▁of ▁the ▁first ▁term ▁of ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Richard ▁M . ▁N ixon . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁A ▁native ▁of ▁Port land ▁in ▁Jay ▁County ▁in ▁eastern ▁Indiana , ▁Glasgow ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁children ▁of ▁James ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Glasgow . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁married ▁the ▁former ▁Gar net ▁Con fer ▁( 1 9 1 6 - 2 0 0 3 ), ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁three ▁sons , ▁V aug hn , ▁Hugh , ▁and ▁Robert . ▁Glasgow ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁obtained ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁from ▁Pur due ▁University ▁in ▁West ▁La f ay ette , ▁Indiana , ▁and ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maine ▁at ▁Or ono , ▁Maine . ▁ ▁Glasgow ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁water f ow l ▁bi ologist ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Indiana ▁until ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁L SU ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁having ▁taken ▁leave ▁for ▁two ▁sem esters ▁from ▁L SU , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁at ▁College ▁Station , ▁Texas . ▁His ▁dis sert ation ▁is ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁wood cock , ▁the ▁research ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁conducted ▁at ▁the ▁L SU ▁Agricult ural ▁Ex periment ▁Station . ▁Glasgow ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁e col