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Prefatory Note

The following lecture by Dr. Ralph Vary Chamberlin is the second in a series initiated by a memorial association founded in 1936 to perpetuate the memory of the late Frederick William Reynolds.

As the organizer and first director of the University of Utah Extension Division, F. W. Reynolds had probably sponsored more public lectures of importance than any other person in the state. It is also safe to assume that no one on the faculty had been more stimulating to his associates in the field of public lectures and discussion. No attainable memorial seemed so fitting, therefore, as a permanent lectureship—with the speaker chosen annually from the University faculty.

In 1937 an agreement was entered into between the University and the Memorial Association providing for:

An annual lecture on the University Campus by a member of the Faculty, on a topic chosen by him and arising out of his research or thought, which shall make available to the public some important accomplishment in the field, or the results of some distinctive body of knowledge.

The lecturer to be chosen by a committee constituted as follows: The Director of the Extension Division, a member of the Board of Regents appointed by the Chairman of the Board, a member of the Faculty appointed by the President of the University, the President of the Alumni Association, and the President of the Student Body.

The lecture, a pretentious and important yearly offering of the University, to be free to the public.

The University and its Extension Division have generously responded to a widespread public request by sponsoring the publication of this Bulletin. Acknowledgment and appreciation are graciously extended to President George Thomas, the Board of Regents and the Extension Division for this response, and for their very substantial contribution to the entire enterprise.

H. L. Marshall
President, Frederick William Reynolds
Memorial Association