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Show fe TH, Saturday, May oT. 1950 Ex-BYU Heat In Chemistry, | ‘74, Succumbs “PROVO (Special)—Dr. Charles Edward Maw, 74, head of the}: chemistry department at Brigham Young university since 1903, died | Friday at 5 in Orem of age. Dr. Maw tus in 1948, classes. He Thursday. He a.m. at his residence ailments incident to Aa | : received emeritus stabut continued to teach taught was born his Nov. last : 21, class 1875, in Plain City, Weber county, a son of Abraham and Eliza Tripp Maw. He attended schools in Plain City and graduated from the old Brig- ham Young academy in 1897 with a bachelor of pedagogy degree. Taught He at at Ogden | Dr. Charles Edward Maw .. . BY U chemistry head succumbs. then taught school one year north Ogden, Weber county, and the following year was appointed principal of the Wilson Isaksen, Orem, eight grandchil- dren, and a brother, Henry T. Maw, | Lane school in Weber county. For Plain City. ae {the next year he was principal of |. Funeral services will be con|the Plain City school. ducted Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. He attended Stanford univer- in the Berg mortuary drawing 7 sity from 1900 to 1903, graduating room chapel in Provo by Donald | with a B.A. degree in 1903. The G. Wilcox, bishop of the Orem same year he was appointed pro- First LDS ward. Friends may fessor and head of the BYU call at the place of service Tueschemistry department, with eight day from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesstudents enrolled in his first class. + day prior to services. Burial will He studied for his master’s de- be in the Provo city burial park. gree at the University of Chicago and Columbia university and received the degree from the Uni- versity of Chicago in 1917. In 1924 he received ford. Had his Ph.D Many from Stan- Interests Dr. Maw had a wide range of interests in addition to his teaching duties. His first major at the ‘B. Y. academy was music, and Kanab Poppy Sales KANAB, Kane County (Special)—Poppy day sales here Saturday will be directed by Mrs. Juanita Aiken, auxiliary president of Kane county post No. 69, American Legion, sponsoring organization. Mrs. Grace Mace is chairman of publicity for the event. neeter he served as assistant to Antone C, Lund in the school’s music de- partment, often directing the choir in Prof. Lund’s absence. He ‘lled various church choirs. While versity, R ; attending Dr. Maw Stanford uniwas promi- -|nent in activities of the 7 cisco LDS tl Oe San Fran- He helped branch served school superintendent Sunday Oat ee. COS — conference. establish the Palo Alto the LDS church. He of as in the Provo Fourth LDS ward many years, and as home missionary in the old Provo stake. He was a charter member of the Social 60 dancing club and a mem- | per of the Timpanogos Knife and Fork He “| also club. married June 28, 1899, temple, Church Latter-day Petersen, Margaret in the Salt Lake of Jesus Christ of Saints. survives She him. Survivors Listed Other os and three survivors include a son daughters: Carlyle EH. Mrs. Y5 N. Bronxville, Maw, . Smith, (Marilyn) B. Bradford Scarsdale, N. Y.; Mrs. Herbert B. | (Jean) Woodman, New York City; Mrs. Edward F. (Margaret) Blett- | ner, Chicago, Ill. He also is survived by a foster daughter, Esther |} |