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Roberts (FRANK HUNT HURD an American)

FRANK HUNT HURD, an American educator, born at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in 1869.

He was educated at the Ohio University, Kenyon College, and the University of Denver. From 1889 to 1893 he devoted himself to newspaper work in Ohio, from 1889 to 1899 he acted as superintendent and principal of schools for various schools, from 1903 to 1914 he was professor of history at the University of Denver, and in 1914 became extra-mural professor at this institution. In September, 1910, he was made_president of the New Mexico Normal University, Las Vegas, N. M. He was public lecturer on historical and pedagogical subjects, investigated municipal ownership in Europe on behalf of the University of Denver, in 1905, and was the director of the Wyoming educational exhibit at the Paris and St. Louis expositions. From 1911 to 1917 he was a member of the New Mexico State Board of Education. In 1916-17 he was president of the New Mexico Educational Association. During the World War he was the State chairman of the "Four-Minute Men," and of the National Security League. He was State president of the Y. M. C. A. from 1917 to 1919, and was ROBERTS also a member of the executive committee of the Interchurch World Movement. He was a member of several historical and educational societies, and published "A Comparative Study of the State and Nation" (1900) ; "Civil Government" (1902); "Civil Government of Wyoming" (1902); "History and Civics of New Mexico" (1918); and numerous articles to educational and political journals. دو