University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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C1 1902-03 l 1 LA RUE VAN HOOK. Graduate of the University of Michigan as a B.A. in 1899. Graduate student at the University of Chicago, 1899-1900. Fel- low in Greek at the University of Chicago, 1900-02. A member of the American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece, 1901-02. Caine to the University of Colorado in the fall of 1902. Prof. Van Hook is acting as substitute during the absence of Dr. Norlin in Eu- rope. Dr. Norlin was granted a leave of absence during the year 1902-03, and, in- cluding the summer vacations, will be gone in all is months. He will spend most of his time studying in Paris and in travel- ing through Greece. 45 JOHN PIEPOD LANGS A B Graduated from Columbia 1902 Stud ied music in Berlin 1897 8, also under Gallico and MacDoWell durmg his under graduate years at Columbia Took highest Cfencral honor in 1900 and made Phi Beta Kappa in his Junior year Instructor in Music in the University of Colorado in

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JOHN B. PHILLIPS, PlL.D. An undergraduate at the University of Indiana, taking the degree of A.B. in 1889, and pursuing graduate studies at the same school, took his Masteris degree in 1891. Principal of the High School at llancing, Indiana, 1892-3. Graduate stu- dent at Ann Arbor, 1894-5, 1895-6. Fel- low in Economics at Cornell University, taking his Doctoris degree in 1897. Pro- fessor of Economics at the East Indiana Normal University, 1899-1900. Engaged in the New York State Library sociologi- cal department, 1900-02. Traveled in Europe during the summer of 1902. Came to the University of Colorado in the fall of 1902. Until the opening of this school year the Department of History and of So- ciology were held as one chair, Dr. Nichols as professor. In the spring of 1902 the Board of Regents established the separate chair of Economics and Sociology, and Dr. Phillips was called as the first professor of this department. Il. CHESTER CROUOH, M.E. 7 Attended the New York State Normal School, 1893-96. Undergraduate at Cor- nell, 1896-1900. Before coming to the University of Colorado, Professor Crouch held the position of Engineer and Design- er to the Kingsford Foundry and Machine Works. He was especially engaged in de- signing centrifugal pumps and engines. After the separate Department of Me- chanical Engineering was established, a new addition to the Engineering Build- ing Was constructed in the summer of 1902. A large amount of new equipment was in- stalled and a complete four years' course is now offered in Mechanical Engineering. Professor Crouch was appointed Assist- ant Professor, and is in full charge of I the department. 44

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FRED ALLISON HOWE, M.Ph. The degree LLB. from Ann Arbor in 1892. Resuming his collegiate course at the University of Chicago, Prof. Howe re- ceived the degree of Ph.B. in 1894. In 1899 he completed his Master's work at the same institution and received the de- gree of M.Ph. Elected fellow in English in the University of Chicago in 1902, which honor he forfeited to accept the call from our University. Engaged in non- resident vvork for his Doctor's degree. Prof.. Howe came to the University tat the beginning of the second semester, 1902-03. Prof. Taylor, Instructor in Eng- lish, at the close of the semester was 1 granted a leave of absence to pursue grad- uate Work. He will spend a year at Oxford working up material for his Doctoris the- sis, and will then return to America and take his degree at Chicago. Mr. Howe will have charge of the Department of English during the absence of Prof. Taylor. WILLIAM JACKSON TRUESDALE, MA. Graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan University, 1886-89. Took his Mastcr's degree at Western Reserve University in 1897. Taught in the Delaware, Ohio, High School, 1887-895 in the Hillsborough High School, 1889-90 3 and in the Cleveland High School, in 1890-1901. To the regret of all of the students Dr. Walter H. Nichols resigned from the Chair of History at the end of the first semester, 1902-03, and the Uni- versity Was very fortunate in securing Mr. Truesdale as substitute during the second semester. Frederick L. Paxton, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsyl- vania, has been appointed to take charge of the History Department at the beginning of the next semester, as Assistant Professor. ,----s1,- --.Z 1 Y aff' eli m.. mn 90 -Q. K oc , Z - - ,- 46 I