization in- Bolton, Manchester, Liverpool, Port Sunlight, Birm- cludes in its membership, editors of agricultural col- ingham, Melwyn and Litchworth presented their in' leges in all of the states. dividual problems and solutions. Miss Marlatt spent the remainder of her time vis- DR. CHAUNCEY S. BOUCHER, formerly on the iting homes in London, studying the housing man- University of Wisconsin faculty, was elected presi- agement work of church groups, city borough coun- dent of West Virginia university and took office cils, and private housing estates. Oct. 1. He has been dean of the Most of the work in England, college of arts, literature, and she reports, could not be used science at the University of Chi- successfully in the United States Dart me 1925. due to different climatic condi- cg ic 95 tions, living standards, and mass DR. S. B. FRACKER, who is psychology. The lesson on fi- charged by the U. S. D. A. with nancing methods, she points out enlarging the national white pine as important. Intensive build- Capsblister rust control program with ing, she says, developed after the a fund of $6,378,735 in 28 government went out of the states, is a former University of housing field. Wisconsin instructor and was ~~~~ ~~state entomologist from 1 9 15 to AFTER a very severe siege of ill-197 ness, Prof. W. G. BLEYER, '9 6, is back at his duties directing the WILLIAM GORHAM RICE, JR., School of Journalism. Prof. professor of law on leave of ab- Bleyer was unable to teach his sence, is. the representative of the classes for most of last semester. United States Department of La- ~. bor in Geneva, Switzerland. He FIVE members of the Univer- was recently named by President sity staff have been charged with Prof. Robert L. Reynolds Roosevelt the American repine- the all-important duty of direct- Directs Campus WPA Projects sentatives on the Governing ing the Works Progress Adminis- Board of t h e International tration on the University Campus. Prof. ROBERT Labor Organization. L. REYNOLDS of the History department, Prof. LOYAL DURAND, of the Geography department, PITTMAN B. POTTER, until 1932 professor of po- CHARLES DOLLARD, assistant director of the Memo- litical science in the University, is now professor of rial Union, Dean IRA L. BALDWIN, assistant dean of international organization at the Graduate School of the College of Agriculture, and Prof. L. E. NOLAND, International Studies at Geneva. He recently served of the Zoology department are supervising the prep- aration and execution of the various projects allotted as a member of the Commission to investigate the Because ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~a of theecppontents mucno the acItagams. fAnyylumusnasa copyonti trogra to the University. To date about $35,000 in works Wa Was inien in the tao yssina cont has been allotted and more than $100,000 in addi- versy, representing Abyssinia. He is now in the tional projects have been submitted for approval. United States on a vacation trip. AT the annual convention in Iowa City on Sep- H v o hsPorm tember 9-10 the National Association of Educational Broadcasters elected two Wisconsin men to important THE Department of Athletic Publicity has asked offices in the organization. H. B. MCCARTY, WHA us to appeal to our readers for a copy of the Pur- program director, was chosen president for the com- due game program for the year 1929. The depart- ing year. The office carries with it membership on ment's files are complete except for this program and the Ntionl Comitte onEductionby Rdio, they are quite anxious to obtain a copy in order to HAROLD A. ENGEL, promotion manager of WHA, have a complete record of the Wisconsin football was elected executive secretary of the Association. Because of these appointments much of the activ-gms fayaunshsacp fti p rga ity of the N. A. E. B. will center in Wisconsin. It is in his or her possession would they please be kind expected that the 1936 national convention will be enough to send it to the Association office and we held in Madison. An invitation to meet in Radio Hall will take it to the proper authorities. Our thanks was extended and, while formal action was not taken, and those of the Athletic Department for any assist- an unofficial survey indicated the desire to accept. ance you can give in this matter.
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