November 6, 2011

Today has been a day of discovery! This morning I learned that Hank is a nickname for Henry. I also learned that Rex Putnam served as Oregon Superintendent of Public Institution for 25 years, the longest of any Oregon superintendent in history. Rex Putnam High School was named after him. He is not to be confused with William Lowell Putnam, Harvard graduate and lawyer in the late 1800's to early 1900's. When he passed away, his wife established the William Lowell Putnam Intercollegiate Memorial Fund in order to begin The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition which has been going on since 1935.