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The Michigan Alumnus 703
Jackson R. Sharman
To take the place left vacant by the resignation of Professor E. E. "Tad" Wieman, the University has secured Jackson R. Sharman from Alabama. He will take over his new duties with the beginning of the fall term.
He comes to Michigan as Associate Professor of Physical Education and Adviser to men students majoring in Physi cal Education. His position is in the School of Education of which James B. Edmonson is Dean. In telling of the new member of the faculty, Dean Edmonson said, "Dr. Sharman was recommended after a careful canvass of a large num ber of available candidates. He is one of the outstanding men in the field of phys ical education and has already established a national reputation. He is chairman of the sub-committee on children's recrea tions of the White House Committee on Child Welfare, which was recently created by President Hoover. Dr. Sharman is well and favorably known by Mr. Yost, Mr. Elmer Mitchell and other members of the present staff in physical education."
At the present time the new Michigan State Director of Physical Education for the faculty member is State of Alabama, with his offices at Montgomery. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Mississippi where he made a great athletic record, and a Master's and a Doc tor's degree from Teachers College of Columbia University.
The Department of Physical Educa tion at Michigan has grown to such proportions that the need for some man to devote his whole time to its direction was felt a year ago when Wieman was appointed. He came to the department di rectly from the athletic staff and therefore established the close liaison which was desirable. As Dean Edmonson states, both Mr. Yost and Mr. Mitchell were consulted during the search for Wieman's successor and Dr. Sharman's appointment is enthusiastically approved by them.
Wieman leaves the University of Michigan at the close of the present sum mer session. He will remove to Grand Rapids where he will assume the district managership of an insurance agency. During the fall he will be Head Line Coach for the University of Minnesota football team and as such will accompany the Gophers when they invade the stadium on November 15.