University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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r 1. Members of Bottery D, 126th Field Artillery, Wisconsin Notionol Guord. in compi Standing— Sergoont Paul Murphy; James Morquis. private first doss; Private Eugene De Lisle; Staff Sergeant lowrence Price. Kneeling—Corporal George Blumen-tholor; John Ashbaugh, private first doss. 2. Officers of the 128th Infantry and 8attery D, 126th Field Artillery, Wisconsin National Guard, at Comp Beauregordi From left to right—Second Lieutenont James Bliss, Coptoln William Sherman, First Lieutenant Chester Davenport, First Lieutenont Claude Croemer. Second Lieutenant Irving Davenport, Lieutenont Colonel George L. Simpson (128th Infantry). 3. Former Eau Claire Teochers College students and instructor, at Camp Beauregordi Standing—Lieutenont Colonel George L. Simpson, First Sergeant Max Shaver, First Sergeant Trygve (Tryg) Pedersen, Mess Sergeant Neil Butler, Cook Roeser. Kneeling-First Lieutenant Chester Davenport, Corporal Strossburg, Corporal Homor Cooke, Private George Olseth. m [ [ Poge Seventeen

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Wilbur Bridgman attended the Eau Claire Teachers College Training School and then the College, graduating from the College in 1933 with the highest scholastic average in his class. He was also an outstanding debater. After graduation here, he entered the Graduate School of the University of Wisconsin where he was awarded the Ph. D. degree in 1937. As part of his work for this degree he prepared a thesis in chemical research. Because of the excellence of his graduate work, Mr. Bridgman was asked to join the University faculty as a chemistry instructor. In 1939 Mr. Bridgman married Viola Kongsgaard, who was graduated from Eau Claire Teachers College in 1934. He is the son of Mr. Bridgman of the faculty. I