Amherst College - Olio Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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16 THE AMHERST OLIO HARRY me FORREST SMITH, fl K Id, fl: If K, Professor in Greek. ' GEORGE BoswoR'rH Literature. Slzakespeare, 1900, and joint l3.A., Bowdoin, '91, M.A., Bowdoin, '94, M.A., Har- vard, '96. Born at Gardiner, Maine, Jan. 22, 1869. Teacher at Rockland, Maine, 1891-95. Student at Harvard, 1895-96 3 at University of Berlin, 1896-97. Instructor in Greek, University of Pennsylvania, 1897-98. Instructor in An- cient Languages, 1898-99, and Assistant Professor of Greek, 1899-1901, at Bowdoin College. Appointed Asso- ciate Professor of Greek, Amherst College, 1901, Pro- fessor of Greek, 1903. CHURCHILL, X fb, 111 U K, Professor of English B.A., Amherst, '89, M.A., Amherst, '92, Ph.D., University of Berlin, '97. Born at Worcester, Massachusetts, October 24 1866. Prepared for college at the Worcester High School. Graduated from Amherst College, 1889. Instructor in the Worcester High School, 1889-92. Master of Oral and Written Expression in William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, 1892-94. Took post-graduate courses in English at University of Pennsylvania. Studied at the University of Strassburg, 1894-95, and at University of Berlin, 1895-97. Assistant Editor of the Cosnzopolitan Magazine, 1895-98. Associate Professor of English and Public Speaking in Amherst College in 1898. Member of the Berlin Society for the study of Modern Languages and of the German Shakespeare Society, of the Malone Society, of the Modern Language Association, and of the Boston Authors' Club. Author of Richard III upto author of The Latin University Dramas of the Time of Queen Elizabeth, 1898. American Editorial Representative of the Jahrbneh der deut- schen Shatcespeare Gesellschaft, 1903. Associate Professor of English Literature, 1903-05. Professor of English Literature, 1905. 'Absent on leave.

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VOLUME LV, 1912 15 ARTHUR LALANNE KIMBALL, fb I3 K, Professor of Physics. B.A., Princeton, '81, M.A., Princeton, '84, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, '86. Born at Succasunna, New Jersey, Oct. 16, 1856. Prepared for college at Plainfield High School, New Jersey. Graduated from Princeton, 1881. Pursued grad- uate studies fo1' one year at Princeton, and two years at Johns Hopkins University. Associate in Physics at Johns Hopkins University, 1884-87. Associate Professor of Physics at Johns Hopkins University, 1887-91. Pro- fessor of Physics, Amherst College, since 1891. Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, and Societe Francaise dc Physique. Has published The Physical Propcrlics of Gases and also written papers on Electrical Units and Electro-Maynclie Theory of Lighl. Investi- gation of the Ohm for the United States Government, 1884, reported on, but not published. REV. EDWIN AUGUs'rUs GROSVENOR, ll T, fb I2 K, Professor of Modern Government and International Law. B.A., Amherst, '67, M.A., Amherst, '71, LL.D., VVa- bash, '03, LL.D., Alfred, '04, LL.D., Marietta, '10, Born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, August 30, 1845. Prepared for college at Brown High School, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Graduated from Amherst College, 1867. Tutor, Robert College, Constantinople, 1867-70. Student, Andover Theological Seminary, 1871- 72. Ordained Congregational Minister, 1872. Professor of Latin and History, Robert College, 1873-90. Professor of French Language and Literature, Amherst College, 1892-95. Professor of History, Smith College, 1892-94. Professor of European History, Amherst College, 1895- 98. Professor of Modern Governments and their admin- istration, Amherst College, 1898-1901, Professor of Mod- ern Government and International Law since 1901. Honorary Member of the Helenic Philologic Syllogos, Constantinople, Honorary Member of the Syllogos Par- nassos, Athens. Member CPresident, 18891 of the Society of Mediaeval Researches, Constantinople, American Social Science Association, National Geographic Society, American Historical Association, American Political Science Association, American Antiquarian Society, New York Authors' Club, Boston Authors' Club, London Authors' Club. Senator Phi Beta Kappa. President of tl1e United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. Author of The llipporlromc of Crmslanlinoplc, 1889, Hislory Qf Mociern Ti-mos, a translation from the French and revision, 1893, Cohslomlinople, 2 vols., 1895, Andronilcc, a translation from the modern Greek, 1897, A General Hislory of lhc World, a translation from the French and revision, 1898, Contemporary History, 1899, several hundred articles in J ohnson's Universal Erieylopcrlia, 1900, Editor of Reference History of the World in l'Vcbstcr's Inlcrnalional Dicliohary, 1910, and contributions to various magazines and periodicals. Lecturer on historical and diplomatic subjects.

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VOLUME LV, 1912 17 T1-1oMAs CUSHING Es'rY, ll T, fb I3 K Professor of Matheinaties. B.A., Amherst, '93, M.A., '97. Born at Amherst, lvlassachusetts, December S, 1870. Prepared for college at the Amherst High School. Grad- uated from Amherst College, 1893. Post-pgraduaie student in Mathematics at Amherst College, 1893-94. Instructor in Mathematics and Drawing, Case School ol' Applied Science, Cleveland, 1894-95. Walker Instruct- or in Mathematics, Amherst College, 1895-97. Studied in Gottingen, Germany, 1897-98. Walker Instructor in Mathematics, Amherst College, 1898-1901. Professor of Mathematics at University of Rochester, 1901-05. Professor of Mathematics at Amherst College, 1905. Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and of the American Mathematical Society. WILLIAM PINGRY BIGELOW, X fb, Professor of Music. B.A., Amherst, '89, M.A., Amherst, '98. Born at Amherst, Massachusetts, March 29, 1867. Prepared for college at Amherst High School. Graduated from Amherst College, 1889. Studied music in Worcester, 1889-90, in Berlin and Duesseldorf, 1890-94. Instructor in German and Music, Amherst College, 1894-1901. Appointed Associate Professor of German and Music, Amherst College, 19013 Professor of Music and German, 1906, Professor of Music, 1908.