UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
Lawrence

Office of
The Chancellor May 20, 1941

To Members of the Faculty of Education:

In connection with the deanship of the School, this office has
investigated the records of many individuals. I have interviewed about
twenty-five candidates, and we have brought the following persons to
Lawrence:

(1) John R. Emens, Director of Personnel, Detroit Public Schools.

Age: 4O
Degrees: A.B., Michigan State Normal College, 1920;
A.M., Michigan, 1926.

Experience: Public school teaching and administration,
1920-27, 1928-30; instructor, Michigan State Normal
College, 1927-28; assistant principal of high school
and director of vocational and educational guidance,
Jackson, Michigan, 1930-39; director of personnel,
Detroit Public Schools, 1939 to date.

(2) Harry K. Newburn, Director of University High School and
Associate Professor of Education, State University

of Iowa.

Age: bout 35
Degrees: B.Zd., Western Illinois Teachers College, 1928;
Mi.dA.; toWa,s. 1931: fa.D., 1935.
Experience: On faculty at State University of Iowa, since
1931.

(3) Arwood S. Northby, Assistant to the President, University of
New Hampshire.

Age: 0

Degrees: B.S., Minnesota, 1924; M.A., 1930; Ph.D., 1935.

Experience: Public school teaching and administration,
Grand Rapids and Baudette, Minnesota, 1924-31; high
school inspector (U. of Minn.), 1931-34; instructor,
Minnesota public schools, 1934-35; instructor in
education and assistant to the dean, University of
Minnesota, 1935-36; assistant professor of education,
University of Buffalo, 1936-39; assistant to the
president, University of New Hampshire, 1939 to date...

(4) Reginald Bell, Associate Professor of Education, Stanford
University.

Age: 47

Degrees: A.B., Oberlin, 1916; A.M., Stanford, 1928; Ph.D.

Experience: Public school teaching, Hudson, Wisconsin, 1916-
17; Y.M.C.A. work, Chicago, Jamestown, N.D., Sioux Falls,
and Aberdeen, §.D., 1917-25; on faculty at Stanford
since 1925. -