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widow of C. Hermon French, '78, who upon his death in 1924, had left to the Institute a farm in Iowa, later sold for about $6,000. Another bequest came from the estate of Frank T. Fay, '78, former Boston manager for Standard Oil Co. of New York. It amounted to about $27,400. An anonymous donor gave $10,000 in 1929, to be known as "A Friend's" scholarship.

Also, in 1928, the Institute received $25,000 from the George I. Alden trust, first increment of an endowment fund for the Hydraulic Laboratory. To this was added $75,000 in 1929, $40,000 in 1930. For current uses of the laboratory there was also contributed by the Alden Trust over $43,000 during these four years. About $40,000 more was credited to the 1920 Endowment fund. Two gifts of $1,000 each from Dr. Moses B. Kaven increased the Graduate Aid fund so that annual prizes of $100 could again be awarded.

There were many changes in the instruction staff between 1927 and 1931. In Mechanical Engineering, Bernard E. Fernow, assistant professor since 1924, resigned in 1927 to go to Clemson College. Frank A. Burr, Brown, '05, came from Georgia School of Technology to succeed him. Clyde W. Hubbard, '26, and Joseph M. Miles, '27, became instructors that year. The latter died less than a year later, and was succeeded by Donald G. Downing, '26. Arthur J. Staples, Maine, '27, began his teaching that year. In 1929, the department lost a vigorous and popular member. An instructor since 1921, Robert G. DeLaMater had just been promoted to assistant professor, but resigned to take an industrial position. Professor Burr resigned in 1930, at which time Gleason H. MacCullough was promoted to professor, and Harold W. Dows to assistant professor. M. Lawrence Price, '30, Donald R. Simonds, '30, B. Leighton Wellman, Illinois, '30, and Walter R. Devoe became instructors that year, Mr. Devoe having served six years as assistant in pattern making.

Leon E. Jenks left the department of Chemistry in 1927 after three years as professor. Maurice E. Smith was promoted

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