At a dinner in the Commander Hotel in Cambridge last night 70 friends of Paul Henry Hanus, professor of Education emeritus, gathered to honor him on his seventy-fifth birthday. Professor Hanus was presented with a fund to be devoted to establishing a permanent memorial to him in the Graduate School of Education, which he was instrumental in founding. The memorial will take the form of a bronze plaque, bust, or portrait depending on Professor Hanus's wishes.

The dinner, although a large one, was of an informal nature. Short speeches in appreciation of the retired educator's work were given by Abraham Flexner '06; A. Lincoln Filene; H.W. Holmes '03, dean of the Graduate School of Education; F.W. Ballou '11, superintendent of schools in Washington; Joseph Lee '83; J.D. Greene '96; C.H. Grandgent '83; and L.O. Cummings '09.

Came to Harvard in 1891

Professor Hanus, who was born in Hermsdorf, Prussia, in 1855, came to this country in 1859 with his widowed mother. After receiving his B.S. degree from the University of Michigan he spent 13 years teaching in Colorado before coming to Harvard in 1891 at the request of President Eliot as assistant professor of History and the Art of Teaching. Professor Hanus's efforts were directed toward the bettering of educational methods. He was the moving factor in the establishing of the Graduate School of Education, but in order to leave himself free for other work declined to become dean of it. For many years he held the office of secretary of the Harvard Teachers' Association, and was responsible for initiating its policies.

In the educational work of the Commonwealth also he had an important share, serving as chairman of several state education boards and founding the Boston Vocation Bureau.

Through his participation in a survey of the schools of New York City in 1911 Professor Hanus gained national prominence. His retirement in 1921 brought his official career of 43 years as a teacher to a close.