Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1917 — RENSSELAER MAN RECOGNIZED [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER MAN RECOGNIZED

Ray C. Yeoman to Touch Highway Engineering at Purdue. Ray C. Yeoman, a former resident of Marion township and a son of A. K. Yeoman of west 1 of town, has accepted a place on the faculty at Purdue university as assistant professor of highway engineering. For the past eight years Mr. Yeoman has been with the Valparaiso university and at the present time is dean of the engineering department. He has tendered his resignation to take effect at the close of the present term, December 1, and will move to Lafayette within a week thereafter. Mr. Yeoman is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and in 1907 graduated from the engineering school at Purdue. Two years later he secured his degree of civil engineer and accepted a place as professor of civil engineering at Valparaiso. During his regime there the engineering work has grown from a six months’ course in surveying to a full four-year course in civil engineering and a three-year course in architectural engineerina. His position at Purdue will require co-operation with the state highway commission, Prof. Yeoman caring for the extension work of the university in regard to good roads in Indiana. Mr. Yeoman’s host of friends in Rensselaer and Jasper county are indeed glad to learn of this signal recognition of his ability, and unite in extending him congratulations and best wishes.