Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Charles O. Hoyt, Ph. D., is a native of the Empire State. He begati his pro- fessional career as principal of the Blissfield, Mich., High School, from 1877 to 1881. For the following fifteen years. Professor Hoyt was, in succession, Superintendent of Schools in the following places: Wyandotte, Grass Lake, Jackson and Lansing. In 1897 he accepted the position of Superintendent of the Training School of the Michigan State Normal College, and soon after was made Associate Professor of Psychology. In 1899 he was given the position of Professor of the Science and History of Educa- tion, which position he now holds. Professor Hoyt received the degree of A. B. from the Albion College in 1896, and the degree of Ph. D. from the University of Jena, Germany, in 1903. He is a member of the State Teachers ' Association and the National Educational Association. Charles O. Hoyt. Ph. D. Professor ol the Science and History of Education. Samuel B. Laird, A. M., was born on Prince Edward ' s Isle. He graduated from the Michigan State Normal College in 1874, and has since held the position of Superintendent of the following schools: Wayne, Tawas City, East Tawas and Lansing. Mr. Laird has held his present position since 1899. He received the degree of B. Pd., in 1895, from this institution, and also holds the degrees of A. B. and A. M. from the University of Michigan. Professor Laird is a member of the Michigan State Teachers ' Association, the Schoolmasters ' Club, and is an active member of the National Educational Association. Samual B. Laird, A.M. Professor of Psychology.

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President Jones. A. President Jones was born in Hamilton County, Indiana. He received his early schooling; in the common schools and academy. He graduated from the elemen- tary course of the Oswego Normal School in New York State in 1867 and from the advanced course of the same institution in 1870. He attended Harvard University the following year. He has held the following positions : Chair of Natural Science in the State Normal School at Terre Haute, Indiana, from 1872 to 1875; Instructor in English in the Indianapolis High School from 1875 to 1876. and Principal of Indian- apolis Normal School from 1876 to 1884; Superintendent of the Indianapolis Schools from 1884 to 1894; Superintendent of the Cleveland Schools from 1894 to 1902. He took his present position in 1902. President Jones has been a member of the National Educational Association since 1872, and of the National Council of Education since 1890. He is an active member of the National Society for the Scientific Study of Education, the Society of Religious Education, and many other Educational Associations. He was a member of the celebrated Committee of Fifteen, and also the Committee of Eleven. He is the author of the Jones ' Readers. Edwin A. Strong, A. M., was born in Otisco, Onondago Co., New York, Jan- 3, 1834. In 1858 he received the degree of A. B. from Union College and in 1862 that of A. M. He was principal of the Grand Rapids High School from 1858 to 1862. For the next nine years, Mr. Strong was Superintendent of Schools in the same city, and the following two years held the position of Instructor in Science in the Oswego Normal School, of New York. From 1873 to 1884, he was again principal of the Grand Rapids High School, and has held his present position since that time. Professor Strong has been a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1864; of the National Educational .Association since 1885; and of the Michigan Schoolmasters ' Club and the Central Science Association since their organization. He is a charter member of the Michigan Academy of Science and was a delegate to the International Educational Conference held in London in 1884. Kdwin A. SIrongr. A. M. Professor of Physical Sciences

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Nathan A. Harvey, Ph.D. Prolessor of Pedagogy and Institute Nathan A. Harvey, Ph.D., a native of Illinois, was graduated from the Illinois State Normal University in 1884. From 1.SS4-18S7, he was Superintendent of the Pittsfield, (Illinois,) schools and the following three years were spent in study at the University of Illinois. Professor Harvey was Instructor in the Kansas City High School from 1890 to 1896; and the next four years were spent as Head of the Depart- ment of Science in the Superior State Normal School, Wisconsin. He was Vice- principal of the Chicago Normal School, director of extension work, and lecturer on Psychology from 1900 to 1904 when he accepted his present position. He received the degrees of A. M. and Ph.D. in 1900 from the Illinois Wesleyau University. Professor Harvey is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the Central Association of Teachers of Science and Mathematics: the Chi- cago Academy of Science; and the National Educational Association, of which he was an a ctive member previous to coming to this institution. He would have been a member of the National Council of Education had the summer schools here not inter- fered with his attending both that body and the National Educational Association. Henry C. Lott, .A. M., M.Pd., was born in Holt, Ingham Co., Michigan, and was graduated from this institution in 1890. From 1890 to 1895 he was Superin- tendent of the Bellaire schools, and during the last four years of this time was also County Commissioner of Schools in Antrim Co. For the next ten years. Professor Lott was Superintendent of the Elk Rapids Schools, and during the summers of 1902, ' 03, ' 04. was a special student at the University of Michigan. He accepted the posi- tion of Instructor in Psychology in 1906, and is now ranked as Assistant Professor of Psychology. Professor Lott received the degree of M.Pd. from this institution in 1902, and that of A. M. from the Columbia University in 1906. He is an active member of the National Educational Association, and is also a member of the State Teachers ' .Association. Mr. Lott is the author of Nuggets Gathered, and The Literature and Graded Spelling Book. Henry C. Lott, A. M.. M.Pd. .assistant Professor of Psychology