Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — YEOMAN WITH DEFENSE COUNCIL [ARTICLE]

YEOMAN WITH DEFENSE COUNCIL

FORMER JASPER COUNTY MAN INTRUSTED WITH IMPORTANT DUTIES. Prof. Ray C. Yeoman, of Purdue University, was in Rensselaer today. On Thursday the Indiana State Council of Defense appointed Prof. Yeoman chairman of the Engineering Section of the Research Committee. He is to select the members of his committee and will have in charge some very important work. The appointment shows the high estimate that is placed by competent-authori-ties on the ability of Prof. Yeoman. He will attend a very important meeting of the Road Builders Association next week at St. Louis. From there he will go to Madison, Wis., to be present at the meeting of the State Highway Commission. Next Saturday he will be in Chicago to attend the Concrete Type Congress' Convention.