University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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1 «- - 44 ' - 444 ' - «444- ' 4«- ' 44 44 4- 4 ' ' - «444 ' 444 » ' I444444444444444444444444-1444 Walter Kierstead Gano.ng, li. S. Professor of Electrical Engineering. Born at St. Stephen, Canada; Worcester Polytechnic Institute, H. S., lilDI); University of New Brunswick, 189.5-96; Construction Department, Canadian General Electric Co., 19ni(-(ll; Electrician, Ontario Graphite Co., Ottawa, 1901-02: Superintendent and Manager, 1902-04; Instructor in Electrical En- gineering, Tniversity of Maine, 1904-05; Acting Professor I9().j-0G; Profesiur, 1900—. Charles Davidson, Ph. D. Professor of Education. Born at Streetboro, Ohio, July 29, 1852; Iowa State College, B. A., 1875, M. A., 1878; Graduate Student at Yale University, 1876-77, 1891-92, Ph. D., 1892; Founder and Principal of Minneapolis, Minn., Academy, 1875-84; Master in English, Belmont School (Cal.,) 1887-93; Assistant Professor of English, Uni- versity of Indiana, 1893-94; Associate Professor of English, Western Reserve University, Adelbert College, 1894-96; Professor with graduate classes in English, University of Chicago, summer term, 1895; English Inspector for University of State of New York, 1896-1904; Professor of Education, Pomona College, California, 1904-06; Professor of Education, University of Maine, 1906 — ; Mem- ber of Modern Language Association; Author of various monographs on jjhilologi- cal topics; Member New England Association of College Teachers of Education. Robert James Sprague, M. A., Ph. D. Professor of Economics and Sociology. Born at Frankfort, Maine, January 19, 1868; Boston University, A. B., 1897; M. A., 1899; Harvard, M. A., 1900; Boston University, Ph. D., 1901; Special Work in Europe in 189S and 1903; Instructor in Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Woman ' s College, 1897-98; Professor of Economics and History, Knox College, Galesburg, 111, 1901-06; Professor of Economics and Sociology, University of Maine, 1906 — ; Fellow of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science; Engaged in special research work for the Carnegie In- stitute; Author of various articles on economics and sociological suljjects; Member of American Economic Association; Member of the American Sociological Society; Member of The International Tax Association; B O. 19

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• ■ • ■ ' 4 ■ • «4 4 • • ' George Davis Chase, Ph. D. Professor oj Latin . Born at Dighton, Mass., Oct. 27, 1867; Harvard, A. B., 18S9; Sub-master and teacher of Latin and Mathematics in Bristol Academy, Taunton, Mass., 1880-94; Harvard Graduate School, 1894-97; Harvard, A. M., 189o, Ph. D., 1897; Harvard Travelling Fellow at University of Leipzig, 1897-98; Teacher of Latin at Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, N. J., 1898-99; Assistant Pro- fessor of Comparative Philology, Cornell University, 1899-1901; Instructor in Latin, Wesleyan University, 1901-02; Associate Professor of Latin, 1902-Or); Professor of Latin, University of Maine, 1905 — ; Member of the American Philological Association; Author of Selected Lives of Cornelius Nepos, 1903, and several articles in each of the following publications: Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, American Dialect Notes, 1 B K, 1 K 1 . Miss Caroline Colvin, Ph. D. Professor of History. Indiana University, B. A., 1893; Instructor in History, High School, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1893-98; Fellow in European History, University of Pennsylvania, 1898-1901; Research Work in Ireland and Scotland, 1901-02; Instructor in European History, LIniversity of Maine, 1902-03; Assistant Professor of History, 1903-06; Professor of History, 1906 — ; Member of American Historical Associa- tion, Royal Society of Antiquaries, National Geographical Society; I K I . Arthur Crawford Jewett, B. S. Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Born at Bath, Maine, August, 26, 1878; Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, B. S., 1901; With American Bridge Company, 1901-03; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, 1903-05; Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1906 — ; Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Member of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education; I K l . ■ ■ 444 «• « 4 ■ 444«4«« ■ «• 4 • 4«- « ' -so • 4 ■ • ■ •! • «• ■ ■ «■ ■ ■ • ■ ' 444- 44 4- 444«44444444- 44444444««r 18

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• ' » ' ' » ' ' »4 ' » ' 4 ««««- ' 94 • «■ ■ «■ £ Wallace Craig, Ph. D. Professor of Philosophy. Born at Toronto, Canada, 1876; B. S., University of Illinois, 1898, M. S., 1901; Ph. D., University of Chicago, 1908; Research student at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass., 1903 and 1906; sometime teacher in High and Normal Schools in Iowa, Colorado, Ohio and North Dakota; Research assistant in the Illinois Biological Station, 1898-99; Assistant in Zoology in the University of Chicago, 1902-04; Professor of Philosojihy, University of Maine, 1908 — ; Author of articles on the songs of birds, the psychology and sociology of animals (especially pigeons), and the philosophy of evolution. Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; S E. Garrett William Thompson, Ph. D. Professor of Germanic Languages . Born at Madison City, Illinois, April 18, 1867; Amherst, A. B., 1888; A. M., 1891; Post graduate work at University of Berlin; Postgraduate work at University of Pennsylvania; Ph. D., University of Pennsylvania; special re- search work in German-American cultural relations; Headmaster of German Friend ' s Central School, Philadelphia, Pa.; Vice-principal Friend ' s Central School; Instructor in English, Swathmore College; Instructor in German at University of Penna. ; Professor of Germanic Languages at p-ranklin and Marshall College; Professor of Germanic Languages at University of Maine, 1908 — ; Member of Penna. Historical Society; Member of Manuscript Society of Phila.; Member of Association of Colleges of Middle States and Maryland; Author of Blaetter aus dem Leben, original story in German; Author of Patience, long idyllic poem; Author of Threads, English novel; Contributor of English poetical versions of German lyrics; Author of many songs; Professional organist and pianist; Pupil of August Hampst (organ), Moritz Moszkowski (piano), and Ludwig Bussler (music composition); 4 B K, T Y. Roland Palmer Gray, M. A. Professor of English and Head of the Department. Born in New York City, Feb. 6, 1868; Columbia LIniversity, B. A., 1893; M. A., 1907; Head of Department of English, Marmaduke Military Academy, Sweet Springs, Mo., 1893-94; Instructor of English, University of Nebraska, 1894-95; Instructor of English, LIniversity of Rochester, 1895- 1902; Assistant Professor, 1902-05; Professor of the English Language and Literature, Arcadia University, 1905-08; Librarian, Arcadia University, 1906-08; Assistant Professor of English, Indiana University, 1908-09; Professor of Eng- lish, University of Maine, 1909 — ; Author of Some Helps to Sentence Analy- sis, Series of Theme Tablets, Life of George E. Woodbury, Beowulf, translated from the Anglo-Saxon and edited with introduction and notes; Graduate work at Harvard, Yale, Oxford and British Museum, London: Member of Modern Language Association of America, American Djalect Society, Press Clul) of Indiana; AT. - • ■ «■ ■ ■ ' • ■ d • ' ■ • • 4«« • ' 2U