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Richard D. Buck '27 will assume the office of Conservator of the Fogg Art Museum after a year's absence as adviser to the National Gallery in London, Provost Buck announced last night. Buck sailed for England on the Queen Mary yesterday.
At the same time, the Graduate School of Education announced the appointment of Dr. Robert R. Sears of the University of Iowa as professor of Education and Child Psychology. He will direct a research project in motivation and learning theory.
Buck, who has been a conservator in the museum since 1937, will be responsible for restoring and preserving the University's works of art.
In England, Buck will study the long-range problems of conserving the National Gallery's famous old paintings, especially where structural faults are involved. He will also train assistant restorers for the museum.
Sears, professor of Child Psychology and director of the Iowa Child Research Center since 1942, has published two major studies of child psychology and is a member of seven national psychological associations. He assumes his new post July 1.
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